Metsä Group has begun a pre-engineering project for the first commercial wood-based, carbon capture plant (biogenic plant) in Rauma pulp mill in Southwestern Finland. The application for an environmental permit for the plant was submitted in December 2025, and the official permit decision is expected later this year.
Apr 01, 2026
Metsä Group has begun a pre-engineering project for the first commercial wood-based, carbon capture plant (biogenic plant) in Rauma pulp mill in Southwestern Finland. The company has submitted an application for a reverse auction organised by Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment which distributes investment aid for clean transition projects.
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The carbon capture plant will have a nominal capacity of approximately 100,000 tonnes of captured carbon dioxide per year, from the mill’s flue gases.
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The application for an environmental permit for the plant was submitted in December 2025, and the official permit decision is expected later this year.
