Kruger Inc. announced today a $23.75 million investment in a demonstration project to advance carbon capture and reuse at its Wayagamack Mill in Trois-Rivières, Québec.
Backed by the Canadian and Québec governments, the project aims to test a carbon capture technology developed by Mantel Capture Inc. (Mantel), marking its first use in an industrial setting.
The governments of Canada and Québec contributed $17.65 million to the project, with $8.15 million from Natural Resources Canada’s Investments in Forest Industry Transformation Program (IFIT) and $9.5 million from the Technoclimat Program.
“Through our Investment in Forest Industry Transformation programme, we are continuing to support Québec’s forest sector to implement innovative technologies that increase efficiency and capacity, lower emissions and create good, sustainable jobs,” stated Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.
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