Metsä Group: EUR 21m for Rauma wood‑based CO2 capture plant
- EUR 21 million awarded via Finland’s Ministry reverse auction to projects needing the least support per unit capture capacity.
- Capture will be from the recovery‑boiler flue gas at Metsä’s Rauma pulp mill.
- Planned capacity is 100,000 tonnes CO2 per year, intended for customers producing e‑fuels; equivalent avoided fossil emissions ~30,000 passenger cars annually.
- Final investment decision earliest early 2027, contingent on an environmental permit, engineering completion and sufficient market demand; aid paid only if investment proceeds.
Aid secured through reverse auction
Metsä Group’s planned wood‑based carbon dioxide capture plant in Rauma has been awarded EUR 21 million in aid under Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment reverse auction, where support was granted to projects requiring the lowest aid per unit of capture capacity.
Project scope and capture point
The project would capture biogenic CO2 from the flue gases of the recovery boiler at the Rauma pulp mill, creating a new industrial value chain by converting an existing side stream into a commercial product.
Capacity and end‑use
The planned capture capacity is 100,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. Metsä Group’s customers are expected to use the captured wood‑based CO2 in e‑fuel production, with the company noting that using this volume annually in a fuel value chain would avoid fossil CO2 emissions equivalent to the annual emissions of nearly 30,000 passenger cars.
Conditions and timeline
A final investment decision can be considered no earlier than the start of 2027 and is subject to obtaining an environmental permit, completing engineering for the capture plant and securing sufficient market demand. The awarded aid will only be paid if the investment is carried out.
Source: Metsä
