Helen Roush, Executive Vice President of Paperitalo Publications

In a recent press release, Metsa Group announced that it is planning a commercial plant for wood-based carbon capture in Rauma.

The press release states that "The plant would be located at Metsä Group's Rauma pulp mill in Southwestern Finland, and its nominal capacity would be approximately 100,000 tonnes of captured wood-based carbon dioxide per year. Carbon dioxide would be captured from the mill's flue gases. The planned capacity of this commercial production plant would be the first step towards a larger scale: the long-term capture potential of wood-based carbon dioxide at Metsä Group is several million tonnes per year. Carbon dioxide can be used, for example, as a raw material in the chemical and fuel industries, thus replacing fossil-based raw materials and products.

The application for an environmental permit for the plant was submitted in December 2025, and the official permit decision is expected later this year. Annual use of 100,000 tonnes of wood-based carbon dioxide in the fuel value chain could avoid fossil emissions comparable to the annual emissions of nearly 30,000 passenger cars."

We'll keep you apprised of further developments.