Burnaby-based Svante Inc. has adapted a roll-to-roll lithium battery production line to produce a carbon-sucking laminate the company says it hopes will transform humanity’s fight against climate change. “It never stops.” said Laliberte, Svante’s chief operating officer. “We need to show the world we’re ready to commercialize.” When the machines go into production next month, Svante’s new factory will become the first plant in the world to commercially produce filters that can snatch carbon out of a smokestack or even thin air. For now, the facility is powered by roaring shipping-container-sized generators as it awaits a massive electrical upgrade from BC Hydro. At full capacity, Svante claims the production line will be able to manufacture enough filters to remove 10 million tonnes of carbon a year — equivalent to the emissions from 27 million cars. …BIV was shown the technology on condition it does not reveal details that could be stolen by competitors.