Irving showcases its pulp mill expansion plans to the public

By Andrew Bates
The Telegraph Journal
July 2, 2024
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada East

NEW BRUNSWICK — Irving Pulp and Paper, a subsidiary of J.D. Irving, offered one of its first chances for the public to learn about the proposed $1.1B expansion Thursday at the Lancaster legion branch. …The four- to six-year project, announced in May, involves the construction of a new recovery boiler said to increase production by approximately 66 per cent, installation of a new steam turbine to generate green energy and construction of a new lime kiln. This will allow the mill to jump from 1,000 air dry metric tonnes of pulp to 1,800 daily, according to its environmental impact assessment, while jumping from 30 MW of power generation to 140 MW, which it intends to sell on to NB Power. According to the environmental impact assessment, this means overall emissions, including from power generation, drop, while emissions from production will increase.

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