AV Cell Inc. - Specialty Cellulose Mill — Canada
Pulp & Paper Mill in Canada. Approximate location 47.99236, -66.72732.
Pulp & Paper MillCanadaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
AV Cell Inc. - Specialty Cellulose Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Canada. Its listed capacity is 62,398 t of pulp & paper. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency. By capacity it ranks #21 among 21 pulp & paper mills in Canada. It emits about 33,722 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.05% of the CO₂e from the 127 facilities in Canada that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375404.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
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PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 62,398 t of pulp & paper, AV Cell Inc. - Specialty Cellulose Mill is below the median pulp & paper mill in Canada (175,805 t of pulp & paper). Subsector: pulp-and-paper. As pulp & paper mill, it requires high process heat (typically 150–250°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 33,722 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 34k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), AV Cell Inc. - Specialty Cellulose Mill carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €2.5M/yr.
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Capacity vs largest pulp & paper mills in Canada
Listed capacity (t of pulp & paper), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
AV Cell Inc. - Specialty Cellulose Mill sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 48.0°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1474 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.13× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
The #21 largest of 21 pulp & paper mills in Canada by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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- Mccain Foods Potato Facility · Food & Beverage · 13,112 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 47.99236, -66.72732. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is AV Cell Inc. - Specialty Cellulose Mill?
AV Cell Inc. - Specialty Cellulose Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Canada. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency.
What capacity is listed for AV Cell Inc. - Specialty Cellulose Mill?
The open dataset lists 62,398 t of pulp & paper of capacity for AV Cell Inc. - Specialty Cellulose Mill.
How much CO₂ does AV Cell Inc. - Specialty Cellulose Mill emit?
The page uses about 33,722 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #110 among facilities in Canada by estimated CO₂.
Where is AV Cell Inc. - Specialty Cellulose Mill located?
AV Cell Inc. - Specialty Cellulose Mill is in Canada at approximately 47.99236, -66.72732.