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Edmundston Pulp Mill

Pulp & Paper Mill in Canada. Approximate location 47.36865, -68.33203.

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Edmundston Pulp Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Canada with a reported capacity of 114,788 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. By capacity it ranks #50 of 53 pulp & paper mills tracked in Canada. It emits about 62,034 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 14,460 cars.

114,788t of pulp & paper
62,034t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#125CO₂ rank in Canada
0.54t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375412.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

114,788 t of pulp & paper'de, Edmundston Pulp Mill Canada'daki pulp & paper mill'lerin medyanı altında 163,636 t of pulp & paper'dir. Alt sektör: pulp-and-paper. pulp & paper mill olarak, temel endüstriyel işlemleri için yoğun proses ısısı (tipik olarak 150–250°C) gerektirir — kazanlar, fırınlar veya doğrudan yanma ile sağlanması gereken ısı, ve izolasyon yapılmamış kaplar ve boruların kayıpları harcanan yakıtı temsil eder. Modüler çıkarılabilir yalıtım bu kayıpları %80–96 oranında azaltabilir, yüzeyleri ≤45°C'ye soğutabilir, geri ödeme süresi genellikle 2 yıldan azdır. Kağıt hissesi ve kağıt fabrikaları, hamur işleme süreci ve kağıt kurutucuları için kendi buharını üretirler; büyük ölçekli kazan sistemlerini çalıştırırlar, burada ısı kaybı verimliliği doğrudan azaltır.

Kapasite ve CO₂ yoğunluğu karşılaştırması Climate TRACE endüstriyel tesis verilerinden hesaplanmıştır; sektör rolü mühendislik referansına dayanmaktadır.

What 62,034 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

14,460cars driven for a year
8,090homes' annual energy use
1,033,900tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest pulp & paper mills in Canada

Boyle Kraft Pulp Mill: 278,540 t of pulp & paper279kBoyle Kraf…Mercer Celgar Limited - Mercer International Group: 233,618 t of pulp & paper234kMercer Cel…Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp Mill: 222,852 t of pulp & paper223kMeadow Lak…Kamloops Kraft Pulp Mill: 202,052 t of pulp & paper202kKamloops K…Paper Excellence Canada - Crofton Division: 188,186 t of pulp & paper188kPaper Exce…Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd - Harmac Pacific: 188,186 t of pulp & paper188kNanaimo Fo…Kruger Products - Kamloops Mill: 183,298 t of pulp & paper183kKruger Pro…Nanaimo Kraft Market Pulp Mill: 180,758 t of pulp & paper181kNanaimo Kr…

Reported capacity (t of pulp & paper), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Edmundston Pulp Mill sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 47.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer humid continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #50 largest of 53 pulp & paper mills in Canada by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 47.36865, -68.33203. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A pulp & paper mill like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: digesters, dryers, evaporators, steam lines, hot-water systems (surface/process temperatures around 80–200 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 4,400 MWh/yr (≈ 880 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Edmundston Pulp Mill?

Edmundston Pulp Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Canada. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads.

What is the capacity of Edmundston Pulp Mill?

Edmundston Pulp Mill has a reported capacity of 114,788 t of pulp & paper.

How much CO₂ does Edmundston Pulp Mill emit?

Edmundston Pulp Mill emits about 62,034 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 14,460 cars. That ranks #125 among tracked facilities in Canada.

Where is Edmundston Pulp Mill located?

Edmundston Pulp Mill is in Canada, near coordinates 47.36865, -68.33203.

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