Irving Pulp & Paper to Modernize Saint John Pulp Mill in New Brunswick

The project is expected to generate approximately $539 million in employment income.

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Irving Pulp & Paper has received a $660 million loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) to help with the extensive upgrading of its pulp mill located in west Saint John, New Brunswick.

The mill's technology from the 1970s will be replaced with the finest available modern technologies as part of the modernization project, increasing mill productivity. The additions consist of a generator, steam turbine, and recovery boiler that can generate up to 145 megawatts of renewable energy. Additionally, according to a news release from the company, the mill's excess energy will be sent to the provincial grid through a power purchase arrangement with NB Power.

It is anticipated that the 'Project NextGen' pulp mill renovation project will cut emissions per tonne of Kraft mill by as much as 50%, establishing New Brunswick as a clean energy leader.

It is anticipated that the project will create about $539 million in employment income. With employment income predicted to increase by 38% in the forest products industry, the project will eventually generate over 600 new jobs throughout the forest supply chain.

The mill will rank in the top 10 worldwide producers of softwood Kraft pulp after the modernization project is finished.

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