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Mercer International launches carbon capture pilot at pulp mill

Story Highlights
  • Mercer and Svante have started a six-month CO₂ capture pilot at the Peace River mill.
  • The project will inform future engineering, decarbonization plans and potential commercial scale-up.
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Mercer International launches carbon capture pilot at pulp mill

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The latest update is out from Mercer International ( (MERC) ).

On December 18, 2025, Mercer International announced that its subsidiary Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. and Svante Technologies Inc. have begun operating a carbon dioxide capture demonstration unit at the Mercer Peace River pulp mill in northern Alberta, marking the start of a six‑month pilot project to test Svante’s solid sorbent technology on biogenic CO₂ emissions from the mill’s recovery boiler flue gas. The demonstration follows completion of a front‑end engineering and design phase and is intended to generate technical and operational data to guide the next engineering stages, assess the decarbonization potential for Mercer’s pulp operations and evaluate the broader commercial viability of carbon capture in the pulp and paper industry, with any further project scale‑up contingent on the pilot results and other economic, technical and commercial factors.

The most recent analyst rating on (MERC) stock is a Hold with a $2.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Mercer International stock, see the MERC Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on MERC Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, MERC is a Neutral.

Mercer International’s overall stock score is primarily impacted by its challenging financial performance, with negative profitability margins and high leverage. Technical analysis indicates a bearish trend, and while the high dividend yield is attractive, the negative P/E ratio reflects underlying financial difficulties. The earnings call further highlights significant market pressures and financial losses, despite some positive strategic initiatives.

To see Spark’s full report on MERC stock, click here.

More about Mercer International

Mercer International Inc. is a global forest products company operating in Germany, the United States and Canada, with annual consolidated capacity of 2.1 million tonnes of pulp, 960 million board feet of lumber, 210 thousand cubic meters of cross-laminated timber, 45 thousand cubic meters of glulam, 17 million pallets and 230,000 metric tonnes of biofuels, serving pulp, lumber, engineered wood and bioenergy markets.

Average Trading Volume: 636,497

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: $125.3M

For an in-depth examination of MERC stock, go to TipRanks’ Overview page.

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