Svante Technologies Inc., a leading developer of carbon capture and removal solutions, has officially completed commissioning of its new Centre of Excellence for Carbon Capture and Removal—known as the Redwood manufacturing facility—in Burnaby, British Columbia. The site is now the world’s first gigafactory dedicated to the production of commercial-scale carbon capture filters.
Spanning 141,000 square feet, the facility will manufacture enough solid sorbent-based filters to capture up to 10 million tonnes of CO₂ annually—roughly equal to the yearly emissions of over 27 million cars. Svante’s patented filters, coated with metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), are designed to capture CO₂ directly from industrial emissions and the atmosphere. The plant’s design prioritises high-volume automation and product standardisation to reduce manufacturing costs and improve scalability.
“Today, we are making history,” said Claude Letourneau, President and CEO of Svante. “This gigafactory is a critical step forward in building the infrastructure necessary to scale up the carbon management industry and to build a marketplace for physical CO₂.”
The commissioning of Redwood comes as Svante increases its focus on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in sectors such as pulp and paper, ethanol production, and waste-to-energy—industries that emit more concentrated carbon streams and are more economically viable for carbon capture. The company is also targeting harder-to-abate sectors like cement, steel, and fossil fuels.
Letourneau noted the importance of localising the supply chain: “We’re also proud to launch this transformative manufacturing facility in Canada, which allows us to bring the supply chain to our shores and bring carbon management solutions closer to the needs of emitting industries in North America.”
The plant was made possible by a US$145 million capital investment and is backed by major strategic investors including Chevron New Energies, Temasek, M&G, Canada Growth Fund, United Airlines Ventures, Samsung, and GE Vernova. Svante expects that additional gigafactories will be needed in the coming decade to meet the growing global demand for carbon capture technologies.
Svante’s technology is already in use in various pilot projects, including Chevron’s Kern River facility in California and the CO₂MENT project at Lafarge Holcim’s Richmond Cement Plant in British Columbia. The company also supplies carbon filters to direct air capture firm Climeworks for its Gen 3 DAC systems, which are designed to lower energy costs and double CO₂ capture capacity.
The Redwood facility signals Svante’s intention to scale carbon management solutions rapidly and reinforces investor confidence in its capacity to deliver at commercial scale.
