Oji promotes $600m bio-energy project for Kinleith

Oji promotes $600m bio-energy project for Kinleith
Gavin Evans
Pulp and paper maker Oji Fibre Solutions has cited a potential $600 million investment at its Kinleith mill near Tokoroa as the type of long-term bio-energy project the country could miss out on if the government isn't prepared to match supports being offered by other countries. The concept project would increase the site’s recovery of lignan – an organic polymer extracted from wood – for use as fuel for zero-carbon process heat and renewable electricity generation. That would slash the plant’s gas use, reduce emissions and free up surplus...

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