Svante Technologies Inc., a global leader in carbon capture and removal solutions, has officially launched the world's first commercial-scale gigafactory dedicated to manufacturing filters for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2). The company’s new Redwood manufacturing facility, located in Burnaby, British Columbia, marks a significant step toward scaling the carbon management industry.

Spanning 141,000 square feet, the Redwood facility is designed to produce solid sorbent-based filters capable of capturing up to 10 million metric tons of CO2 per year. That amount is roughly equivalent to the annual emissions of more than 27 million passenger vehicles. Svante’s proprietary structured filters are coated with metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), offering a next-generation solution to trap CO2 from industrial sources and the atmosphere.

“This gigafactory is a major milestone in building the infrastructure required to scale the carbon management industry,” said Claude Letourneau, president and CEO of Svante. “It demonstrates what can be achieved when technology and climate ambition align. We’re proud to launch this transformative facility in Canada, bringing critical supply chains closer to industrial emitters across North America.”

The Redwood plant incorporates high-volume automation and standardized production processes aimed at reducing the cost of manufacturing. It is a key part of Svante’s strategy to support hard-to-abate industries such as cement, steel, and fossil fuels, as well as biogenic carbon dioxide removal (CDR) sectors like pulp and paper, ethanol, and waste-to-energy. These sectors offer higher carbon concentrations and lower capture costs, creating opportunities for generating CDR credits.

Backed by a $145 million investment, the facility was funded with support from major strategic partners, including Chevron New Energies, Temasek, M&G, the Canada Growth Fund, United Airlines Ventures, Samsung, and GE Vernova.

Svante’s technology is already in use at several major pilot projects. These include a carbon capture installation at Chevron’s Kern River site in California and Project CO2MENT at Lafarge’s Richmond Cement Plant in British Columbia. Additionally, Svante supplies filters for Climeworks’ latest Gen 3 direct air capture (DAC) systems, which claim to halve the cost of renewable energy and double CO2 capture capacity.

As global demand for carbon management grows, Svante expects the need for additional gigafactories like Redwood over the next decade. With this launch, Svante is not only boosting investor and customer confidence but also demonstrating its readiness to deliver scalable, commercial carbon capture solutions for a sustainable future.

Svante, based in Vancouver, Canada, is a mission-driven leader in carbon capture and removal technologies. The company designs and manufactures advanced nanoengineered filters and modular rotary contactor machines that capture carbon dioxide from industrial emissions and the atmosphere in a sustainable and environmentally responsible way. Svante has earned recognition on several prestigious lists, including TIME and Statista’s Top Greentech Companies of 2025, the 2025 Global Cleantech 100, and the XPRIZE Foundation’s XB100, which highlights the world’s top 100 deep tech companies. It was also ranked second among private firms on Corporate Knights’ Future 50 list of the fastest-growing sustainable companies.