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accession: "0001193125-25-325130"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MERC"
cik: "0001333274"
company_name: "MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC."
filed_at: "2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:42:59.153334+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Mercer subsidiary and Svante start CO2 capture demonstration at Peace River pulp mill

## Summary
- Demonstration unit operational at Mercer Peace River mill in Alberta, testing Svante solid sorbent technology on biogenic CO₂ from recovery boiler flue gas.
- Six-month pilot aims to gather technical and operational data for potential future commercial-scale deployment; builds on prior FEL-2 engineering phase.
- Further advancement beyond demonstration depends on results, economic, technical, and commercial considerations.
- No financial impact or guidance change disclosed in the announcement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-325130
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MERC
- cik: 0001333274
- company_name: MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
- filed_at: 2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000119312525325130/0001193125-25-325130-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000119312525325130/d72517d8k.htm

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