加拿大的BMI集团购买了封闭的Espanola磨坊,计划以可再生能源和重新就业为生的生物经济中心。 Canada’s BMI Group bought the closed Espanola mill, plans bioeconomy hub with renewable energy and job revival.

2024年Domtar停止运营后关闭的Espanola磨坊被加拿大BMI集团收购,该集团计划将该场址重新开发为Bioveld North公司。 The Espanola mill, closed in 2024 after Domtar ceased operations, has been acquired by Canada’s BMI Group, which plans to redevelop the site as Bioveld North Inc. 购买于2025年初完成,包括该厂的水电大坝,该大坝将继续在BMI的Pentockower LP下运营,保留32名工作人员并向电网提供可再生能源。 The purchase, finalized in early 2025, includes the site’s hydroelectric dam, which will continue operating under BMI’s Penstock Power LP, retaining 32 staff and supplying renewable energy to the grid. BMI以重塑封闭式造纸厂而著称,其目的是将该设施转变为生物经济和清洁能源项目枢纽,有可能制造木材产品,并可能恢复两台造纸机。 BMI, known for repurposing shuttered paper mills, aims to transform the facility into a hub for bioeconomy and clean energy projects, with potential for wood product manufacturing and possible reactivation of two paper machines. 该公司让当地第一民族参与规划讨论,埃斯帕诺拉市长Douglas Gervais称这项交易是朝经济振兴方向迈出的重要一步,为前工人重新担任新角色带来了希望。 The company has engaged local First Nations in planning discussions, and Espanola Mayor Douglas Gervais called the deal a vital step toward economic revitalization, offering hope for former workers to return in new roles.