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Svante

Building the carbon dioxide marketplace via breakthrough carbon capture technology.

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Claude Letourneau

President & CEO at Svante

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Employees 201–500
Headquarters Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Carbon is the backbone of the global economy. Carbon dioxide is a friend and sometimes an enemy, we call it our best FRENEMY. In just the right amount in the atmosphere, it helps keep the Earth warm enough for human life, and it is the secret ingredient to life as we know it. As the Earth's population swells to 8 billion and the global energy sector looks for solutions to reduce or even offset its carbon footprint, greenhouse gas emissions continue to pose one of the biggest challenges of our time. Svante is building a carbon management industry, similar to the waste management industry ... collect, transport and store CO2 to help nature tune the right amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. What if we built carbon capture technology the way we build smartphone or EVs - with speed, precision and scale. That question shaped our approach to develop and industrialize our carbon capture and removal technology using solid-state technology to make filters. The company's goal is to create a circular economy that values carbon dioxide working in tandem with nature. By stimulating new ways to create durable products and processes that recycle and sequester carbon dioxide, the technology can help companies generate clean growth while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Svante is initially focused on distributed carbon dioxide projects offering a solution for 500-2000 tons per day in three sectors - biogenic CDR (pulp & paper, waste to energy) industrial (cement and steel) and energy (power plants and refineries). The company is currently operating a 25 TPD demonstration plant with Chevron in California and operating a 1 TPD pilot plant at Lafarge cement plant in Richmond, BC, Canada. On May 13, 2025, Svante officially commissioned a world-class carbon capture filter manufacturing facility in Vancouver. Svante has industrialized its solid sorbent filters using an automated roll-to-roll manufacturing process, similar to how thin-film batteries are made at scale. This isn't a science experiment. It's a blueprint for scaling carbon capture affordably, reliably, and at the pace climate progress demands.

Notable Achievements

  • Raised 600 M USD with lead investors such as Chevron New Energy and Temasek
  • CEO recognized by WSJ CEO Council as ''The World's Most Influential Decision Makers''

Currently Operating in 24 Regions

Press Mentions

May 28, 2025

| CHANGEMAKR.ASIA

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May 19, 2025

Carbon capture gigafactory launches in British Columbia

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May 19, 2025

Svante launches world’s first gigafactory for carbon capture and removal filters in Canada - Filtration and Separation

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May 16, 2025

Samsung backing for Svante, as filter plant opens

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May 14, 2025

Svante y SAMSUNG E&A suscriben acuerdo de desarrollo conjunto para ofrecer plantas modulares de captura de carbono montadas sobre patines y con tecnología digital

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May 14, 2025

Svante weiht weltweit erste kommerzielle Gigafabrik für CO₂-Abscheidungs- und Entfernungsfilter ein

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Work at Svante

Posted July 9, 2025

Director, FP&A

Burnaby, BC, Canada

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Posted July 1, 2025

Senior Financial Analyst

Burnaby, BC, Canada

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Posted June 18, 2025

Field Operations Lead

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Posted June 11, 2025

Laminate Development Co-op

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Posted April 10, 2025

Project Manager

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Posted March 1, 2025

Payroll Associate

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