9 Jan 2023

NZ's only CO2 plant shut due to safety fears

From Summer Report, 8:19 am on 9 January 2023

A Todd Energy gas plant has been temporarily shut down due to safety concerns. The Kapuni liquid carbon dioxide plant in Taranaki has been New Zealand's only domestic producer of food-grade CO2 since the Marsden Point refinery was decommissioned. Todd Energy has confirmed to RNZ the closure started more than two weeks ago, just before Christmas. There is no reopening date yet. Sam Olley has the story