Current Projects
Here is a non-exhaustive list of the projects currently underway in Baie-Comeau’s IP zone.
Hy2gen Courant project
Hy2gen Canada, a subsidiary of the German company Hy2gen, plans to produce green hydrogen and ammonia in Baie-Comeau with its Courant project. The project obtained confirmation from Hydro-Québec for the granting of an energy block. In March 2025, the project was officially submitted to the Ministère de l’Environnement to begin the process of evaluating and examining environmental impacts.
Construction is planned to begin in 2027 for commissioning in 2030. Approximately 1,000 workers will be required for construction and 300 employees will be needed for operations.
Study cost: $15M
Terminal n° 5 at the Port of Baie-Comeau
The Baie-Comeau Port Management Corporation is undertaking a major repair project for terminal n° 5. This includes demolishing and rebuilding the wharf, dredging, and restructuring the parking lot and access roads.
The planned repairs will increase the port’s capacity to accommodate more cargo vessels, as well as enhance the port’s intermodal capabilities. The terminal will be mainly dedicated to bulk cargo. The Québec government confirmed funding of $17.5M in February 2025.
Estimated project cost: $41M
Noderra – Multimodal industrial hub
In December 2024, the BMI Group acquired the former Baie-Comeau paper mill, a 2,800-acre site which will be transformed into Norderra, a multimodal industrial hub. The objective of the project is to create an integrated logistics ecosystem between the Atlantic Gateway (Norderra), Northern Lake Superior (Red Rock Hub, Ontario) and the Niagara/Hamilton region (Bioveld Multimodal Business Park). With its access to the Baie-Comeau port, the railroad, and several storage facilities, the site of the former paper mill is an ideal location to create an industrial hub.
Key figures:
- Brownfield paper mill site: 1,200,000 m2
- Land: + 7,000,000 m2
- Two electrical substations
- Four 69,000-volt power distribution lines
- Effluent treatment system
- Process water supply capacity
- Storage and production buildings
- Bulk storage
- Steam generation:
- One biomass boiler
- Two oil-fired boilers
- One electric boiler
Qc Rail Project
The Qc Rail project is investigating the possibility of building a 370-kilometre stretch of railroad between the existing network at Dolbeau-Mistassini and the deep-water port terminal at Baie-Comeau. This would provide Canadian companies with a new, seamless northern transportation route to world markets.
The consortium consisting of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. and Norda Stelo Inc. is conducting the technical and economic feasibility study.
Study cost: $15M
