paper industry

Published
August 8, 2019

Maine paper industry gets a boost, with Jay mill in line for investment of millions

Verso Corp. plans to add products and increase production at its Androscoggin Mill in Jay, where about 500 people work.
Published
August 5, 2019

State rules Madison doesn’t have to pay $1 million tax abatement to former mill

Madison Paper Industries has 30 days to appeal the decision, but its lawyer, Jonathan A. Block, has not received indication of the company's plans to do so as of Monday afternoon.
Published
July 26, 2019

Old Town mill hires workers, plans to reopen in August

The mill has hired 130 workers out of more than 1,000 applicants as it gears up to begin producing pulp next month.
Published
July 10, 2019

Major upgrade of 75 miles of rail will serve Maine’s resurgent paper industry

Pan Am Railways is matching a $17.5 million federal grant in the $35.5 million project to upgrade its main line in southern and central Maine.
Published
June 23, 2019

Maine’s Styrofoam ban gets mixed response from Waterville-area businesses

The law, effective Jan. 1, 2021, could increase prices, but it brings a sense of job security to over 500 employees at the Huhtamaki paper products plant.
Published
May 23, 2019

Finland’s ‘bioeconomy’ could provide roadmap for Maine

Finland's top forestry official paints a picture of her country's push to develop a sustainable advanced economy with a natural resource mix that mirrors Maine's own.
Published
April 10, 2019

Belfast company plans new use for idle Madison mill, raising prospect of new jobs

GO Lab Inc. plans to employ more than 100 people at the former Madison Paper Industries mill, which closed three years ago.
Published
April 9, 2019

Wood product companies get $1.5 million in state funding

Two companies each get a $750,000 grant to develop new technologies in former paper mill towns.
Published
March 13, 2019

Climate bills call for Maine to reduce emissions to 80% below 1990 levels

Seven hours of testimony provide a glimpse into the scope and impact of proposals to rein in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, factories and motor vehicles.
Published
February 1, 2019

Millwrights at Sappi mill in Skowhegan ratify contract, averting strike

Members of Local 2740 of the International Association of Machinists vote overwhelmingly in favor the new three-year agreement.