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V O L . X X I N O. X X V I I N OV E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 1 5 16 I t's been hard to fi nd many bright spots for Maine's pulp and paper industry this year, given the steady drumbeat of headlines about mills shutting down or downsizing, worker layoff s, bankruptcy foreclosures and auctions and property tax abatement requests. But, as the industry looks to the future, at least three bright spots were indeed highlighted dur- ing the Maine Pulp & Paper Association's all-day summit on Nov. 17 in which paper mill managers, loggers, paper workers, sawmill operators, policy- makers and a host of other stakeholders came to Bangor with a sense of urgency about the pulp and paper industry's future in Maine. Here's some of the good news shared by several speakers: St. Croix Tissue is investing $120 million to build a new state-of-the-art tissue paper manufacturing facility in Baileyville. Two automated tissue paper machines are being installed and upwards of 80 new jobs will be created when the plant opens next year adjacent to parent company Woodland Pulp 2014 1983 2015 2015 2015 2001 2001 2001 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2009 2009 2009 1981 1981 1981 1981 1981 2009 2009 2009 1981 1981 1981 1981 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2001 1997 1997 1997 2008 2 1 3 9 6 10 4 5 7 8 11 We have the talent you need 207-854-2422 directpersonnel.net 1-800-639-8802 mainestaff.com • Finance/ accounting professionals • Sales/marketing • Management • Administrative experts • Health Care professionals • Engineers Call us today! A corporate division of Maine Staffing Group come home Car WarM to a per day $10 open 4:30am to 1am or later. Drive 100 yards past baggage claim, look for our green sign. WWW.parknjetportland.CoM 747-5650 valet parking at the airport Expanding 1. Woodland Pulp & St. Croix Tissue, Baileyville Operating 2. Twin Rivers, Madawaska Status: Seeking tax break; $25M upgrade completed 3. Lincoln Paper & Tissue, Lincoln Status: Bankrupt, 2015; sold at auction for $5.95M 4. Madison Paper, Madison/Anson Status: Seeking tax break and federal help in trade dispute 5. Sappi-Somerset, Skowhegan Status: Seeking tax break 6. Huhtamaki, Waterville 7. Catalyst, Rumford Status: 2015 Layoffs; seeking federal help in trade dispute 8. Verso, Jay Status: 300 jobs cut in 2015; seeking tax break; may be put up for sale 9. Cascade, Auburn 10. IP Container, Auburn 11. Sappi-Westbrook, Westbrook S O U R C E S : Maine Offi ce of GIS; RESTORE: The North Woods Expanding Operating Closed Major Maine paper mills, 1980–2015 W h at 's t h e future o f t h e paper industry Stakeholders vow to work together to lower costs for Maine's pulp and paper industry B y J a m e s M c C a r t h y