… For Jim Robbins, who runs a white pine sawmill in Searsmont with his siblings, that’s a worrying prospect. “That’s one of the things that keeps me up at night,” he said. Robbins Lumber hasn’t shut down early due to a lack of raw fiber, he said, but he’s heard about it happening to others. […]
As Gov. Janet Mills points out in her op-ed below, the last thing Maine needs is division over a ruling on the Shawmut Dam permit and the welfare of Sappi’s Somerset pulp and paper mill, which is essential to Maine’s forest economy. I’m heartened to see Gov. Mills stating her commitment to the ongoing stability
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Sean Wallace is the managing director of Sappi North America’s Somerset Mill. Patrick Carleton is the president of USW Local 4-9 at the Sappi Somerset Mill. Mike Haws, president and CEO of Sappi North America, and Mike Schultz, vice president of manufacturing for Sappi North America, contributed to this column. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection
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