The Maine Wire
  • News
  • Commentary
  • The Blog
  • About
    • Contact
  • Investigations
    • Data
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Trending News
  • NH Trans Man Who Allegedly Murdered Wife Had Previously Hosted “Ask a Trans Woman Anything”
  • A Tale Of Two Maine Canneries: Contrasting Redevelopment Efforts In Prospect Harbor, Eastport
  • NH Man Arrested for Posing as Teenager Online to Elicit Sexually Explicit Material from Minor
  • Mount Desert Island Hospital Disciplines Nurses Who Protested the Closure of Its Maternity Ward
  • Alabama Man Arrested, Facing Federal Charges for Alleged Threats Against Bangor International Airport
  • Indian National Admits Role in Staged Armed Robberies for Visa Fraud Scheme in Boston
  • Maine CD2 Front-Runner Paul LePage Joins the Robinson Report [VIDEO]
  • By the Seat of Her Pants, Mills Signs Slew of Orders to Cover Another Set of Massive Payroll Shortfalls
Facebook Twitter Instagram
The Maine Wire
Saturday, May 24
  • News
  • Commentary
  • The Blog
  • About
    • Contact
  • Investigations
    • Data
The Maine Wire
Home » News » News » High Electricity, Fiber Costs Shutter Old Town Mill
News

High Electricity, Fiber Costs Shutter Old Town Mill

Steve RobinsonBy Steve RobinsonMarch 29, 2023Updated:March 29, 2023No Comments1 Min Read
Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Reddit
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

The high cost of electricity in Maine has claimed another victim, at least in the short term.

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited, the Chinese-owned company that restarted the Old Town paper mill in 2019, announced this week it would cease operations in 60-90 days due to the unsustainable cost of energy and wood pulp, as well as market conditions.

“We will be taking extended downtime at our Old Town, ME mill due to the rising cost of fiber, along with energy costs and market conditions,” company spokesperson Jay Capron said in a statement.

The company’s statement did not indicate when it might reopen.

The average commercial energy price in Maine is 26 percent higher than the national average, according to EnergyBot, a tool that compares American electricity prices.

The closure will affect some 200 employees, but the mill has been trying to connect them with similar positions in faraway Rumford, where the company operates another mill.

Previous ArticleLawsuit Seeks to Invalidate EMS Vaccine Mandate
Next Article Parental Rights In Education Bill Becomes Law After Dem Governor Declines To Veto
Steve Robinson
  • Twitter

Steve Robinson is the Editor-in-Chief of The Maine Wire. ‪He can be reached by email at Robinson@TheMaineWire.com.

Subscribe to Substack

Related Posts

NH Trans Man Who Allegedly Murdered Wife Had Previously Hosted “Ask a Trans Woman Anything”

May 23, 2025

A Tale Of Two Maine Canneries: Contrasting Redevelopment Efforts In Prospect Harbor, Eastport

May 23, 2025

NH Man Arrested for Posing as Teenager Online to Elicit Sexually Explicit Material from Minor

May 23, 2025

Leave A Reply

Subscribe to Substack
Recent News

NH Trans Man Who Allegedly Murdered Wife Had Previously Hosted “Ask a Trans Woman Anything”

May 23, 2025

A Tale Of Two Maine Canneries: Contrasting Redevelopment Efforts In Prospect Harbor, Eastport

May 23, 2025

NH Man Arrested for Posing as Teenager Online to Elicit Sexually Explicit Material from Minor

May 23, 2025

Mount Desert Island Hospital Disciplines Nurses Who Protested the Closure of Its Maternity Ward

May 23, 2025

Alabama Man Arrested, Facing Federal Charges for Alleged Threats Against Bangor International Airport

May 23, 2025
Newsletter

News

  • News
  • Campaigns & Elections
  • Opinion & Commentary
  • Media Watch
  • Education
  • Media

Maine Wire

  • About the Maine Wire
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • Submit Commentary
  • Complaints
  • Maine Policy Institute

Resources

  • Maine Legislature
  • Legislation Finder
  • Get the Newsletter
  • Maine Wire TV

Facebook Twitter Instagram Steam RSS
  • Post Office Box 7829, Portland, Maine 04112

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.