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Lincoln Paper and Tissue

LINCOLN, ME, April 24, 2014 (Bangor Daily News) -Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC's plan to improve its energy efficiency by spending $7.8 million to retrofit its tissue production line will also result in some layoffs, a company official said Wednesday.

Coming in response to an explosion last November that destroyed the mill's ability to manufacture pulp, the plan will result in a workplace that is "likely going to require fewer people," said mill co-owner Keith Van Scotter, whose factory employs approximately 190 workers.

"It's going to be a few," Van Scotter said of the layoffs. "The big driver is not [reducing] head count, but there will be some."

Bangor Daily News - $7.8 million energy-efficiency plan will mean more layoffs at Lincoln paper mill

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Lincoln Paper and Tissue investing $7.8 million in energy efficiency, will mean some further layoffs at Maine mill

Posted in: Tissue 04/24/2014 - 10:06

LINCOLN, ME, April 24, 2014 (Bangor Daily News) -Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC's plan to improve its energy efficiency by spending $7.8 million to retrofit its tissue production line will also result in some layoffs, a company official said Wednesday.

Coming in response to an explosion last November that destroyed the mill's ability to manufacture pulp, the plan will result in a workplace that is "likely going to require fewer people," said mill co-owner Keith Van Scotter, whose factory employs approximately 190 workers.

"It's going to be a few," Van Scotter said of the layoffs. "The big driver is not [reducing] head count, but there will be some."

Bangor Daily News - $7.8 million energy-efficiency plan will mean more layoffs at Lincoln paper mill

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LINCOLN, ME, April 22, 2014 (Local News) -Lincoln Paper and Tissue continues to take steps forward after a boiler explosion last November forcing half of its workforce to be laid off. A new partnership with Efficiency Maine will allow the mill to receive one million dollars in grant money to update their machines causing them to become more energy efficient and profitable.

Vice President of Operations Marco L'Italien with Lincoln Paper and Tissue said, "You have to be very very good or your competition will beat you out. So it is a challenge...We used to have 370 employees here. Now we have about 200. Right now we are trying to make sure that number doesn't continue to slide."

The funding will go towards the mill's renovation project to update their tissue making facility.

WCSH - Lincoln mill receives $1M grant from Efficiency Maine

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Lincoln Paper and Tissue receives $1 million grant from Efficiency Maine for energy upgrades

Posted in: Tissue 04/22/2014 - 15:18

LINCOLN, ME, April 22, 2014 (Local News) -Lincoln Paper and Tissue continues to take steps forward after a boiler explosion last November forcing half of its workforce to be laid off. A new partnership with Efficiency Maine will allow the mill to receive one million dollars in grant money to update their machines causing them to become more energy efficient and profitable.

Vice President of Operations Marco L'Italien with Lincoln Paper and Tissue said, "You have to be very very good or your competition will beat you out. So it is a challenge...We used to have 370 employees here. Now we have about 200. Right now we are trying to make sure that number doesn't continue to slide."

The funding will go towards the mill's renovation project to update their tissue making facility.

WCSH - Lincoln mill receives $1M grant from Efficiency Maine

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WASHINGTON, DC, March 17, 2014 (Press Release) - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $256,696 grant to assist approximately 100 workers impacted by layoffs at Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC located in Lincoln, Maine.

"These layoffs have had a significant impact on an area already suffering from high unemployment," said Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Eric M. Seleznow. "This National Emergency Grant will provide the workers affected by these layoffs with the critical services needed in order for them to succeed in finding new employment."

This grant, awarded to the Maine Department of Labor, will be used to help the affected workers access the supportive services they need to successfully complete training and find gainful employment. Training for occupations in high-demand industries, such as those in the construction, energy, health care and transportation sectors, will be funded through the Trade Adjustment Assistance program.

National Emergency Grants are part of the secretary of labor's discretionary fund and are awarded based on a state's ability to meet specific guidelines.

Laid-off Lincoln Paper and Tissue workers receive re-employment funding

Posted in: Tissue 03/19/2014 - 08:02

WASHINGTON, DC, March 17, 2014 (Press Release) - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $256,696 grant to assist approximately 100 workers impacted by layoffs at Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC located in Lincoln, Maine.

"These layoffs have had a significant impact on an area already suffering from high unemployment," said Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Eric M. Seleznow. "This National Emergency Grant will provide the workers affected by these layoffs with the critical services needed in order for them to succeed in finding new employment."

This grant, awarded to the Maine Department of Labor, will be used to help the affected workers access the supportive services they need to successfully complete training and find gainful employment. Training for occupations in high-demand industries, such as those in the construction, energy, health care and transportation sectors, will be funded through the Trade Adjustment Assistance program.

National Emergency Grants are part of the secretary of labor's discretionary fund and are awarded based on a state's ability to meet specific guidelines.

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LINCOLN, ME, Jan. 2, 2014 (Bangor Daily News) - Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC managers continue to remodel their mill to focus exclusively on tissue production as union members decide by seniority who gets positions remaining after the company announced plans to lay off approximately 200 workers last month, officials say.

Mill co-owner Keith Van Scotter declined Wednesday to say whether the 200 projected layoffs had all yet occurred. Duane Lugdon, a statewide United Steelworkers Union representative that handles the mill's unionized workers, said Thursday that union workers have 45 days by law to decide whether to take positions guaranteed them by seniority or to opt for a retirement buyout plan that would allow younger workers to remain working.

The retirement plan could cut into the number of layoffs significantly, he said. Lugdon hoped to meet with representatives of United Steelworkers Local 396 on Thursday to discuss the retirement package, among other things.

Bangor Daily News - Buyout plan could reduce layoffs at Lincoln paper mill, union rep says

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Worker buyouts could reduce 200 planned layoffs at Lincoln Paper and Tissue in Maine

Posted in: Tissue 01/08/2014 - 03:37

LINCOLN, ME, Jan. 2, 2014 (Bangor Daily News) - Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC managers continue to remodel their mill to focus exclusively on tissue production as union members decide by seniority who gets positions remaining after the company announced plans to lay off approximately 200 workers last month, officials say.

Mill co-owner Keith Van Scotter declined Wednesday to say whether the 200 projected layoffs had all yet occurred. Duane Lugdon, a statewide United Steelworkers Union representative that handles the mill's unionized workers, said Thursday that union workers have 45 days by law to decide whether to take positions guaranteed them by seniority or to opt for a retirement buyout plan that would allow younger workers to remain working.

The retirement plan could cut into the number of layoffs significantly, he said. Lugdon hoped to meet with representatives of United Steelworkers Local 396 on Thursday to discuss the retirement package, among other things.

Bangor Daily News - Buyout plan could reduce layoffs at Lincoln paper mill, union rep says

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PORTLAND, ME, Dec. 3, 2013 (Local News) -The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is taking its multi-million dollar market manipulation charges against Portland-based Competitive Energy Services LLC, its owner Richard Silkman and Lincoln Paper and Tissue to court, filing petitions Monday asking a judge to enforce the agency's fines.

The petitions, filed in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, ask for judgments affirming FERC's assessment of a $5 million civil penalty against the Lincoln mill, a $7.5 million civil penalty against the energy company and a $1.25 million judgment against Silkman, formerly head of the Maine State Planning Office.

In a statement provided to Mainebiz Monday, Competitive Energy Services said it continues to deny engaging in any instance of market manipulation and that it plans to introduce new information in court demonstrating its compliance with ISO New England's Day-Ahead Load Response Program, which it characterized as flawed. Contacted by phone Tuesday morning, Lincoln Paper CEO Keith Van Scotter told Mainebiz he had no comment on the pending litigation. Van Scotter told the Bangor Daily News in March that the agency's charges are misplaced and that he anticipated the cases would be settled in court.

MaineBiz - FERC pursues suit against mill, energy company

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Lincoln Paper target of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission petitions over energy market manipulation in Maine

Posted in: Bio-Insight 12/03/2013 - 07:55

PORTLAND, ME, Dec. 3, 2013 (Local News) -The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is taking its multi-million dollar market manipulation charges against Portland-based Competitive Energy Services LLC, its owner Richard Silkman and Lincoln Paper and Tissue to court, filing petitions Monday asking a judge to enforce the agency's fines.

The petitions, filed in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, ask for judgments affirming FERC's assessment of a $5 million civil penalty against the Lincoln mill, a $7.5 million civil penalty against the energy company and a $1.25 million judgment against Silkman, formerly head of the Maine State Planning Office.

In a statement provided to Mainebiz Monday, Competitive Energy Services said it continues to deny engaging in any instance of market manipulation and that it plans to introduce new information in court demonstrating its compliance with ISO New England's Day-Ahead Load Response Program, which it characterized as flawed. Contacted by phone Tuesday morning, Lincoln Paper CEO Keith Van Scotter told Mainebiz he had no comment on the pending litigation. Van Scotter told the Bangor Daily News in March that the agency's charges are misplaced and that he anticipated the cases would be settled in court.

MaineBiz - FERC pursues suit against mill, energy company

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LINCOLN, Maine, Oct. 22, 2013 (Bangor Daily News) -The first of five phases of construction of a $7.5 million natural gas pipeline could start in spring 2014 with the town paper mill as its first customer, its proponents told town leaders Monday.

The Town Council voted 4-0 on Monday to authorize Town Manager William Lawrence to open negotiations with Bangor Natural Gas Co. for a tax increment financing deal that would allow the company to invest in the line's construction 90 percent of the property taxes it would have paid over 10 years.

The vote followed an hourlong public hearing. Councilor Shaun Drinkwater was absent. So were Councilors Michael and Marscella Ireland, due to Mrs. Ireland taking ill, officials said.

Bangor Daily News - Bangor Natural Gas proposes 12-mile gas line for Lincoln

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Maine utility plans 12-mile natural gas pipeline with Lincoln Paper and Tissue as first customer

Posted in: Bio-Insight 10/22/2013 - 10:41

LINCOLN, Maine, Oct. 22, 2013 (Bangor Daily News) -The first of five phases of construction of a $7.5 million natural gas pipeline could start in spring 2014 with the town paper mill as its first customer, its proponents told town leaders Monday.

The Town Council voted 4-0 on Monday to authorize Town Manager William Lawrence to open negotiations with Bangor Natural Gas Co. for a tax increment financing deal that would allow the company to invest in the line's construction 90 percent of the property taxes it would have paid over 10 years.

The vote followed an hourlong public hearing. Councilor Shaun Drinkwater was absent. So were Councilors Michael and Marscella Ireland, due to Mrs. Ireland taking ill, officials said.

Bangor Daily News - Bangor Natural Gas proposes 12-mile gas line for Lincoln

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LINCOLN, Maine , June 10, 2013 (Bangor Daily News) -Bangor Natural Gas LLC and Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC have inked a deal to extend a compressed-gas pipeline to the mill by late next year, officials said.

The pipeline will make the mill an oil-free facility and cut the energy costs of the town's largest employer by 40 percent, said Keith Van Scotter, co-owner of Lincoln Paper and Tissue.

The pipeline gas will also be available to residents and other area businesses, providing potential energy savings and a lure to new business and investors, Town Council Chairman Steve Clay said.

Bangor Daily News - Lincoln Paper inks deal to pipe natural gas into Lincoln

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Lincoln Paper mill in Maine reaches deal for compressed-gas pipeline extension that will cut energy costs 40%

Posted in: Bio-Insight 06/10/2013 - 09:55

LINCOLN, Maine , June 10, 2013 (Bangor Daily News) -Bangor Natural Gas LLC and Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC have inked a deal to extend a compressed-gas pipeline to the mill by late next year, officials said.

The pipeline will make the mill an oil-free facility and cut the energy costs of the town's largest employer by 40 percent, said Keith Van Scotter, co-owner of Lincoln Paper and Tissue.

The pipeline gas will also be available to residents and other area businesses, providing potential energy savings and a lure to new business and investors, Town Council Chairman Steve Clay said.

Bangor Daily News - Lincoln Paper inks deal to pipe natural gas into Lincoln

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LINCOLN, ME, Jan. 3, 2013 (Bangor Daily News) -Lincoln Paper & Tissue LLC leaders hope within a few months to have a deal made to get their mill machinery operating on natural gas that isn't trucked to the facility, co-owner Keith Van Scotter says.

Calling the plan "a major improvement for us," Van Scotter said the plan would involve a natural gas pipeline or other form of conveyance. It likely will be the mill's most significant planned improvement for 2013, he said.

"We want to continue to improve incrementally through the next year; to get natural gas done this year and maybe next year look at doing some other things," Van Scotter said.

Bangor Daily News - Lincoln mill hopes to have natural gas deal announced soon

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Lincoln Paper & Tissue in Maine plans natural gas pipeline to further reduce energy costs after $2M conversion to LNG

Posted in: Tissue 01/03/2013 - 05:48

LINCOLN, ME, Jan. 3, 2013 (Bangor Daily News) -Lincoln Paper & Tissue LLC leaders hope within a few months to have a deal made to get their mill machinery operating on natural gas that isn't trucked to the facility, co-owner Keith Van Scotter says.

Calling the plan "a major improvement for us," Van Scotter said the plan would involve a natural gas pipeline or other form of conveyance. It likely will be the mill's most significant planned improvement for 2013, he said.

"We want to continue to improve incrementally through the next year; to get natural gas done this year and maybe next year look at doing some other things," Van Scotter said.

Bangor Daily News - Lincoln mill hopes to have natural gas deal announced soon

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