Rice quoted in BDN article on Old Town mill’s future
Robert Rice, a wood science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about the future of the Old Town mill that is scheduled to close again by the end of the year. In the last 35 years, the mill has changed owners six times, including three times in the last decade, according to the article. Much of the growing pulp competition has come from Asia, particularly China and Indonesia, the article states. With mills churning out pulp overseas, a large inventory of readily available pulp has lingered on the market over the last few years, Rice said. “Why make it if you can buy it cheaper?” he asked.