UMaine mentioned in BDN analysis on Maine loggers’ future
The University of Maine was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “As paper mills die, here’s how Maine loggers hope to survive.” As traditional paper businesses are shifting to growing markets in food packaging and tissue — and as the pellet industry tries to grow its share of the U.S. heating market — others are eyeing new industries to breathe life into the economic engine in Maine’s woods, according to the article. Charlotte Mace, executive director of the trade group Biobased Maine, is working with UMaine to help make the business case for a range of new forest product businesses, including plastics, chemicals and fuel, the article states. “It’s about turning renewable resources into advanced products, from forest, farm and sea,” Mace said.