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The Current
State of Maine's Pulp and Paper Industry:
Challenges, Strengths and Opportunities
Friday, April 4, 2003
Location: College Center, University College, Bangor,
ME
Co-sponsored by:
College of Natural
Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture
and
Margaret Chase Smith
Center for Public Policy
Pulp and paper manufacture is the eighth largest and most capital
intensive industry in the United States. The industry employs nearly 1.5
million Americans in over 800 pulp and paper mills. Thirty-four of these
mills operate in Maine and employ nearly 14,000 people.
Maine has a long and proud tradition of papermaking and the quality
of pulp and paper produced from our forest resources is high.
Historically the largest business segment of Maine's economy, the sale
of pulp and paper generates four billion dollars annually and accounts
for over 30 percent of revenues from the state's manufacturing
sector. Since 1990, merger and acquisition activity has
resulted in changes in the fundamental structure of the industry and
affected Maine's pulp and paper sector. At the same time, imports from
Asia and Northern Europe have multiplied causing increased competition
within the industry. Within the past five years, the industry has been
forced to cut 43,000 jobs and close 88 mills in the United States.
Several presentations offered at this forum will be given by some
of North America's top market analysts who will outline the competitive
forces shaping the industry. Other speakers will offer insight and
analyses of the impacts of mill closures that can be used in forming
effective policies to help Maine's pulp and paper industry compete in
global markets.
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PRESENTATIONS
Program Moderator - Bob Rice, Professor of
Wood Science, University of Maine
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Opening Statement - Congressman Michael Michaud
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Global Performance in the Pulp and Paper Industry:
An Overview
Don Roberts, CIBC World Markets, Toronto, Canada
To download a copy of Don Robert's presentation, click here
(Adobe Acrobat format, 527 KB)
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Maine's Competitive Position in the Pulp and Paper
Industry: A Brief Overview
James McNutt, Executive Director, CPBIS, Atlanta, GA
To download a copy of James McNutt's presentation, click here
(Adobe Acrobat format, 601 KB)
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Health Care Issues and Costs: A View from Both
Sides of the Border
Dick Marston, Human Resources Manager, Nexfor Fraser Papers,
Madawaska, Maine
To download a copy of Dick Marston's presentation, click here
(Adobe Acrobat format, 627 KB)
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Making Strategic Decisions: Why Choose Maine?
Lee M. Bingham, Senior Vice President, SCA, North America,
Philadelphia, PA
To download a copy of Lee
M. Bingham's presentation, click here
(Adobe Acrobat format, 202 KB)
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Labor Issues Affecting Maine's Pulp and Paper
Industry
Laurie LaChance, Maine State Economist, Augusta, Maine
To download a copy of Laurie LaChance's presentation, click here
(Adobe Acrobat format, 284 KB)
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The Ripple Effects of Mill Closures and
Retrenchments in Maine
David B. Field, E. L. Giddings Professor of Forest Policy,
University of Maine
To download a copy of David B. Field's presentation, click here
(Adobe Acrobat format, 1.7 MB)
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The Impact of Mill Closures on a Community
Richard Rosen, Merchant and Maine State Legislator,
Bucksport, Maine
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The Business Climate of Maine
John Williams, Executive Director, Maine Pulp and Paper
Association
To download a copy of John Williams's presentation, click here
(Adobe Acrobat format, 2.2 MB)
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The Availability of Fiber Resources to Sustain and
Support Growth in Maine
Lloyd C. Irland, President, The Irland Group, Winthrop,
Maine
To download a copy of Lloyd C. Irland's presentation, coming
soon
(Adobe Acrobat format)
Papermaking in Maine: Economic Trends, 1894-2000
(Working Draft) by Lloyd
C. Irland, click here
(Adobe Acrobat format, 358 KB)
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