Sappi North America, Inc. announced the end of a year-long rebuild of paper machine 1 at Sappi's Somerset Mill in Skowhegan, Maine.

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Sappi North America completes rebuild of PM 1 at its Somerset mill in Skowhegan, Maine

Sappi North America, Inc. completes a year-long rebuild of paper machine 1 at Sappi's Somerset Mill in Skowhegan, Maine, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

"We are excited to bring paper machine 1 back online after a successful rebuild over the last year. Thanks to an extraordinary amount of work and effort by everyone involved throughout the year, we now look forward to bringing new, innovative paper-based packaging solutions to the market," said Mark Gardner, President and CEO, Sappi North America. "Somerset is a world-class mill, and this rebuild will allow us to continue providing high-quality packaging and graphics solutions to the market at the standard Sappi is known for."

All of the new product lines will have global availability and provide convertors with superior color consistency, printability and downstream performance.

Sappi North America, Inc., headquartered in Boston, is a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products.