Somerset Mill
Sappi Somerset Mill · also known as Somerset Pulp and Paper Mill, Sappi Skowhegan
OperatingSappi LimitedSappisappi.comID 00280
Somerset Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Skowhegan, United States, owned by Sappi. With a capacity of 525 000 tonnes per year it is the 8th largest of the 32 pulp mills in United States with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Skowhegan, Maine, United States
- Nearest port
- Freeport · 100 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- Own sidingVerified by satellite 2026-10-01OpenStreetMap track way/11481239 ↗, 119 m from the site point. Method
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 525 000 t/y pulpCompany figure for 2022Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Kraft
Raw material and products
Fibre
Pulp grades
Paper products
Also produces
Certifications
FSCPEFC
History and sources
Timeline
- conversion2025-07-30The rebuilt paper machine number 2 was completed on 30 July 2025 at a final cost of 500 million dollars, doubling its output to about 470,000 tonnes of solid bleached sulfate paperboard a year.Source ↗
- expansion2024Completed $500M paper machine rebuild and modernizationSource ↗
- conversion2022-11-10Sappi announced on 10 November 2022 a 418 million dollar project to convert paper machine number 2 from coated freesheet to solid bleached sulfate board, with startup planned for early 2025.Source ↗
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- expansion2018One of the mill's three paper machines was rebuilt for renewable paper based packaging as part of a capital project of more than 200 million dollars completed in 2018.Source ↗
- ownership change1994Sappi acquired the mill in 1994 when it bought S.D. Warren Co. from Scott Paper Co.Source ↗
- expansion1991Paper machine number 3 was installed at the Skowhegan mill in 1991 and later received a 13 million dollar upgrade completed in October 2012.Source ↗
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-22mainebiz.biz ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-22paperage.com ↗
- company websitechecked 2026-07-22sappi.com ↗
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- company websitechecked 2026-07-23sappi.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-23pefc.org ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-01openstreetmap.org ↗
Related facilities
Largest in United States
How to cite
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