Wausau Paper to eliminate 150 jobs in Maine

RUMFORD, Maine—Wisconsin-based Wausau Paper plans to shut down one of two paper machines at its Otis Mill in Maine, eliminating about 150 jobs.

Spokesman Perry Grueber said Monday that the No. 10 paper machine targeted for permanent shutdown in Jay makes paper that's used in the backing for adhesive labels. He says the company is committed to its other machine that makes different specialty papers.

Grueber says the date of the shutdown depends on orders but is expected by year's end. He says it's expected to eliminate 150 of the 235 jobs at the mill.

Maine Gov. John Baldacci is dispatching Rosaire Pelletier, his senior forest products adviser, to the mill on Tuesday to see if anything can be done to spare the job cuts.