Maine, United States
Somerset Mill
WORKFORCE
WORKFORCE
highly skilled employees
INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT
over $600 million in recent investments for sustainable paper production
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION
tons a year in paper production capacity
The Somerset Mill is the most technically advanced paper mill in all North America, located on 2,500 acres of land in central Maine. With three state-of-the-art paper machines, the mill offers sustainable, circular packaging solutions that our world needs and regulators increasingly demand. Our highly skilled employees proudly manufacture paperboard packaging, label papers and graphic papers that can make a sustainable difference for your brand.
Somerset Opportunities
To sustain and improve our high standards, motivated and well-educated staff is essential. We offer a wide variety of positions across all experience levels.
Meet our people
Get to know some of our highly-engaged employees across at the Somerset Mill
Sappi is highly focused on sustainability. The investment the company is making at Somerset shows its focus on the future of the company, the community, its employees, and the next generation.
Jessica Oriente, Civil Engineer
I’ve had the opportunity to build some truly great relationships. I’ve realized that the team at Sappi Somerset shares many of the same small-town Maine values that I grew up around.
Zach Nash, Project Elevate Engineering Manager
At Sappi, there is a real sense of camaraderie. The company is passionate and transparent about sustainability and doing its part to help the environment, which can be empowering to the younger generation.
Grace Farrington, Production Engineer, PM1
About the Somerset Mill
The Somerset Mill produces recyclable, renewable and sustainable solutions with wood-fiber for a world in transition. It’s renowned as a premium producer of paper and paperboard for packaging, labels and graphic papers.
With state-of-the-art technology, Somerset has helped to make Sappi the first choice for brands seeking sustainable alternatives to plastic and other fossil fuel-based products. The mill’s world-class reputation for sustainability reflects investments of over $600 million in Paper Machine 1 and 2 since 2018.
Sappi’s success at Somerset Mill rests on the excellence of our people who relentlessly strive to engineer solutions to enhance products, the eco-effectiveness of operations and the vitality of the surrounding community. Sappi’s spirit of ingenuity and environmental stewardship has inspired people to apply their talent to our business in central Maine since 1976.
Reimagining solutions with you
Our tradition of innovation isn’t limited to papermaking processes, it also extends to paperboard, labels and graphics products made at Somerset. We work tirelessly, reimagining our products—including Spectro, Proto, LusterFSB, LusterCote, LusterBag, Somerset Web, Opus Web and Flo Web—to meet customer needs and help brands deliver captivating experiences. We develop innovative products, leaning on decades of R&D experience and the expertise in our technology center.
More about the Somerset Mill
Volunteer efforts and financial contributions from Sappi people at the Somerset Mill support more than 300 local organizations, including the Community Health and Counseling Center, the Boys & Girls Club, the Maine Special Olympics and over 25 local school programs. Mill employees donate thousands of hours to community groups every year, including:
- E-Waste Alternatives drive for used electronics
- Pine Tree Camp for people with disabilities
- Maine Children’s Home
- Good Will Hinckley School
- Maine Homeless Shelter
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Maine Lung Association Trek Across Maine
- Waterville Opera House renovation
- College scholarships to five local high schools
- New Portland Lions Club
- Literacy Volunteers of Kennebec County
- Future of ME Bulldog Scholarship grades 4-6
- Skowhegan Free Public Library
- Norridgewock Community Christmas Program
2025 Expansion of Paper Machine 2
2023 Expanded capacity of Paper Machine 1
2023 Introduced Proto Blister
2019 Introduced Spectro and Proto
2018 Paper Machine 1 coverts to board and the woodyard is upgraded
2012 Rebuild of Paper Machine 3
2020 Developed co-pulping technology
1990 Somerset Paper machine 3 begins production
1986 Patented advanced on-line calendering method—Substrata Thermal Molding patent
1986 Somerset Paper Machine 2 begins production
1982 Dedicated Somerset Paper Machine 1, fundamentally changing the publishing business
As a value-added service, Sappi technical representatives are available for consultation to assist with questions regarding paper, printing and converting.
Whether navigating a systems problem or suggesting the best way to run a job, they know first-hand how to find solutions. Sappi's Printer Tech Tips, a series of troubleshooting guides, has a reputation in the industry for providing useful, technical information.
Sustainability at the Somerset Mill
At the Somerset Mill, we use every part of the tree to make every day more sustainable. Our high-quality packaging, speciality, and graphic papers, and pulp are innovative solutions for a world in transition. See how sustainability is at the heart of everything we do and make.
Certifications for Somerset Mill
Our certifications ensure that our performance is monitored and that our operations comply with global best practice across a range of environmental, safety and quality topics.
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Managing Director