Layoffs loom as Rumford mill expands into packaging grades

RUMFORD FALLS TIMES • October 30, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic battering its economic activity, the ND Paper mill announced this week it’s expanding into packaging grades. But the price of that transformation is going to potentially cost more than 100 jobs by the end of the year. With more than 650 employees, the number of layoffs is expected to equal nearly 20% of the workforce.