Factories in Maine: Paper, Construction, Lobster Processing

Maine has a notable industrial base, including:

• Verso Paper Mill (Bucksport) – Coated paper for magazines, catalogs (idled 2014, partially restarted).
• Sappi Paper Mill (Westbrook) – Specialty packaging, label papers.
• Cianbro Corp. (Pittsfield) – Prefabricated bridges, heavy construction modules.
• Maine Wood Products Association – Represents sawmills, furniture, biomass plants.
• Maine Lobster Co. (Rockland) – Processing, shipping live/processed lobster globally.
• Bath Iron Works (Bath) – Major US Navy destroyer shipbuilder (General Dynamics).
• Pratt & Whitney (North Berwick) – Jet engine components.

Manufacturing employs ~50,000 in Maine, anchored by paper, shipbuilding, aerospace, and food processing.