Great Northern Paper Company
Great Northern Paper Company was a Maine-based pulp and paper manufacturer that at its peak in the 1970s and 1980s operated mills in Arkansas, Georgia, Maine, and Wisconsin and produced 16.4% of the newsprint made in the United States. It was also one of the largest landowners in the state of Maine.
Great Northern Paper Company mill in Millinocket, Maine, 1907 | |
| Formerly | Northern Development Company |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Pulp and Paper Mill |
| Founded | 1897 in Millinocket, Penobscot County, Maine, USA |
| Founders | Charles W. Mullen and Garret Schenck |
| Defunct | August 2014 |
Area served | Many US States |
| Products | Paper |
The company was acquired by Georgia-Pacific Corporation in 1990. Its name was revived in 2011 when private equity firm Cate Street Capital acquired Great Northern's original Maine mills.
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