Wausau-Mosinee Closing Ohio Mill

Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corp. will close an Ohio mill and cut 200 jobs because the plant has been losing too much money.

The Sorg Paper Co. mill in Middletown, Ohio, will be shut May 15 because it’s been losing about $750,000 a month and Wausau- Mosinee wasn’t able to find a buyer, the company said. The plant makes decorative laminate paper for kitchen countertops and paper for vacuum-cleaner filters.

The company's Bay West Paper unit, also in Middletown, won’t be affected by the Sorg closure, the company said. Wausau-Mosinee has 3,400 employees.

"Sorg’s machines and cost structure didn’t allow it to be competitive," said Gary Peterson, Wausau-Mosinee’s chief financial officer. "We can’t sell the products at a price that’s high enough to make a profit." He said the company will try to find jobs at its other mills for Sorg workers.