Arkansas Sun Bio Material, a subsidiary of Shandong Sun Paper, is planning to construct a pulp mill in Arkadelphia. The mill will produce 600,000 tons annually of dissolving pulp, an ingredient in rayon. The project will use “liquid waste” from the production of dissolving pulp as raw material and apply biological fermentation or chemical transformation to produce ethanol and lactic acid. The heat generated by the process will produce 123 MW of electricity, 80 MW of which will be sold back into the grid, with the remainder used by the mill. The mill is being designed by Poyry PLC, and the project is valued at $1.5 billion. Contact: Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance (owner’s agent), 2401 Pine St., Arkadelphia, 71923. DR#16-00511494.
Maine Chinburg Properties is planning to redevelop the Continental Mill building in Lewiston. The six-story, 560,000-sq-ft building was erected in 1860 as a cotton mill, and it more recently housed shoe and guitar manufacturers. Chinburg plans to convert it to mixed-use, including apartments, light industrial, and office space. Chinburg plans to act as general contractor. The project is valued at between $25 million and $50 million. Chinburg Properties, Attn: Eric Chinburg, President and CEO, 3 Penstock Way, Newmarket, N.H. 03857. DR#19-00674253.