Nyle Systems Award Amount: $142,981 Brewer, Penobscot County Total Project Cost: $677,950 Contact: Antonius Mathissen (207) 989-4335

Nyle is investing to double its production space to meet demand; increase efficiencies and enhance its new product development capabilities. They will build a test chamber for new product development; create food drying testing laboratory; build larger paint room; install electrical & gas lines; buy and install air ventilation system for expanded welding department; remodel office to accommodate growing headcount, etc. Nyle will also obtain production equipment to increase capacity and build efficiencies/reduce unit costs. For example: More advanced finished product test set-up; copper pipe bender; pipe reducing machine; press break; shear; overhead crane; automated refrigeration charging station; etc.

North Spore Award Amount: $164,418 Westbrook, Cumberland Total Project Cost: $438,670 Contact: Eliah Thanhauser (207) 266-0203

North Spore is seeking equipment and infrastructure improvements to its laboratory to expand production capacity. North Spore utilizes forestry and agricultural byproducts to produce value added mushroom growing supplies bringing in out-of-state revenue. MTAF 2.5 funding will assist in further commercialization supporting Maine suppliers and bring revenue and high-paying jobs into the state.

Acadian Composite Materials Award Amount: $280,000 Limestone, Aroostook County Total Project Cost: $912,000 Contact: Ben Davis (207) 502-0173

Acadian Composite Materials disrupts the construction industry by creating a long-lasting and high performance structural insulated panel (“SIP”) from recycled single-use beverage bottles. EcoSIP fabricates SIPs through its proprietary composite technology process. EcoSIP is a cost- effective alternative to typical “stick frame” building shells, with a lower cost of materials and construction time. EcoSIP also provides superior performance in terms of insulation value and ultimately energy savings. Furthermore, EcoSIP is completely made in Aroostook County, expanding the product line of an existing business. EcoSIP will help make Maine a leader in green building technology.

Twin Rivers Paper Company Award Amount: $300,000 Madawaska, Aroostook County Total Project Cost: $19,200,000 Contact: Brian McAlary (207) 728-8002

Twin Rivers installed a pilot unit in 2017 to prove the feasibility of its state-of-the-art technology to focus on growth-oriented market segments to preserve jobs in the State of Maine. The success of the pilot justified Twin Rivers’ plans to invest approximately $20MM in paper machine 8 (PM8) to dramatically enhance the machine’s capabilities and broaden the markets served by the largest asset in the Twin Rivers paper mill system. The rebuild will establish PM8 as one of the largest producers of lightweight technical packaging and label specialties in North