Androscoggin Mill
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PublishedMay 3, 2021
Jay paper mill owners file lawsuit against Florida company connected to 2020 explosion
Pixelle Specialty Solutions and related companies claim that on April 15, 2020 a digester ruptured at the Androscoggin Mill as a result of failed welds, holding Trico Mechanical Contractors, Inc. responsible.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2021
Why are so few displaced mill workers utilizing resources?
Less than 40 of Pixelle's 177 laid-off employees have inquired about workforce training and college tuition resources available to them.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2020
Logging organization disappointed Jay pulp mill will not be rebuilt
Members report a 30% to 40% reduction in wood markets this year.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2020
Jay mill to permanently idle paper machine, not rebuild pulp mill
Pixelle establishes $1 million fund to support retraining for employees laid off after the Androscoggin Mill pulp digester exploded in April.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
Androscoggin Mill in Jay to lay off 67 more workers
It is the third time since July the workforce has been reduced after April's explosion.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2020
Jay mill cuts 51 more employees
A total of 110 have been laid off since an explosion destroyed a pulp digester in April.
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PublishedMay 11, 2020
OSHA inspection at Jay paper mill continuing
A digester blew up at the Androscoggin Mill and caused significant damage to that area.
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
Loggers, truckers uncertain about future after Jay mill explosion
The loss of the pulp operation directly impacts between 254 to 382 logging/trucking jobs, the head of the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine said.
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
Jay paper mill restarts two paper machines a week after explosion
It is using pulp from other Pixelle Specialty Solutions mills and supplemental pulp to make paper goods.
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PublishedApril 22, 2020
Androscoggin Mill looks for outside sources of pulp to keep making paper in Jay
Blast wrecked the mill's ability to make its own pulp, but it's possible to haul it in from elsewhere and continue operations.