Learn more. JAY — The owner of the Androscoggin Mill announced Wednesday that it will not rebuild a wood pulp digester that exploded April 15 and will permanently shut down one paper machine ...

The paper mill there consumes up to 330 tons of black liquor per day–a mixture of caustic chemicals and dissolved wood left over from the bleaching of pulp for paper production. It currently ...

The mill has endured significant business and financial challenges that were compounded by the April 2020 rupture of one of its pulp digesters and catastrophic damage impacting the continued ...

JAY, Maine (WMTW) - Pixelle Specialty Solutions said Wednesday that it will not rebuild the pulp digester destroyed in the April explosion at the Jay mill. The announcement was made as part of the ...

The company will not rebuild the pulp mill, according to the statement. The mill’s third paper machine produced commodity grades prior to the digester rupture. In its ongoing configuration ...