Androscoggin Mill
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PublishedMay 3, 2021
OSHA declines to issue fine in connection to Jay mill explosion
The administration did not fine Pixelle Specialty Solutions because no OSHA standard applied, but a hazard alert letter was filed.
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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.