paper industry

Published
April 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.
Published
April 13, 2020

Two workers at Sappi’s Westbrook mill test positive for COVID-19

Both employees appear to have been infected through exposure outside the mill, the company said.
Published
February 10, 2020

Verso Corp. completes sale of Androscoggin Mill in Jay

The buyer, Pennsylvania-based Pixelle Specialty Solutions, also purchased a Verso-owned mill in Wisconsin.
Published
February 3, 2020

Verso shareholders approve sale of Jay mill

The paper company offloaded two paper mills, one in Maine and another in Wisconsin, to a privately held specialty paper company.
Published
January 31, 2020

Verso, investors reach agreement on sale of Jay mill

The paper company and a shareholder group have agreed to move ahead with a $400 million deal to sell the company's mills in Maine and Wisconsin.
Published
January 20, 2020

Verso urges shareholders to approve sale of 2 mills, including 1 in Maine

The company has been in a dispute with 2 dissident shareholders, private equity firms Atlas Holdings and Blue Wolf Capital Partners, which oppose the sale of the mills and back their own slate of directors for Verso's board.
Published
December 30, 2019

Investor takeover could ‘derail’ sale of Jay mill, Verso board claims

Three board members nominated by an investment group could pave the way for a merger with another paper company, the company's board of directors warns shareholders.
Published
December 11, 2019

Verso proposes new board leadership to fend off investor coup

The corporate maneuvering does not appear to pose a threat to Verso's pending sale of the Androscoggin Mill in Jay.
Published
October 21, 2019

Maine Voices: Forest products industry has much to celebrate

New investment in plant modernization and new goods heading to market mean the industry is back on the rise.
Published
August 22, 2019

Our View: New forest products put Maine on right track

Wood fiber insulation and bridge supports are restoring jobs that were lost to declines in the paper industry.

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