Androscoggin Mill
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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
End of an era: Jay’s last paper mill shutters for good
A town that relied on paper mills faces a future without them for the first time in more than 130 years.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2022
Date of Jay mill closing has been moved to April 30
A job fair for Pixelle workers who will lose their jobs and the general public will be held from 3-7 p.m. on Dec. 5 at Spruce Mountain Adult Education in Livermore Falls.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2022
Jay once again trying to develop a plan to brace for closing of Androscoggin Mill
Jay has been through many legal challenges with past mill owners, International Paper and Verso Corp. It is now owned by Pixelle Specialty Solutions of Pennsylvania.
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PublishedApril 4, 2022
Owner of Jay mill to enter agreement to sell to another investment firm
Pixelle Specialty Solutions Holding and investment firm Lindsay Goldberg, announced the pending sale of four mills to H.I.G. Capital.
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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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