BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 9, 2020
The owner of the Jay paper mill said Wednesday that it would not rebuild the digester that was destroyed in an April explosion. Pixelle Specialty Solutions said it will continue to operate two paper machines using pulp sourced from other mills, including some in Maine. The third paper machine that was damaged by the explosion will be idled permanently and the pulp mill will not be rebuilt. The company will keep more than 250 full-time employees, but has had three rounds of layoffs totaling 177 workers. Pixelle completed its purchase of the Jay mill in February as part of a $400 million deal with Verso Corp.