SUN JOURNAL • April 22, 2020
There is a chance that owners of the Jay mill that sustained a major explosion last week may decide to keep making paper there while they figure out what to do over the long haul, industry insiders said. The part of the Androscoggin Mill that makes pulp was destroyed, but the machinery that turns pulp into paper was largely untouched by the blast. Pixelle Specialty Solutions could perhaps work out a deal with competitors ND Paper in Rumford and Sappi in Skowhegan and Westbrook to truck in pulp for its papermaking lines.