SUN JOURNAL • September 20, 2022
The Androscoggin paper mill, which employs about 230 people and is the town’s biggest private employer, will close in the first quarter of 2023, according to the owner, Pixelle Specialty Solutions of Pennsylvania. Company CEO Tim Hess on Tuesday cited economic forces that made operations unsustainable. Gov. Janet Mills also issued a statement, saying the state offered its support to try to keep the mill open, but company leaders said there was nothing they could do.