Pixelle Mill in Jay, ME, Jay, ME, Paper360º September/October 2024

The dramatic YouTube video has more than two million views: plumes of black smoke suddenly billow from the Pixelle pulp mill in Jay, ME, caught on dashcam from the line of trucks delivering logs. Pulping liquor and wood chips rain onto the hood and windshield as the drivers react with dismay (and some rough language).

The incident was caused by a mechanical failure in the pulp digester in April, 2020. After a temporary shutdown, the mill restarted its paper machines using purchased pulp; in 2023, Pixelle permanently ceased production. Often, a shutdown leads to unused assets, empty lots, and a community that struggles to fill the hole left by the presence of a working mill—but that is not the case in Jay.

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