Explosion of the largest special paper production enterprise in the United States

Explosion of the largest special paper production enterprise in the United States

At noon on April 15, us time, the Androscoggin plant in Maine of pixelle specialty solutions, the largest special paper manufacturer in the US, exploded. According to the company, the explosion occurred in the cooking area of the pulping plant, fortunately there were no casualties.
The company said in a statement that the accident happened at about 11:55 p.m. that day when the pressure vessel of the pulping plant cracked significantly and the explosion released a mixture of wood fiber, water and pulping liquid.
Androscoggin factory was built in the 1960s. As for its nearly 60 years of history, its current annual paper production capacity is about 425000 tons. It produces food packaging paper, release paper, special label paper, kraft paper and paperboard.
In February this year, pixelle specialty solutions officially bought Androscoggin paper factory and another Stevens Point paper factory in Wisconsin from Verso paper industry for 400 million US dollars. So far, pixelle has four paper mills, 12 paper machines and 3 pulp production lines in North America, with a total paper production capacity of more than 1 million tons, becoming the largest special paper manufacturer in North America.


Post time: Apr-20-2020

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