snowstorm Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 friend of mine was an engineer there just retired. the digester liquid is corrosive and hazardous he says they will be down for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 24 months to build new digesters tuff break for the new company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, snowstorm said: friend of mine was an engineer there just retired. the digester liquid is corrosive and hazardous he says they will be down for a while Were they operating with any decent margins? Wouldn't be shocked if this ends up with that mill shuttered. Most paper mills in the US are just barely holding on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 It was built in 1965 by International Paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 when the ip owned it it was a real paper mill. then verso bought it. verso a group of billionaires that thought they would get richer quick. they sold the hydro dam. paper industry up here is fine. sappi from south africa keeps building on. 9 dragons from china has a big mill in rumford and just reopened 1 in old town. then another chinese owned mill in woodland and 3 rivers way north half that mill is in canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Was told it was 1 of 4 digesters that blew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Snake said: Was told it was 1 of 4 digesters that blew. probably. On a single blow tank, 4 digesters is about the sweet spot for efficiency of the cook cycles. You can only blow one digester at a time. Haven't used the saying for a long time, but think I'll bring back "I've gotta go blow my digester" to indicate the need for a hearty dump. Edited April 15, 2020 by Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 16 minutes ago, snowstorm said: when the ip owned it it was a real paper mill. then verso bought it. verso a group of billionaires that thought they would get richer quick. they sold the hydro dam. paper industry up here is fine. sappi from south africa keeps building on. 9 dragons from china has a big mill in rumford and just reopened 1 in old town. then another chinese owned mill in woodland and 3 rivers way north half that mill is in canada We took many of our customers on tours of the mill. It was always interesting to see. We purchased thousands of tons of their paper over the years. They produced high quality uncoated bonds and offsets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 20 minutes ago, Snake said: Was told it was 1 of 4 digesters that blew. ny source says 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 14 minutes ago, snowstorm said: ny source says 2 2 were active of the 4.... just what I was told Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, snowstorm said: when the ip owned it it was a real paper mill. then verso bought it. verso a group of billionaires that thought they would get richer quick. they sold the hydro dam. paper industry up here is fine. sappi from south africa keeps building on. 9 dragons from china has a big mill in rumford and just reopened 1 in old town. then another chinese owned mill in woodland and 3 rivers way north half that mill is in canada My dad worked at all of those mills during shutdowns when I was a kid. I remember my mom and I going with him when he worked in Woodland. We stayed at a cool campground right on the coast in Perry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 20 minutes ago, Snake said: 2 were active of the 4.... just what I was told buddy of mine was an engineer there. retired 6 months ago he says they are done. the paper mill could run if they can buy processed pulp form somewhere else but there would be little to no profit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, ckf said: My dad worked at all of those mills during shutdowns when I was a kid. I remember my mom and I going with him when he worked in Woodland. We stayed at a cool campground right on the coast in Perry. cool or cold in july if the fog comes in 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 the dash cam in that truck worked pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 25 minutes ago, snowstorm said: cool or cold in july if the fog comes in Great place to be during a summer heat wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 37 minutes ago, snowstorm said: buddy of mine was an engineer there. retired 6 months ago he says they are done. the paper mill could run if they can buy processed pulp form somewhere else but there would be little to no profit Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Shifty Posted April 15, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, ckf said: Yes, I have been to Mary's. My mother was from Berlin. I spent a lot of time at my grandparents in Berlin during the summer when i was a kid. It used to STINK back then, lol Love Mary’s. Heading up that way tomorrow to pick up a new oven. Ours crapped out. Top furniture Edited April 15, 2020 by Shifty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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