Anyone hear of a cause yet? I bet a lot of the logging companies in our area will hurt because of the shut down if they can't find other places to sell the timber.

gas was not venting properly and built up then BOOM! that's what I was told today

Yep. That'll do it.

Something to do with the top of the Kamyr digester blew off and landed in the powerhouse. Went through the roof through the turbine and landed on the floor in it. This was per a former shift supervisor in that pulp mill who just came to be assistant superintendent on the paper machine I work on.

Did they have an estimate of the down time it is going to take to repair?

They didn't have an idea yet.

They are undecided if they're going to rebuild

I'll guess 6mo to a year.

That was my next guess. Our Port Hudson mill lost a power boiler it's not looking good for them

According to my source that mill was the lowest cost production mill in their fleet so hopefully that'll get them back going

1bamashooter, I helped startup power boiler #5 at Port Hudson back in 1988. That was good work. I wish them the best.

The McMillan Bloedel/Weyerhauser digester at Pine Hill/Camden blew up in the 80's and made a mess but I don't remember it damaging any other mill parts. That will not be a quick fix unfortunately...but the contractor that gets the job will walk away smelling like roses!

Wish they would restart the Courtland mill.

They hauling it off piece by piece. Sad

That's what I'm worried about.

A local guy has a dealership with IP in Cantonment, and it is his bread and butter. He, along with the entire timber harvesting bunch around here, has struggled for the last year or so. This will probably finish him off.

That is sad to hear.

What he said. P5 is a big machine and makes a lot of low cost liner board. I would be willing to bet they rebuild it.

Last new mill built in this country was (I'm told) ARP between Monroeville and Grove Hill. It was built in early 70's, so almost 50 years old now, and that's the NEWEST?


I have a dark suspicion there won't BE any paper mills in the USA in 20 years. Like the roads and bridges system, too little maintenance too late. I fear the big mill owning companies will build them in Brazil, Russia, etc.

No IRS, OSHA, EPA, EEOC, etc, etc, etc. hope like hell in wrong. Buying 70 acres this month I hope to cut timber off in 20 years.

Cantonment ain't rural anymore. Lots of development and neighborhoods around that mill that do not depend on it. Wouldn't surprise me if public outcry don't keep it from rebuilding.