JGT2 Redevelopment

Packaging Corporation of America buys a dozen power units from closed Jay, Maine mill

Packaging Corporation of America has purchased a dozen pieces of decommissioned power-generation equipment, including heat recovery steam generators and gas turbines, from the former Androscoggin paper mill site in Jay, Maine. The site was sold by Pixelle Specialty Solutions to JGT2 Redevelopment in 2023; the first of nine planned oversize transports delivered a 683,000-pound steam generator to South Portland on 6 October 2026. No purchase price or intended use for the equipment has been disclosed.

Why this mattersThree gas turbines, three steam generators and three turbine-driven generators move from a shut Maine mill to a containerboard producer running nine US mills.

• Packaging Corporation of America purchased a dozen pieces of decommissioned equipment from JGT2 Redevelopment
• JGT2 Redevelopment bought the former Androscoggin mill site in Jay, Maine from Pixelle Specialty Solutions in 2023
• The first oversize load, a heat recovery steam generator weighing over 683,000 pounds, arrived in South Portland on 6 October 2026 after departing Jay on 29 September
• Nine oversize transports are planned in total, comprising three heat recovery steam generators, three gas turbines and three gas turbine-driven generators
• No purchase price or intended use for the equipment has been disclosed
• Packaging Corporation of America is headquartered in Illinois and operates more than 120 facilities including nine mills in the US

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