Pioneer Plastics Corp. in Auburn, a subsidiary of Panolam Industries International, is expected to pick up nearly 140 new jobs as a result of Panolam closing its manufacturing operations in South ...

Panolam Industries International Inc. is consolidating its high-pressure decorative laminates operations, shutting a plant in Hampton, S.C., and expanding an existing operation in Auburn, Maine.

Like other manufacturers in Maine, Panolam has been looking to fill positions at its production facility at 1 Pionite Road, which is in an industrial area not served by public transportation.

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The union needs 157 of Panolam's 313 eligible workers to vote in favor of the union to certify it, but the March vote has been postponed pending the results of the NLRB's investigation.