Editing Millersburg, Oregon (section)

== History ==
Millersburg came into being in 1974, to prevent the city of [[Albany, Oregon|Albany]] from attempting to extend its [[city limits]] to include where [[Wah Chang Corporation]] operated a [[zirconium]] processing plant for the [[United States Bureau of Mines]].

Although now owned by [[Allegheny Technologies]] and until recently known as ATI Wah Chang, this processing plant is the city's largest employer.<ref name=DH-2014May19>{{cite news|last=Lathrop|first=Steve|title=Millersburg council holding forums on utility|url=http://democratherald.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/millersburg-council-holding-forums-on-utility/article_59008c46-df19-11e3-9447-001a4bcf887a.html|newspaper=[[Albany Democrat-Herald]]|date=May 19, 2014}}</ref>

Millersburg's infamous stench of past years, often attributed to the Wah Chang facility, is actually generated by the nearby [[Weyerhaeuser]] wood products processing mill. This has lent support to various attempts to close both plants. In August 2008, Weyerhauser sold the mill to [[International Paper]]. International Paper then closed the mill at the end of 2009, laying off 270 employees.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/10/paper_mill_to_close_near_alban.html |title=Paper mill to close near Albany |access-date=2010-08-11 | work=The Oregonian |date=2009-10-23}}</ref> As of summer 2010, the mill sits idle.

On July 22, 2010, the demolition of the paper mill, now owned by International Paper, began with the implosion of the number 4 recovery boiler.<ref>{{cite AV media |url-status = live |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/x34m7WJJ01g |archive-date = 2021-12-11| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x34m7WJJ01g |title = Implosion of part of the Millersburg Paper Mill |website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hh-today.com/ips-albany-mill-a-demolition-update/|title=IP's Albany Mill: A demolition update|access-date=2023-08-06|date=2018-05-18}}</ref>

In 2008, Peak Sun Silicon built a {{convert|10000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} [[polysilicon]] production facility in Millersburg. They currently employ about 50 people with plans to expand up to 500 jobs by 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://guntherportfolio.blogspot.com/2008/07/peak-sun-silicon-polysilicon-from.html |title=Peak Sun Silicon: Polysilicon from Oregon |access-date=2010-08-11}}</ref> However Peak Sun Silicon's land in Oregon was foreclosed on after they were unable to repay a loan from the [[Oregon Department of Energy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2012/09/peak_sun_silicon_falls_hard_as.html|title=Peak Sun Silicon falls hard as state begins foreclosure}}</ref>