International Paper to shut more US facilities

International Paper, a sustainable packaging solutions provider, is acceptable to adjacent much plants successful the US by the extremity of the 3rd 4th of 2026.

Operations owed for closure are its expanse works successful Aurora, Illinois and preprint enactment astatine its Richwood, Kentucky site, on with converting facilities successful Elk Grove, California, and Barrington, New Jersey.

Affected employees volition person outplacement support, severance and benefits.

To support supply, the institution is transitioning impacted customers to alternate determination facilities.

Earlier this year, International Paper's packaging plants successful Compton, California, and Louisville, Kentucky, ceased their operations. The closures affected 125 and 93 employees, respectively.

In 2025, it unopen down the Red River containerboard mill successful Campti, Louisiana; a recycling works successful Phoenix, Arizona; a container works successful Hazleton, Pennsylvania; and a expanse feeder installation successful St. Louis, Missouri.

The institution said the latest downsizing efforts are intended to streamline its operating web and nonstop spending towards "highest-value" areas.

It said the determination is successful enactment with its program to amended its outgo base.

International Paper North America packaging solutions enforcement vice-president and president Tom Hamic said: "These are hard but indispensable decisions that fortify our network, absorption investments wherever they make the top worth and presumption International Paper to amended service customers and vie for the agelong term.

"We are grateful to the employees affected and are committed to supporting them done this transition and ensuring a seamless acquisition for our customers."

Meanwhile, past month, the institution started operation of a caller packaging works successful Rankin County, Mississippi, with the task entailing an concern of $225m.

The improvement involves a 468,000ft² corrugated packaging installation connected an 80-acre tract astatine the East Metro Centre successful Brandon.

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