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Closures and cutbacks in 2024
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Dec 2024: Corner Brook Pulp and Paper schedules temporary shutdown

Dec 2024: Metsä Board's change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs at its Finnish mills have been concluded

Dec 2024: Operations of Metsä Group's Suolahti plywood mill to close down in stages

Dec 2024: Irving Paper Again Reduces Operations Temporarily

Dec 2024: Tolko temporary closing several B.C. mills this December

Dec 2024: UPM Fibres' change negotiations in Finland concluded

Nov 2024: UPM Raflatac will close its Kaltenkirchen factory in Germany to improve competitiveness

Nov 2024: Oji Kinleith Mill to halt paper production next year, with 230 jobs on the line

Oct 2024: International Paper announces closure of Georgetown, South Carolina mill

Oct 2024: January closure set for Quad Graphics Printing plant in Waukee, Iowa

Oct 2024: Metsä Board initiates change negotiations for potential layoffs in Finland

Oct 2024: Mondi announces closure of Stambolijski paper mill following fire

Oct 2024: International Paper closing Statesville, N.C. facility, 74 to lose jobs

Oct 2024: International Paper facility will close, cut 115 jobs in Cleveland, Tennessee

Oct 2024: International Paper to close Kansas City, Missouri facility

Oct 2024: Valmet to lay off 112 employees in Finland

Oct 2024: San Antonio International Paper facility to shut down, lay off 89 employees

Oct 2024: Federal lawsuit alleges Willamette Falls paper laid off employees without proper notice

Oct 2024: International Paper cutting about 650 jobs, 400 in Memphis

Oct 2024: Metsä Group plans to end its plywood production in Suolahti

Oct 2024: UPM Fibres plans measures to safeguard profitability and starts change negotiations in Finland

Oct 2024: Western Forest Products to curtail lumber production due to weak demand

Sep 2024: Mercer Announces Downtime at its Peace River Mill

Sep 2024: Metsä Fibre plans production shutdown at Joutseno pulp mill in Finland

Sep 2024: West Fraser Timber Announces Indefinite Curtailment of Lake Butler, Florida Sawmill

Sep 2024: Oji Fibre Solutions Auckland pulp and paper mill closing permanently, union says

Sep 2024: Tolko temporarily shuts down Armstrong lumber plant amid tough market conditions

Sep 2024: Paper Excellence confirms Prince Albert Pulp Mill not restarting

Sep 2024: Georgia-Pacific modifies lumber operations in Texas, South Carolina

Sep 2024: Canfor to Reduce Production at Southern US Operations

Sep 2024: Canfor Announces Closure of Plateau and Fort St. John Sawmills in Northern BC

Sep 2024: Negotiations on possible temporary layoffs at Metsä Group's Lappeenranta and Vilppula sawmills concluded

Aug 2024: Kimberly-Clark announces closure of two facilities

Aug 2024: Metsä Fibre announces temporary layoffs at Joutseno pulp mill in Finland

Aug 2024: Port Angeles, Washington McKinley Paper mill workers to get benefits

Aug 2024: UPM Pulp curtails production at Kymi and Kaukas pulp mills

Aug 2024: UPM closes Hürth newsprint mill and one fine paper machine at Nordland Papier

Aug 2024: Interfor Announces Indefinite Curtailment of Lumber Manufacturing Facilities in Georgia and South Carolina

Aug 2024: Ahead of layoffs, Paper Workers Union demands transparency from McKinley Mill

Aug 2024: Union leader wants Rayonier to sell Témiscaming plant as layoffs begin

Aug 2024: Wood products company abruptly closes 3 Wisconsin plants, lays off 138, draws union complaint

Aug 2024: Oji considers closing recycling mill in Auckland, New Zealand

Aug 2024: Nippon to shut down Shiraoi Mill's fine paper PM 8 in September 2025 and close Yatsushiro Mill's N2 newsprint PM and coal-fired boiler in June 2025

Aug 2024: Ingevity to close Crossett, Arkansas facility

Aug 2024: Willamette Falls Paper Company announces mass layoff, may close permanently

Aug 2024: Pactiv Evergreen tells court it shouldn't have to repay NC incentives, despite closing Canton mill

Jul 2024: Ahlstrom to close its Bousbecque plant in France

Jul 2024: Weyerhaeuser closing Craven County, N.C. mill, 73 losing jobs

Jul 2024: 275 layoffs take effect at Rayonier Advanced Materials Temiscaming facility

Jul 2024: Heinzel Group to close its Raubling Papier in Germany

Jun 2024: McKinley paper mill to lay off 193 employees

Jun 2024: Curtailments slated for Canfor Mill in Fort St. John

Jun 2024: Conifex curtails sawmill and planer operations due to transportation challenges

Jun 2024: Kruger Products unionized employees on strike at Crabtree plant and Joliette warehouse

Jun 2024: Huhtamaki to consolidate its three Flexible Packaging manufacturing sites in United Arab Emirates

May 2024: UPM plans to reduce graphic paper capacity in Germany to align with customer demand and ensure competitiveness

May 2024: Graphic Packaging closing second North Carolina facility this year

May 2024: Billerud will not proceed with conversion of Escanaba mill to cartonboard production

May 2024: Stora Enso postpones conversion decision at Langerbrugge site

May 2024: Graphic Packaging to lay off 73 workers, close Memphis plant in July

May 2024: North Jersey printing services firm RRD to lay off 201, second largest total in NJ in 2024

May 2024: Mill closures in northern B.C. blamed on low timber supply, excessive rules

May 2024: Georgia-Pacific Announces Closure of Milan, Michigan Corrugated Facility

May 2024: Unifor denounces Rayonier AM's abandonment of Témiscaming and lack of response from Quebec government

May 2024: Canfor to close sawmill, curtail pulp production citing B.C. policy changes

May 2024: Rayonier Advanced Materials to close Temiscaming High Purity Cellulose plant, cut 275 workers

May 2024: Interfor Announces Lumber Production Curtailments Across All Regions of North America

Apr 2024: Huhtamaki to consolidate its production footprint by closing a site in Malaysia

Apr 2024: Ahlstrom launches consultation process to divest or close its Bousbecque plant in France

Apr 2024: Heinzel Group may discontinue operations at Raubling Papier mill in Germany

Apr 2024: Canfor closing Jackson mill as part of restructuring in Alabama

Apr 2024: Paper Excellence gives $4.5M back to B.C. after failing to re-start paper mill operations

Apr 2024: Kruger temporarily suspends production at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper over steam issue

Apr 2024: Sonoco Hellas closing two more facilities in Greece

Apr 2024: West Fraser Timber confirms Perry, Florida Sawmill has closed

Mar 2024: Metsä Group announces production shutdown at Kemi bioproduct mill due to gas explosion

Mar 2024: Metsä Fibre starts negotiations on possible layoffs at Kemi bioproduct mill

Mar 2024: Maine ND Paper mill to temporarily idle a machine, affecting 100 workers

Mar 2024: Stora Enso shuts two further production sites due to strikes

Mar 2024: Billerud will sell its idled Wisconsin Rapids paper mill

Mar 2024: Roseburg Forest Products to close Missoula, Montana facility

Mar 2024: Strikes stop production at several Metsä Group mills

Mar 2024: Appvion site torn down after more than a century

Mar 2024: Metsa likely to temporarily shut mill due to strike

Mar 2024: UPM's businesses prepare to adjust production temporarily in Finland and will start change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs

Mar 2024: Nippon subsidiary Opal announces plan to cut 220 jobs in Australia, NZ

Mar 2024: Huhtamaki to close two production sites in China, 154 employees affected

Feb 2024: Metsä Group to close its Merikarvia sawmill in Finland

Feb 2024: Tetra Pak to close packaging material facility in Jurong, Singapore

Feb 2024: Domtar to Curtail Paper Operations at Arkansas Ashdown Mill

Feb 2024: Mohawk Fine Papers shutdown leaves nearly 100 jobless

Feb 2024: Interfor Announces Lumber Production Curtailments in Oregon and British Columbia

Feb 2024: Cascades closing two facilities in Ontario, one in Connecticut, 310 jobs affected

Feb 2024: Amcor Announces Major Job Cuts and Restructuring

Feb 2024: Sonoco Announces Uncoated Paperboard (URB) Mill Closure in Sumner, Washington

Feb 2024: Temporary lay-off at Tolko impacts 60 in Williams Lake Feb. 19

Feb 2024: Stora Enso to cut jobs as forestry firms see slow start to 2024

Jan 2024: Tolko's Lavington mill fully operational after eight week interruption

Jan 2024: Another WestRock facility in Washington is closing, laying off 87

Jan 2024: Paper Excellence Canada to indefinitely curtail paper operations at Catalyst Crofton mill

Jan 2024: Mativ to Save $40M Through Business Reorganization, Layoffs

Jan 2024: West Fraser Timber permanently closing Fraser Lake, B.C. facility

Jan 2024: Politicians make the case to re-open shuttered Terrace Bay pulp mill, but its future remains unclear

Jan 2024: Sappi concludes consultation process at Sappi Lanaken Mill

Jan 2024: Quad Graphics Closing Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Facility

Jan 2024: WestRock to close Lexington, N.C. facility, lay off 153

Jan 2024: Graphic Packaging to close Grand Rapids-area plant, laying off 111 workers

Jan 2024: Graphic Packaging to close Charlotte facility, lay off over 100 employees

Jan 2024: Soundview Putney, Vermont paper mill to close, putting 125 people out of work

Jan 2024: Clearwater Paper Suspended Idaho Operations Due to Severe Weather Conditions

Jan 2024: PaperWorks Industries to cut 74 jobs in North Carolina as it closes facility

Jan 2024: West Fraser to close one sawmill, curtail another due to high costs and soft markets

Jan 2024: Metsä Group to discontinue sawn timber production at Merikarvia sawmill in Finland

Jan 2024: Terrace Bay pulp mill idled indefinitely

Jan 2024: MM Group to close PM3 at Kwidzyn mill in Poland

 

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