Closures and cutbacks in 2025
Mar 2025: B.C.-based Tolko cuts back consultant workforce
Feb 2025: Irving Paper shuts down 50 percent of N.B. operations due to electricity rates
Feb 2025: Clearwater Paper to cut 10% of positions across company; targets $30M-$40M cost savings in 2025
Feb 2025: Nippon Opal workers claim win as 30-day lockout at Maryvale paper mill ends
Feb 2025: Oji Fibre Solutions to close PM6 at Kinleith Mill in Tokoroa, New Zealand
Feb 2025: International Paper announces four more closures, cutting 675 jobs
Feb 2025: Pactiv Evergreen Kalamazoo, Michigan facility to close, lay off 153 workers
Feb 2025: Metsä Fibre starts change negotiations at Lappeenranta, Renko and Vilppula sawmills
Feb 2025: Hundreds rally to fight Nippon Opal paper cuts harming workers
Feb 2025: Australia: More than 300 workers locked out at Opal paper mill in Victoria
Feb 2025: Smurfit Westrock closing Illinois facility
Jan 2025: Greif Announces Permanent Closure of Austell and Fitchburg Facilities, Impacting 140 Jobs
Jan 2025: Clearwater Paper facility in Lewiston, Idaho lays off 23 employees
Jan 2025: Metsä Board plans to close Tako mill and enhance Kyro mill efficiency, affecting up to 215 employees
Jan 2025: Packaging Corporation of America to close Georgia corrugated facility, affecting 103 people
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