{"id":10073,"date":"2025-10-31T06:15:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T10:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10073"},"modified":"2025-10-31T06:15:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T10:15:05","slug":"international-paper-reports-net-loss-in-q3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10073","title":{"rendered":"International Paper reports net loss in Q3 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The company\u2019s net sales grew to $6.22bn in Q3 2025 from $3.98bn a year earlier. Credit: Piotr Swat \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

International Paper has reported a net loss of $1.1bn for the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, reversing a profit of $150m in the same period of the previous year.<\/p>\n

The packaging company, which is headquartered in Memphis in the US state of Tennessee, states that the result included $675m of accelerated depreciation tied to recent mill closures.<\/p>\n

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However, net sales grew to $6.22bn in Q3 2025 from $3.98bn a year earlier.<\/p>\n

Chairman and CEO Andy Silvernail stated: \u201cWe delivered 28% sequential adjusted EBITDA [earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation] improvement across both Packaging Solutions businesses, driven by price realisation, cost management and lower fibre costs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn North America, we saw year-on-year box shipment growth in September, a clear indicator that our customer-centric approach is closing the industry gap. While demand remained soft across both regions, we took decisive actions to reshape our portfolio \u2014 exiting non-core businesses, closing facilities and reinvesting in our most strategic assets.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite near-term headwinds, we remain confident in our trajectory.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company closed four facilities<\/a> in the US in 2025: the Red River containerboard mill in Campti, Louisiana, a recycling plant in Phoenix, Arizona, a box plant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania and a sheet feeder facility in St Louis, Missouri.<\/p>\n

This affected roughly 179 salaried employees \u2013 1% of International Paper\u2019s global workforce. The shutdown of the Red River mill cuts the company\u2019s annual containerboard capacity by 800,000 tonnes.<\/p>\n

In August, International Paper agreed to sell<\/a> its Global Cellulose Fibers (GCF) business to private equity company American Industrial Partners for $1.5bn, subject to closing adjustments.<\/p>\n

The divestment forms part of its strategy to concentrate on sustainable packaging solutions.<\/p>\n

The GCF division is supported by a workforce of 3,300 across nine manufacturing sites and eight regional offices and reported revenue of $2.8bn in 2024. It manufactures pulp used in personal care products, construction materials and other applications.<\/p>\n

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