{"id":10346,"date":"2025-11-17T03:10:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10346"},"modified":"2025-11-17T03:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:10:44","slug":"international-paper-to-close-two-packaging-facilities-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10346","title":{"rendered":"International Paper to close two\u00a0packaging facilities in US\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"


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International Paper will shutter its packaging plants in Compton, California, and Louisville, Kentucky, with both sites ending operations by January 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The US-based sustainable packaging solutions provider stated that the Compton and Louisville closures will affect 125 and 93 employees respectively.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Customers will be served from nearby facilities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

International Paper plans to limit workforce disruption through attrition, retirements and filling vacancies at other sites.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Affected employees will receive outplacement assistance, mental-health support and severance benefits.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The closures are part of its plan to streamline operations and focus investment on facilities that better support its quality and service goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

International Paper North American packaging solutions executive vice-president and president Tom\u202fHamic stated: \u201cMaking the decision to close a facility is incredibly difficult, especially knowing the impact it has on our team members and their families.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are sincerely grateful for the contributions of our departing team members, and we are fully committed to supporting them through this transition.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

In early November 2025, International Paper announced the closure<\/a> of five packaging sites in Germany, which will impact 500 jobs.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

The move is part of the company\u2019s integration of DS Smith, a UK rival it\u202facquired<\/a>\u202fin January 2025.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

The facilities lined up for closure are one conventional box plant, one display and offset site, and three sheet plants, along with a partial closure of another display site.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Closure plans will be implemented by the end of 2026, subject to the outcome of consultations.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

In May 2025,\u202fReuters\u202freported that International Paper will\u202fshut down five<\/a>\u202fof its UK packaging sites, leading to a loss of 300 jobs.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two months later, International Paper\u202fcompleted the sale<\/a>\u202fof five European plants to PALM Group.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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