{"id":7931,"date":"2025-06-27T04:29:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=7931"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:29:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:29:03","slug":"international-paper-unveils-restructuring-for-north-american-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=7931","title":{"rendered":"International Paper unveils restructuring for North American operations"},"content":{"rendered":"


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IP will sell its containerboard mill in Xalapa to APSA. Credit: Jonathan Weiss\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

International Paper (IP), a global sustainable packaging company, has revealed strategic changes to improve customer service in North America and strengthen its operations across the region.<\/p>\n

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These changes involve exiting certain businesses and reallocating resources.<\/p>\n

Specifically, the company will exit the moulded fibre business and repurpose its Reno, Nevada, facility for packaging, as part of restructuring.<\/p>\n

It will also close its packaging facility in Marion, Ohio. Additionally, its recycling facility in Wichita, Kansas, will be shut down.<\/p>\n

IP will sell its containerboard mill in Xalapa, Mexico, to Acabados de Papeles Santinados y Absorbentes (APSA). The sale includes recycling plants in Xalapa and Apodaca.<\/p>\n

APSA plans to retain current employees at these locations.<\/p>\n

In the US, approximately 110 hourly and 24 salaried employees will be affected by the changes.<\/p>\n

IP says it is committed to minimising the impact on these employees through job placement, severance, and outplacement services where feasible.<\/p>\n

These changes align with International Paper\u2019s transformation to become a more focused provider by improving quality, reliability, and service delivery at its facilities.<\/p>\n

IP Packaging Solutions North America business executive vice-president and president Tom Hamic said: \u201cThese decisions are never easy because of the impact on our employees, their families and the communities in which we operate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will assist employees and customers as much as possible through this transition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile difficult, these decisions will help enable IP to prioritise the right geographies, customers and products and make investments in resources to support our growth in sustainable packaging.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, IP unveiled plans to establish<\/a> a new facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, US.<\/p>\n

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