Closures and cutbacks in 2024


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