IP to Shutter Kalamazoo Corrugated Container Plant
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International Paper, Memphis, Tenn., late last week announced the permanent closure of its corrugated container plant in Kalamazoo, Mich., in mid-September, according to a report by Michigan-based mlive.com. Some 77 jobs will be lost in the closure.
Scott Dillon, complex GM, explained in the report that "following the merger with Temple-Inland (this past February), we have more capacity than our customers need in this area. Other area facilities are better positioned to handle the production requirements that will be necessary as we consolidate our operations, and unfortunately, that led to the decision to close this plant."
The company said in a news release that it would discuss plans for severance and other benefits with the local union, United Steelworkers Local 946.
The 47-year-old plant produces 650 million sq ft of corrugated packaging each year for customers in the automotive, protein, food and beverage, and industrial products industries.
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