Corrugated Producer Cuts 19 Jobs in Ohio
Jan. 7, Wooster, Ohio �- With fewer packages being shipped worldwide because of the global recession, yet another local manufacturer was forced to reduce its staff.
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Georgia-Pacific Corrugated to Close Cleveland Plant
Georgia-Pacific Corrugated will be closing permanently its Cleveland packaging operation. Most of the 94 employees there will be laid off between Feb. 16 and March 2, a letter to the Ohio Department o ...
Frustration-Free Packaging This Christmas
A number of retailers and manufacturers, including Amazon.com, Sony, Microsoft and Best Buy, are creating alternatives to clamshell packages as well as those maddening plastic fasteners used to hog-ti ...
Corrugated Recycling Also Affected By Recession
The worldwide economic crisis is even trashing recycling efforts. Global markets for recycled plastic, paper and cardboard have gone away. Many contractors can't even find buyers at rock-bottom prices ...
Hard Times for Corrugated Recyclers in Spain
Market players reported a real collapse in the Spanish corrugated board industry in October and November. The poor operating rates in the corrugated board industry did not show mercy to recycled corru ...
Sonoco Closes Paperboard Plant
Sonoco announced that it is permanently closing its Rockton, Illinois, uncoated recycled paperboard mill, according to James Harrell, division vice president and general manager, Paper North America.
International Paper Announces Machine Shutdown
International Paper announced plans to shut down its No. 2 paper machine at the Albany Mill in Oregon as of Oct. 5, for a minimum of three months. This machine produces approximately 250,000 tons annu ...