Greif to Permanently Close Los Angeles Paperboard Mill

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): As part of its previously stated optimization efforts, Greif Inc. announced that it has decided to permanently close the paperboard mill located in Los Angeles, California. The business cited a lack of integration opportunities and rising costs as reasons for the decision. It is anticipated that the mill will shut down in June of this year.

The closure is anticipated to remove 22,000 tons of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) and 50,000 tons of coated recycled paperboard (CRB) from the market, according to a business news release. Additionally, it will put a stop to the company's West Coast-based coated paperboard operations. About 72 workers are expected to be impacted by the mill's closure.

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The choice to close the factory was difficult, according to Ole Rosgaard, President and CEO of Greif, Inc., primarily because of the effects it would have on the team members, their families, and the neighborhood. He also expressed gratitude to the staff for their dedication and hard work throughout the years. He said that the business will provide impacted workers with all the assistance they needed to get through the transition period.

The company made the decision earlier in January of this year to permanently close its containerboard and uncoated recycled paperboard facility in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, as well as to stop operations on a paperboard machine in Austell, Georgia.