Operations News

Western Forest Products says the curtailment is due to a "shortage of economically viable logs that fit the mill and market conditions."

A 30-year-old Domtar Crofton Mill worker died after the heavy equipment he was operating fell into the ocean and he was trapped inside on Wednesday, June 4.

According to early reports, the incident involves a turbine fire inside the facility, prompting an immediate call for mutual aid.

Firefighters responded with an aggressive attack, and the flames were brought under control.

The extent of damage is unknown, and the cause remains under investigation.

A small crew could be seen on the roof where a hole had been opened up and smoke was pouring out.

The layoffs are effective Aug. 10.

Approximately 100 senior salaried and directors were included in the scope of the negotiations. As a result of the negotiations, a reduction of 9 positions will take place.

The duration of temporary layoffs is up to 90 days.

At the end of March, Rottneros announced a reduction corresponding to 47 positions. The notice applied to both Rottneros Mill and Group functions.

A packaging and labeling company in southwestern Wisconsin is preparing to shut down one of its facilities, citing shifting business conditions and resulting in layoffs affecting dozens of workers.

Clearwater Paper Corporation announced that on July 1, 2025, Michael S. Gadd will step down as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and will serve as a Senior Vice President of the Company.

The negotiations involve the entire personnel of these production facilities, a total of approximately 465 people.

The estimate of the final number of redundancies is 7 employees.

Employees at the Emporia Plywood mill in Emporia, Virginia, were told that Georgia-Pacific will permanently close the plant, effective May 2. Approximately 550 jobs will be impacted. Normal operations will cease May 2 - and the site will be permanently closed on July 1.

The Vernon-based forest company said in an email they expect the downtime to begin as early as May 12 at the Armstrong plant and May 15 at White Valley.

The strikes at the mills are ending and work will start immediately.

"The mill does not make products that are in high demand these days," said Jim Thompson, a Georgia-based paper industry consultant who grew up in Highland County, which is directly west of Chillicothe. "That's the basic problem." Thompson also said the site will be difficult to redevelop.

The Simpsonville location specializes in corrugated packaging solutions and warehousing services.

International Paper Company says it's restructuring and shutting down its Hazle Township box plant, among three other locations across the country.

Senator Moreno announced this morning that the closure initially set for June 13th, 2025 has been delayed until the end of the 2025 calendar year. Congressman Taylor applauded Senator Moreno's advocacy and the resulting delay in the mill's closure.

Columbia Falls firefighters responded to a fire in the hot oil room of the Weyerhaeuser MDF plant early Thursday morning, April 17.

Two Rhinelander paper mill employees suffered minor injuries Wednesday evening, April 30, after a paper machine experienced an equipment failure, the mill's parent company, Ahlstrom, has confirmed.

The negotiations will affect approximately 100 senior salaried and directors working in UPM Plywood business organization, business functions and global functions in Finland.

Second proposal by the conciliator was accepted by UPM Plywood but rejected by the union.