Closures and cutbacks in 2019


Dec 2019: Northern Pulp hands out layoff notices to employees
Dec 2019: Corner Brook Pulp and Paper trimming full-time staff, shutdown coming on Christmas Eve
Dec 2019: Valmet to close facility in Hudson Falls, New York
Nov. 2019: Finnish forestries plans 6-day lock-out at sawmills, plywood mills
Nov. 2019: Canfor Curtailing BC Production Capacity in December
Nov. 2019: Roseburg Forest Products laying off 30 at Dillard plant
Nov. 2019: Tolko to temporarily shut down B.C. lumber operations over holiday season
Nov. 2019: Resolute shuts down Augusta, Georgia newsprint mill
Nov. 2019: Tolko closing Kelowna, B.C. mill forever
Nov. 2019: Södra will extend production stoppages at its sawmills during the Christmas and New Year period
Nov. 2019: UPM closes paper machine 2 in Rauma
Nov. 2019: WestRock closing Newark, N.J. facility; 114 could lose jobs
Nov. 2019: Resolute issues statement on Ignace, Ontario sawmill shutdown
Nov. 2019: Corner Brook Pulp and Paper ceasing production on No. 7 machine for 11 days
Oct. 2019: Georgia-Pacific closing facility in Green Bay; 55 jobs cut
Oct. 2019: Cascades Announces the Closure of Tissue Converting Activities at the Waterford and Kingman Plants
Oct. 2019: Veritiv Pennsylvania facility to close
Oct. 2019: Appvion reworking Spring Mill operations
Oct. 2019: Norbord Announces Indefinite Curtailment of Line 1 at Cordele, Georgia OSB Mill
Oct. 2019: Two South Carolina Georgia-Pacific mills to be idled, affecting 240 workers
Oct. 2019: Stora Enso changes put 135 jobs at risk
Oct. 2019: Mohawk exiting segments of specialty business
Oct. 2019: Greif to Cease Operations at Paper Machine 1 at Mobile, Alabama Mill
Oct. 2019: J.D. Irving announces closure of Baker Brook, N.B. sawmill, loss of 65 jobs
Oct 2019: Fortress Global Enterprises Announces Market Downtime
Oct 2019: Oji Announcement Regarding Restructuring
Oct 2019: Domtar to Reduce Papermaking Capacity at Two Mills
Oct 2019: Norkse Skog sells Australia mill to Visy
Sep 2019: Stora Enso to close Kitee facility in Finland
Sep 2019: More than 70 handed lay-off notices at Crofton mill
Sep 2019: New facility means Battle Creek, Mich. Graphic Packaging mill to close in 2022
Sep 2019: Tolko announces mill closure in B.C., putting 127 off the job in Kelowna
Sep 2019: West Fraser to reduce B.C. lumber production up to 25 percent
Sep 2019: UPM plans to reduce its uncoated paper capacity
Sep 2019: WestRock to Reconfigure North Charleston, SC, Paper Mill
Sep 2019: Canfor pulp mill shutdown extended two weeks
Sep 2019: Interfor closes B.C. sawmill in latest blow for troubled lumber industry
Sep 2019: Norbord announces reduced production schedule at Georgia mill
Sep 2019: Canfor Curtailing an Additional 75 Million Board Feet of Production Capacity in BC
Aug 2019: Georgia-Pacific announces more layoffs at Crossett, Arkansas mill
Aug 2019: St. Stephen, B.C. losing up to 75 jobs as Arauco closes particleboard plant
Aug 2019: Shift reductions coming to Tolko facilities in B.C. as market remains volatile
Aug 2019: Quad to Close Retail Insert Printing Plant in Minnesota
Aug 2019: Georgia-Pacific puts Green Bay expansion plans on hold
Aug 2019:Conifex Announces Curtailment of El Dorado Sawmill
Aug 2019:Roseburg announces indefinite layoffs at Dillard facility in Oregon
Aug 2019:Sinclar Group announces two-week curtailments
Aug 2019: Powell River, B.C. paper mill extends curtailment period
Aug 2019:Tolko to take downtime at its Kelowna, B.C. location
Jul 2019: Kimberly Clark's Ingleburn, Australia facility closes its doors for the last time
Jul 2019: Western Forest Products announces temporary curtailment at Ladysmith sawmill in Canada
Jul 2019: Production cuts at Canfor's Taylor pulp mill extended
Jul 2019: Canfor Announces Additional Capacity Reductions in BC
Jul 2019: Midland, Michigan Quad/Graphics location to close by Sept. 10
Jul 2019: Paper Excellence announces it will curtail Powell River, BC, paper mill
Jul 2019: WestRock moves supply chain to Atlanta, cutting 16 positions at Longview, Wash. paper mill
Jun 2019: Stora Enso Plans Consolidation of Spruce Production to One Sawmill in Finland
Jun 2019: Canfor Pulp Temporarily Curtailing NBSK Pulp Production this Summer
Jun 2019: Employee consultation processes at UPM Plattling concluded
Jun 2019: West Fraser announces the permanent closure of Chasm sawmill
Jun 2019: Amsterdam packaging plant, Queensbury graphics plant to close
Jun 2019: Former Bemis facility braces for 70 to 110 layoffs
Jun 2019: Conifex reducing shift at its Glenwood facility in Arkansas
Jun 2019: Canfor Pulp Temporarily Curtailing Taylor BCTMP Mill
Jun 2019: Louisiana Pacific to shut down Peace Valley OSB
Jun 2019: Flambeau River Papers mill in Park Falls, Wisconsin abruptly stops production
Jun 2019: Norbord curtails production at its OSB mill in 100 Mile House, Canada
Jun 2019: Canfor Significantly Curtailing Production Capacity in BC
Jun 2019: Tolko extends downtime at facilities
Jun 2019: Georgia-Pacific closing two facilities in Arkansas; 655 workers losing jobs
Jun 2019: Georgia-Pacific won't rebuild Thomson, Georgia facility
Jun 2019: Union rep: 'Deafening silence' at idle Verso Luke mill
Jun 2019: West Fraser to temporarily curtail production at five British Columbia sawmills
Jun 2019: Canfor to Permanently Close Vavenby Sawmill
Jun 2019: Tolko's Athabasca division in Alberta suspends operations due to wildfire
May 2019: Interfor to Take Additional Downtime in BC Interior
May 2019: Stora Enso to invest 350 million euros in Oulu mill, cut jobs
May 2019: West Fraser Announces Temporary Production Curtailments in British Columbia
May 2019: Tolko closing 1 B.C. sawmill, cutting shifts at another
May 2019: Production to end a month early at Verso paper mill
May 2019: Flambeau River Papers prepping for sale of business
May 2019: Georgia-Pacific Mississippi paper mill to begin temporary layoffs amid lower demand
May 2019: WestRock reportedly closing Monroe, Louisiana facility, leaving nearly 100 jobless
Apr 2019: Verso Announces Closure of Paper Mill in Luke, Maryland
Apr 2019: Interfor announces downtime in BC Interior
Apr 2019: Canfor Temporarily Curtailing Production Capacity in BC
Apr 2019: Pair of Paper Excellence machines curtailed until May 2
Apr 2019: Georgia-Pacific will close Coos Bay, Oregon mill, lay off 111
Apr 2019: Domtar to modernize mill, cut 70 jobs in Espanola, Ontario
Apr 2019: WestRock to close Kimball facility; shutdown will cost 61 jobs
Apr 2019: RR Donnelly to exit Brazil market
Apr 2019: Huggies nappy facility closes down in Sydney, Australia; 220 jobs lost
Apr 2019: UPM Communication Papers plans to reduce coated mechanical paper capacity in Germany
Mar 2019: Cascades announces the end of its operation at its Trois-Rivières facility
Mar 2019: Pixelle lays off 80 employees after fire at Chilpaco mill in Ohio
Mar 2019: Stora Enso announces up to 400 job cuts at Oulu mill
Mar 2019: First wave of layoffs at GP mill
Mar 2019: Bear Island mill being idled again
Mar 2019: Minister says BC government will ensure 'necessary supports' for laid off pulp mill workers
Feb 2019: Cascades announces closure of two tissue paper machines located in the greater Toronto area
Feb 2019: Georgia Pacific closing Sterling, Georgia facility; 120 to lose jobs
Feb 2019: Conifex Timber temporarily curtailing operations in British Columbia
Feb 2016: Stora Enso To Close Paper Machine 6 At Imatra Mills
Jan 2019: Historic Marcal/Soundview Paper Mill destroyed by fire
Jan 2019: Canfor Temporarily Curtailing Production Capacity in BC
Jan 2019: WestRock to close Centennial, Colorado facility, lay off 61
Jan 2019: LSC Communications expects to close Lynchburg, Virginia facility by June 30, will affect about 369 people
Jan 2019: Contractors already unemployed at Georgia-Pacific facility in Louisiana
Jan 2019: Kimberly-Clark notifies state it will close Neenah, Wisconsin facility by May 31
Jan 2019: Georgia-Pacific will lay off nearly 700 people at mill