Green packaging and tissue products manufacturer Cascades has decided to close its packaging plant located in Maspeth, New York, as part of its ongoing modernisation and optimisation programme in the north-eastern US.
The closure of the plant, which is scheduled to take place before 31 December 2018, will impact 148 staff currently employed at the facility.
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Cascades Containerboard Packaging president and CEO Charles Malo said: “To support our future development and better serve our customers, we are announcing today that the Maspeth plant's output will gradually be redeployed to our other facilities.
“This decision was necessary as the current site has reached its physical limits. This transition will be seamless for all of our customers.
“The property has already been put up for sale for $72m.”
The company stated that it will evaluate all possibilities to help the employees who will lose their job due to the closure of the plant including the transfer of interested staff to its other facilities.
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By GlobalDataIt will also assist the interested employees in their job search to minimise the impact of the closure on them and the community.
Established in 1964, Cascades focuses on manufacturing and commercialisation of packaging and tissue products using primarily recycled fibres.
It employs nearly 11,000 people across its 90 production units situated in North America and Europe.
Earlier this month, the company invested nearly $80m for the construction of a new containerboard packaging plant in Piscataway, New Jersey.
