Restructurings

Mativ will close its Wilson facility by the end of 2025, affecting 50 employees according to a WARN notice. The first job separations are set to begin Dec. 1.

The planned actions will affect the entire organisation and result in 200 redundancies.

Lenzing plans to cut up to 600 jobs by the end of 2027 as part of a restructuring to streamline operations and increase efficiency.

Effective immediately, production will halt and operations at the company's Pilar, Argentina site will begin winding down. The company will continue to fulfill pre-existing commitments out of the site and ensure continuity for customers during this transition.

The change negotiations concern a total of slightly more than 2,000 employees. Possible measures could include redundancies and reorganisation of tasks and operations. The estimated need for reductions is up to 315 people, of which 155 are in Finland.

The reduction of personnel is 220.

The review is expected to be concluded by the end of 2026.

The plans would affect a maximum of 82 positions.

Kimberly-Clark is slated to cut 25% of its production capacity at its Cold Spring facility in Fox Crossing, reducing 16 lines to 12 effective January 2026, according to local union leaders.

Due to prolonged weak profitability and the uncertain market outlook, Metsä Group is to initiate the planning of a significant cost savings and profit improvement programme. The aim of the programme is to achieve annual cost savings of approximately EUR 300 million, which are expected to be implemented gradually from 2026.

Greif said it will permanently close its steel and polymer drum facility in Merced, Calif., as part of its previously announced optimization efforts.

Driven by structural overcapacity in the graphic paper markets and the need to ensure long-term competitiveness of its operations, UPM Communication Papers plans to end paper production at UPM Kaukas paper mill, Finland, reducing the annual production capacity of coated mechanical paper by 300,000 tonnes.

To ensure long-term viability, the proposed restructure includes the potential closure of Paper Machine 1, Paper Machine 4, Offline Coater 2, and Sheet Finishing.

Company to Exit Molded Fiber Business; Additional Facility Changes Planned

The idea would be to make two independent companies, which could focus more on their individual areas and be more streamlined. Stora Enso would continue as a renewable packaging provider.

As of 1 July 2025, Metsä Group's Executive Management Team will consist of the heads of each of the five business areas, the Group EVP, CFO, the EVP, Human Resources, and the EVP, Legal and Compliance..

Procter & Gamble will cut 7,000 jobs, or roughly 15% of its non-manufacturing workforce, as part of a two-year restructuring program.

UPM Raflatac business area and reporting segment will be renamed UPM Adhesive Materials as of June 12, 2025. The new reporting segment name will be in use from the Interim Report Q2 2025 onwards.

When a recruiter approached Andy Silvernail about joining International Paper to turn around the 127-year-old company, he initially said no.

As part of its strategic growth initiative, and commitment to the Rio Grande Valley, the company will make strategic investments to convert the current Edinburg, Tex. sheet plant into a warehouse, invest in its current facility in McAllen, Tex. to increase capabilities and shift its current Reynosa, Mexico operations to a new, more modern and capable facility that is currently under construction in Reynosa. The company will close its box plant and sheet plant in Edinburg, Tex.

Stora Enso plans to implement a new organisation with seven P&L responsible business areas reflecting the importance of its core business of renewable packaging in the business portfolio. The new flatter and streamlined organisation will increase customer focus, drive operational efficiency with increased integration, reduce complexity and enhance the Group's performance culture.

Ahlstrom will create a dedicated Performance Materials cluster to sharpen its strategic focus and optimize growth opportunities.

Efforts are under way to revitalize the former International Paper mill site in Georgetown County, which closed at the end of last year, leaving more than 600 employees jobless and impacting hundreds of families and businesses.

Setra Group will make a transition from continuous production to periodic production of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and wood components at the facility in Långshyttan, Dalarna, Sweden. This adjustment, aimed at ensuring long-term financial stability, will result in layoff notices being issued to around 60 employees.

Metsä Board has finalized change negotiations initiated in January to enhance profitability and cost efficiency. As a result, the company will permanently close the Tako board mill and improve the operational efficiency of the Kyro board mill, leading to a total reduction of 208 jobs.