Lake Forest, Illinois based Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) said it has made the difficult decision to permanently close its corrugated plant near Atlanta, Georgia, which employs 103 people.
PCA, which notified the printing packaging and production workers union, says it will retain all employees through the notification period with terminations taking place March 11-24, according to a public WARN notice.
“We regret the impact the permanent plant closure will have on our valued employees and the community at large,” PCA said in a letter notifying the city of East Point.
A company spokesperson said that PCA determined it could serve customers more effectively and efficiently by moving the capacity from the full-line plant in East Point to other locations within the company’s network, according to a news repor
PCA plans to open a box plant this spring in Phoenix, Arizona that will replace and double the capacity of its current corrugated box plant. Tom Hassfurther, PCA Vice President of Packaging, said that the new facility will serve the growing local market after having to pull from other plants in the Los Angeles area.
