Packaging Dive tracked at least 9,000 packaging-related jobs affected by manufacturing closures and layoffs this year.
As packaging manufacturers felt economic challenges, or consolidated operations and made other strategic footprint changes, thousands of layoff announcements occurred this year.
Below are Packaging Dive’s periodic roundups of packaging layoff and closure announcements based on state notices, company disclosures and local news reports.
Ball, O-I Glass, Pactiv Evergreen, Sonoco and others are all trimming operations in multiple states. Read the full article ➔
More than 1,200 jobs were set to be affected, according to certain disclosures about idling, closures and layoffs at those companies, as well as at Packaging Corp. of America and Trivium Packaging facilities. Read the full article ➔
Ardagh, O-I Glass, Stora Enso and WestRock all noted workforce reductions amid shifting demand or restructuring. Read the full article ➔
While shutting down facilities in California, Missouri, South Carolina and elsewhere, multiple companies cited ongoing footprint optimization processes. Read the full article ➔
Companies cited business slowdowns, restructuring and site transformation as reasons for cuts that will impact hundreds of jobs. Read the full article ➔
WestRock announced another 73 layoffs, in Chicago, at the end of the month. Silgan Containers is permanently closing a manufacturing site in Trenton, Tennessee. Read the full article ➔
Printpack, Greif, Hood Container and Novolex were also among the companies that disclosed changes to their manufacturing footprints. Read the full article ➔
Hundreds more impending layoffs were announced this week. Ball, Hood, TC Transcontinental and others in packaging manufacturing also provided updates this month on closures and disruptions. Read the full article ➔
