#plantclosure

Some 2,000 workers will be laid off when GM cuts a shift at its Oshawa plant in January.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/impending-gm-oshawa-cuts-unemployment-1.7640394

In a WARN letter, the company said the closure is due to “difficult business conditions” and is aimed at enhancing operational efficiency. The facility, located on Sumner Court in Georgetown, is expected to shut down permanently.

https://www.wkyt.com/2025/09/17/company-close-ky-plant-lay-off-more-than-100-workers/

Saputo Cheese to close Suamico manufacturing plant by end of December, laying off 240
https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/companies/2025/09/06/saputo-cheese-to-close-green-bay-area-plant-lay-off-240-workers/86012895007/
Suamico Cheese Inc. says it will close its manufacturing facility in December, according to a letter sent to state DWD.
Company: Saputo Cheese
Number of People Laid Off: 240
Locations: Suamico, WI

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. will permanently close its manufacturing plant in Suamico, Wisconsin, by the end of December, resulting in the loss of 240 jobs. The company disclosed the closure in a September 3 letter to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Layoffs will be phased, beginning in November and continuing through December.

The decision to shut down the Suamico plant was first announced in February 2023. Saputo said the closure is part of its plan to consolidate and modernize operations. Packaging operations currently performed in Suamico will be shifted to a newer packaging and distribution facility in Franklin, Wisconsin, where more than 650 jobs are being created.

Saputo Inc., the Montreal-based parent company, has also recently expanded in the region with the opening of a cold storage distribution center in Caledonia, southeastern Wisconsin. While the Suamico closure marks a significant loss for workers in northeastern Wisconsin, the company is repositioning its operations further south to streamline efficiency and support growth.

• International Paper will close two Georgia mills, impacting 1,100 jobs.
• The company will invest $250 million to convert an Alabama mill to produce containerboard.
• International Paper is selling its Global Cellulose Fibers business for $1.5 billion.

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/2025/08/21/international-paper-mill-closures-employee-layoffs/85760791007/

Facilities involved include:

• Harvester Works in East Moline, Ill.: 115 (last day of work Aug. 29)
• Seeding and Cylinder in Moline, Ill.: 52 (last day of work Sept. 26)
• Foundry in Waterloo, Iowa: 71 (last day of work Sept. 19)

https://www.agweb.com/news/breaking-john-deere-confirms-238-layoffs-across-3-plants

Just putting it out there but the Cenovus board of directors should contemplate a trade of MEG for Lloyd thermal/Lloyd cold production assets. Cenovus would obviously have to pay a lot more to close this deal but it may be the only way to get rid of a manager that believes people with no Thermal experience can run the control rooms at thermal plants and also a LTCHO superintendent who just shortly found out the thermal plants run 24 hrs a day.......
Might be tough with the great acquisitions of Gear and Rife energy on second thought.
Never mind, buy Meg and just shut LTCHO down, that's probably the best.

weaber inc. (choicewood) – oil creek township, pennsylvania – hardwood products manufacturer – closing facility at 11117 skyline drive near titusville – closure date august 25, 2025 – 46 employees affected – layoffs between august 25 and september 8 – warn notice filed june 25, 2025 with pennsylvania department of labor & industry

whitford corporation (ppg industries) – elverson, pennsylvania – specialty coatings manufacturer – closing plant at 47 park ave. – 82 employees affected – layoffs between august 19, 2025 and december 31, 2026 – operations cease by january 15, 2027 – full closure by march 31, 2027 – part of global cost-reduction initiative – severance and transfer opportunities available

whitford corporation (ppg industries) – elverson, pennsylvania – specialty coatings manufacturer – closing plant at 47 park ave. – 82 employees affected – layoffs between august 19, 2025 and december 31, 2026 – operations cease by january 15, 2027 – full closure by march 31, 2027 – part of global cost-reduction initiative – severance and transfer opportunities available

cascades inc. – niagara falls, new york – corrugated medium manufacturing facility – permanent closure no later than september 3, 2025 – 123 employees affected – part of strategy to optimize packaging production platform

Franklin-based Cold Chain Technologies, a manufacturer of specialized thermal packaging for life sciences and other industries, will permanently end manufacturing at its Massachusetts headquarters this fall and lay off 82 employees between October 1 and year-end, according to a state WARN notice. The company will shift production from its Franklin facility at 135 Constitution Blvd. to other U.S. sites in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas, while retaining some staff locally for unspecified “certain operations.” Cold Chain Technologies also provides digital shipment monitoring services and works with airlines and freight companies. In addition to its Franklin global headquarters, it operates facilities in multiple U.S. states and internationally in the Netherlands, Singapore, Panama, Uruguay, and Brazil.

Plant to retool for new commercial electric vehicles.

https://www.stthomastoday.ca/2025/04/14/85107/