Greif, Charter Next Generation, McKinley announced closures in September

Packaging Dive reported the development on 2026-10-05. Henkel also updated its plans for closing an adhesives manufacturing facility in Wisconsin.

The report places the news in a wider commercial context. In September, several packaging manufacturers and materials suppliers disclosed their intentions to close facilities and lay off employees in the coming weeks. Greif plans to close its Sweetwater paperboard mill in Austell, Georgia, by the end of this year, which will end the company’s production of coated recycled paperboard. Layoffs for the 95 affected employees are slated to begin Nov. 16. Greif.

For the food sector, the practical implications extend beyond the immediate announcement. McKinley Paper and Packaging Co. filed a worker adjustment and retraining notification with the state of California about the permanent closure of its facility in Cerritos. Nov. 30 is the first separation date listed for the 45 affected employees. McKinley is owned by Mexico-based paper and corrugated packaging manufacturer Bio Pappel. Charter Next Generation, one of.

Attention now turns to how companies, customers and regulators respond. Henkel revised its closure announcement from May for an adhesives manufacturing facility in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Initially, layoffs for the 57 employees were slated to begin in June, operations were expected to end by Sept. 28, and the facility was expected to close permanently by Feb. 28, 2027.