Canadian packaging and tissue products company Cascades recently announced its decision to shut down its Oregon tissue plant, affecting the 75 employees at the St. Helens facility. The closure is set to take effect in October.
Cascades is making this move due to market conditions on the West Coast, which have seen a significant decline in demand for brown recycled products specifically manufactured at the facility. As a result, the company has chosen to take the second paper machine at the St. Helens plant offline, leading to the complete shutdown of the entire facility.
However, Cascades aims to support its affected employees by attempting to relocate them to other business units within the country. While this closure will not have an impact on the company’s other operations, it marks a necessary step in adapting to changing market dynamics.
With an annual capacity of 50,000 short tons of brown fully-recycled tissue paper, the machine’s tons are not integrated into the Cascades network. Nevertheless, Cascades remains committed to finding alternative solutions to ensure organizational sustainability and thrive in the industry.
