Clearwater Paper recently announced the permanent and immediate closure of its Long Island, New York tissue converting and distribution facility.
"After thoughtful consideration, we have determined that permanently closing our Long Island plant and consolidating manufacturing at the company's other lower-cost tissue facilities is a necessary step for Clearwater Paper," said Tom Colgrove, president of the company's consumer products division. "This has been a tough decision, one where we carefully reviewed all alternatives to closing the plant."
The company will work closely with the New York Department of Labor's Rapid Response Unit to assist employees in receiving training or educational benefits or other benefits that enable them to find new employment as quickly as possible.
Clearwater Paper manufactures quality consumer tissue, away-from-home tissue, parent roll tissue, machine glazed tissue, bleached paperboard and pulp at 14 manufacturing locations in the U.S. and Canada.
