Graphic Packaging in Kalamazoo, MichiganJoel Bissell | MLive.com
BATTLE CREEK, MI -- Graphic Packaging International has set a date for the machinery at its Battle Creek recycled paperboard mill to be shut down as it prepares to decommission the plant, the company told MLive.
Friday, May 27 is the last day Graphic Packaging International anticipates the mill machinery will be running, the GPI said on March 30.
Graphic Packaging will hold a job fair at the facility to help any potentially displaced employees find jobs within the company on April 20 and April 21 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., GPI said.
GPI expects that the mill will be fully decommissioned by the end of August, as previously announced, GPI said.
GPI announced in February it would close its recycled paperboard mill in Battle Creek. About 200 employees will be impacted by the closure, GPI said.
The decision was based on the overall industry supply and demand and follows the start up of the company’s new K2 machine in Kalamazoo, where the company invested $600 million to modernize and consolidate operations.
The Battle Creek property will likely be sold for future commercial use, GPI said.
Paper has been produced at the site for over 100 years, Battle Creek Mayor Mark Behnke said previously.
A company spokesperson told MLive in 2019 there are close to 200 employees at the Battle Creek mill.
Battle Creek employees are eligible to apply for other positions at Graphic Packaging, the company said.
Graphic Packaging is now putting its focus on the expanded mill in Kalamazoo.
The company announced plans in 2019 to invest $600 million to build a new recycled paperboard machine in Kalamazoo, and that machine began producing paperboard for our customers earlier this year.
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