Another Charlotte area manufacturer to lay off over 100 people and close its plant
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- Packaging Corp. will close Salisbury corrugated plant, laying off 108 workers.
- Layoffs start Dec. 5 and finish Dec. 19; company offers transfer and aid.
- Combined with last week’s 100 manufacturer cuts, total displaced workers: 208.
Packaging Corporation of America is closing a Charlotte-area manufacturing plant, putting over 100 out of work by the end of the year.
The Lake County, Illinois-based company will close its Salisbury full-line corrugated packaging plant at 1302 N Salisbury Ave. with 108 layoffs, effective Dec. 19, according to an N.C. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act report filed Friday with the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
It’s the second manufacturing layoff with over 100 job cuts announced in the Charlotte region in less than a week.
Rochester Hills, Michigan-based Solero Technologies is closing its Shelby plant with 102 layoffs, effective March 31, The Charlotte Observer reported last week. The Cleveland County facility produces advanced valves, actuators, clutches, and controls for automotive, truck and off-road vehicles.
Between Solero and Packaging Corp., 210 manufacturing company workers are now facing layoffs.
Layoffs at Packaging Corp. will begin Dec. 5, according to the WARN notice. “This represented a difficult business decision,” said Packaging Corp. Deputy General Counsel said in the notice.
Packaging Corp. is one of the largest producers of containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the U.S., according to the company’s website.
Packaging Corp. will work with employees interested in transferring to another location with open positions, and work with local and state officials to assist dislocated workers.
The company has four other facilities in North Carolina, including another full-line plant in Morganton, a retail design center in Mooresville, and sheet plants in Greensboro and Trinity.
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union No. 1730 has been notified of the layoffs, according to the WARN report. The union represents hourly production and maintenance employees.
Packaging Corp. officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.
About Packaging Corporation of America
Packaging Corp. formed in 1959 with the consolidation of the Central Fiber Products Co., American Box Board Co. and Ohio Boxboard Co., according to the company website.
In 1965, the company was acquired by Tenneco. In 2000, Packaging Corp. became publicly traded under the ticker symbol “PKG.”
The company has grown to over 120 facilities, including seven containerboard mills and 86 manufacturing locations, across the U.S.
Packaging Corp., which reported $8.4 billion in net sales last year, has 15,400 works companywide.
In July, Packaging Corp. reported second quarter net income of $242 million and net sales were $2.2 billion in 2025, compared to $2.1 billion in the same quarter last year. The company said it anticipates higher corrugated shipments and increased containerboard production in the third quarter, despite cautious customer ordering.
