AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

Am I Next? Sonoco to close plant, layoff 138 workers

MARCH 6, 2023 — KANSAS PAPER MILL CLOSING WITH 116 LAYOFFS

The Sonoco Hutchinson Paper Mill in Hutchinson, Kansas is closing its brown paperboard facility.

The closure will impact 116 employees.

AUGUST 16, 2021 — Original post…

Hartsville, South Carolina-based Sonoco Products Company, a manufacturer of packaging products for consumer, industrial, protective, and healthcare industries, announced that it will be permanently closing its Wilson plastic molding facility in Wilson, North Carolina by September 30, 2021. The closure will affect 138 employees. The Wilson facility was a satellite operation for the company's larger Plant City, Florida facility.

According to a company statement, "The closure of the Wilson Plastics facility is due to historically declining volumes, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Forecasted sales did not support maintaining the Wilson facility. We will be consolidating production from Wilson to our other facilities in the Southeast with existing open capacity."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? IMPERIAL PLASTICS

Am I Next? Imperial Plastics Acquired.

Lakeville, Minnesota-based Imperial Platics, a plastics fabrication and fulfillment company specializing in custom injection plastics including assembly and retail packaging operations, has announced the shutdown of its Lakeville factory following its acquisition by Mundelein, Illinois-based Commercial Plastics in April, 2020. The layoff will affect 122 employees starting in February 2021.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES

Am I Next? Plant closure at Core Molding Technologies.

Columbus, Ohio-based Core Molding Technologies, a manufacturer of sheet molding compounds, and molds fiberglass reinforced plastics, has announced the closure of its Core Composites Cincinnati 108,000-square-foot manufacturing facility located in Batavia, Ohio and laying off 99 employees commencing in March 2021 and completed by December 2021.

According to a statement filed with the State of Ohio, "Due to changes in the business resulting from a customer’s relocation of production away from Ohio, the company will be carrying out a mass layoff regarding its employees at this location."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?