<b>Sonoco Closing Ohio Mill</b>

Sonoco Products said it is permanently closing its Munroe Falls, Ohio, mill April 13^th. The mill has been closed since early this year. It has a production capacity of around 90 tons per day.

While shutting down the mill, Sonoco’s paper tube plant will continue running.

The announcement by Sonoco continues the steady drumbeat of paper companies permanently shutting many of the smaller and marginal producers of various types of paper and paperboard products. As the uncertainty over markets continue to bedevil the paper industry it is likely more paper companies will be shutting down operations.