Cascades to close Ontario containerboard packaging facility

Cascades Inc., Kingsey Falls, Quebec, has announced plans to close its containerboard packaging facility in Etobicoke, Ontario, as part of the company’s strategic repositioning of its containerboard platform in Ontario and the company’s global optimization initiatives.

According to a news release from Cascades, the Etobicoke containerboard packaging operations will permanently close no later than Aug. 31, 2021, and the property will be up for sale. In the coming weeks and months, Cascades plans to work to minimize the impact of this announcement on the 125 employees related to this facility. 

The company says this announcement will have no impact on the Cascades Recovery+ facility and offices also located in Etobicoke. 

“An integral part of our strategic plan is to optimize our operational platform in Ontario,” says Charles Malo, president and chief operating officer of Cascades Containerboard Packaging. “As a result, we will be gradually redeploying production from the Etobicoke facility to our other units within the region. This decision will reinforce our operational positioning for mid- and long-term success by better aligning present production capacities, improving productivity, reducing fixed costs and further strengthening our service offering for our valued customers.”