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In August, a few packaging companies announced permanent or temporary closures at U.S. sites.

  • Anchor Glass plans to permanently close a manufacturing facility in Warner Robins, Georgia. All 168 employees will be affected when layoffs begin Oct. 17, according to a worker adjustment and retraining notification filed with the state. Anchor previously declined to comment.
  • Pactiv Evergreen, purchased by Novolex last year, filed a WARN in South Carolina regarding the permanent closure of a thermoforming facility in Jackson. The 133 employees there will be affected by layoffs slated to run from Oct. 6 through Nov. 20. Pactiv did not respond to requests for comment.
  • Silgan filed a WARN in California about a temporary closure at a metal container facility in Riverbank. The temporary layoff will affect 120 employees there starting Oct. 12. In July, the company announced temporary layoffs at a facility in nearby Modesto that would begin this month and impact 55 employees.