International Paper to Close Union Gap Facility, Cutting 102 Jobs

International Paper plans to close its plant in Union Gap, Washington, resulting in 102 job losses.​

A WARN Alert indicates the facility, which produces corrugated boxes, pulp, and other environmentally friendly paper products, will shut down.​

The company, founded in 1898 in the northeastern U.S., operates multiple locations on the West Coast, including a box plant in Moses Lake.​

Workers at Union Gap will receive severance packages, and some may transfer to other facilities.​

Layoffs are also scheduled this year at sites in California and Kentucky.​

Internationally, International Paper is splitting into two segments: one for overseas operations and one for North America.​

Business reports attribute the closures and reductions to a fourth-quarter worldwide loss of $2.38 billion.​

Despite the layoffs, International Paper does not rank among the top 26 employers in the county by employee count.​

Washington Employment Security Department confirmed the closure plans.