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Operations & Footprint 30 Sep 2026

Mondi ends production at Brzeźno, closing the Polish plant on 30 September with 162 jobs lost

Mondi has ceased production at its Brzeźno plant in eastern Poland and will fully close the site on 30 September 2026, cutting 162 jobs. The company announced the liquidation in late April 2026 after more than 20 years of operation at the location; machinery is now being dismantled, with some equipment reportedly heading to Germany and some sold to Ukrainian buyers.

Why this mattersEquipment leaving the site for Germany and reportedly for Ukrainian buyers indicates the 162-job Brzeźno plant will not restart, removing Mondi capacity from eastern Poland.

  • Production at Mondi's Brzeźno plant in Dorohusk municipality has stopped, with the site to close fully on 30 September 2026.
  • The closure eliminates 162 jobs: 43 in administration, 92 in production, 18 in logistics and 9 in technical roles.
  • Mondi announced the liquidation decision at the end of April 2026.
  • The plant had operated for more than 20 years, employing residents of Chełm and Chełm county.
  • Machinery is being dismantled; some equipment is reportedly being sent to Germany and some sold to Ukrainian buyers rebuilding a bombed factory.
  • Local unemployment in the Chełm labour office stood at 4,742 people at end-August 2026, before the Mondi layoffs take full effect in October.
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Updates

  • 2026-09-18 · Edited before publication: Site closure with a stated 162-job reduction qualifies under the labour rule and carries Operations & Footprint correctly. Why this matters restated the key facts and presented employee-reported machinery destinations as established; rewritten with the consequence and the hedge.
  • 2026-09-18 · Edited before publication: The source does not say what the Brzezno site produced, so "packaging plant" is ungrounded specificity; removed. Also standardised the spelling of Brzezno in "why this matters". Closure of a 162-job site with production already stopped is a footprint story, not a labour story, so the single Operations & Footprint topic and materiality 3 are right.