O-I Glass to shut two of six lines at Montreal plant, affecting about 20% of staff

O-I Glass plans to close two of the six production lines at its Pointe-Saint-Charles glass container plant in Montreal, affecting about 20% of the site's 340 employees, according to Le Journal de Montréal. The cuts reportedly follow the expiry of a four-year supply contract with Anheuser-Busch, amid US-Canada trade tensions; the plant exports 60-70% of its output to the United States. A first round of layoffs covering about 10% of staff was scheduled to start on 6 October 2026, with about 30 more employees to follow two weeks later.

Why this mattersLosing an Anheuser-Busch contract while exporting 60-70% of output to the US leaves the Montreal plant exposed to both customer and cross-border trade risk.

• Two of six production lines are to close at O-I Glass's Pointe-Saint-Charles plant in Montreal.
• About 20% of the plant's 340 employees could be affected.
• A first round of layoffs of about 10% of staff was scheduled to begin on 6 October 2026, with about 30 more two weeks later.
• Union representatives say one of the affected lines makes about 400 bottles per minute.
• The plant exports about 60-70% of its glass container output to the United States.
• The cuts are reportedly tied to the expiry of a four-year supply contract with Anheuser-Busch, an AB InBev subsidiary.

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