Packaging Corp of America to close Ohio plant, cutting 91 jobs
Packaging Corporation of America will permanently close its Baltimore Street plant in Middletown, Ohio, affecting all 91 employees, under a WARN notice filed with the state and the city. Most staff finish on 1 December 2026 and the site is to be vacant by the end of the year, with the work consolidated into larger operations including a newly opened PCA plant elsewhere in Ohio. A separate WARN notice covers a Gas City, Indiana plant and its 78 workers in the week of 26 October.
Why this mattersA string of US plant closures by the third-largest containerboard producer signals rationalisation of converting capacity amid softer demand.
- PCA will permanently close its Baltimore Street plant in Middletown, Ohio, affecting all 91 employees
- Most employees finish on 1 December 2026; the plant is expected to be vacant by the end of the year
- The company says the work will be consolidated into larger and more efficient operations, including a newly opened plant elsewhere in Ohio
- A separate WARN notice covers the permanent closure of a Gas City, Indiana plant and its 78 workers in the week of 26 October
- Media reports earlier in 2026 said PCA planned to close a Richmond, Virginia converting operation affecting 110 employees
- Hourly production and maintenance staff are represented by USW Local No. 1676