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Leaving California: International Paper Closing Plant in Elk Grove
The company started construction of a new packaging plant in Rankin County, Mississippi, with the project entailing an investment of $225m
By Katy Grimes, July 3, 2026 7:30 am
International Paper just announced that it will permanently close its converting and container plant in Elk Grove, California, as part of a broader North America packaging network streamlining.
IP, a Memphis, Tennessee company, said the closure of plants in California, Illinois, New Jersey and some operations in Kentucky, are part of a strategy to streamline costs and operations. Earlier this year, International Paper’s packaging plants in Compton, California, and Louisville, Kentucky, ceased their operations, Packaging-Gateway reported.
According to Packaging Dive:
International Paper will close converting plants in Elk Grove, California, and Barrington, New Jersey. It will also cease preprint operations at a facility in Richwood, Kentucky.
International Paper said that a total of 330 employees are affected with 136 in California.
International Paper North America said the closures are intended to streamline network and direct spending towards “highest-value” areas – notably, not in California.
Notably again, last month, the company started construction of a new packaging plant in Rankin County, Mississippi, with the project entailing an investment of $225 million.
The development involves a 468,000ft corrugated packaging facility on an 80-acre site at the East Metro Centre in Brandon.
Another company is leaving California.
A California native and Navy mom, Katy lives in Sacramento, CA.
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Elk Grove, California is politically controlled by Democrats and and so is Barrington, New Jersey where all of the local elected officials are Democrats. Maybe International Paper North America is also fleeing the radical leftist Democrat politics in both states?
After I lost my home in the Camp fire, my wife wanted to move to Elk Grove. I told her that there was no way on Earth I was moving to THAT pretentious city that was so full of itself.
I find it noteworthy that not only are industries relocating from corrupt, poverty stricken, thirld world countries to red states in the US, industries located in blue, corrupt, wannabe poverty stricken third world american states are relocatingq to red states. Go figure.
Great points!