Cascades Firing 310 Employees, Closing Trenton, Belleville Plants

Packaging company Cascades Inc. is laying off 310 employees and shutting down operations at its Trenton and Belleville plants in Ontario, the business announced on Feb. 13.

The Quebec-based company plans to close the two locations, plus a converting plant in Newtown, Connecticut, by May 31.

Unifor Local 1470 represents 116 of the approximately 150 employees in Trenton, while Independent Paperworkers of Canada Local 7 represent some of the 80 staff working at the Belleville facility.

Cascades claims the closure is the result of “the current market environment, higher operating costs, aging technology and the need for significant capital investment.”

Charles Malo, president and CEO of Cascades, thanked the “Cascaders” affected by the layoffs, and said that the company will “stand by them through this process,” and will “assist in the relocation of those employees wishing to continue working for Cascades at one of our other locations.”

According to the company’s LinkedIn page, it has more than 620 workers in the country.

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