Shutdown started. At 501 Williams Street on Tomah’s southside near Lake Tomah and the Tomah hospital.
Company: Market shrinking for paper-based packaging
TOMAH, Wis. – The Tomah package-manufacturing plant of Montreal-based TC Transcontinental has begun a phase-down that will eliminate all 89 jobs by early February. The plant doesn’t fit the company’s evolution away from paper into plastic and biodegradable packaging for dairy and orotein oroducts. The company’s roots go back to paper grocery bags, and the Tomah plant was designed mostly for paper-based printing and packaging. Phased lay-offs begin this week, TC plans to have consolidated Tomah-style production lines to facilities in Battle Creek Michigan; Clinton, Missouri; Elgin, Illinois; Lenexa, Kansas; and Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Verbatim
Jeff Lasley, senior vice president: “In line with our priority of optimizing the return on our assets, reducing costs and improving operational efficiency, we have made the decision to close our Tomah, Wisconsin, plant. Servicing our customers in the most competitive manner is something we are constantly evaluating and taking action on.”