Cardboard factory announces end of operations in Valinhos to 2019

American packaging maker WestRock announced on Monday (18) that your operation in Valinhos (SP), where it employs 470 workers, will be closed in the second quarter of 2019. Next to the statement, the company announced it will invest in the construction of a new corrugated board, in Porto Feliz (São Paulo).
The Waterford factory was opened in 1943, then as Cardboard factory Campinas, and then turn the Rigesa. According to the company, the reason for the termination of activities is related to lack of conditions for the sustainable growth of the unit to meet the growing market in the region.
"Contribute to this condition, the old layout and structure, in addition to the location: the drive is inserted into the center of the city," according to the company, in a statement.
The WestRock pointed out that the operation of the unit will follow normal until the inauguration of the new plant, needed "to meet the growing demand of its customers in South America."
"All impacted employees will be informed individually about your future at the company. The WestRock, as he always did, will ensure additional conditions to the legal obligations of shutdown for employees who are not transferred, which will be discussed with the Union ".