IP to close Clinton, Iowa, food packaging facility

"We certainly regret it is necessary to close the Clinton Foodservice facility," said Barry Hentz, Foodservice vice president. "The Clinton employees are respected members of the Foodservice team, but unfortunately it was a matter of the facility's economics."

The Clinton facility has seen the steady decrease in business since exiting the Retail Food Packaging market. The facility currently produces folding carton containers for the foodservice industry, but this product line has seen significant market erosion to other packaging alternatives.