Smurfit-Stone to Close Two U.S. Mills

CREVE COEUR, Mo. and CHICAGO—Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation announced plans to permanently close its Ontonagon, Mich., and Missoula, Mont., mills, effective December 31.

The Ontonagon mill ceased operations in September when it began taking market-related downtime. The Missoula mill will continue operating until December 31. The Ontonagon mill has 182 employees and the Missoula mill has 417 employees.