JACKSON CENTER, Pa. — International Timber and Veneer, a manufacturer of custom-cut veneer products, is set to close its facility by August 18, 2025.

According to a WARN notice filed with the state, the closure of the plant in Jackson Center, Mercer County, will affect 81 workers.

A statement on the company's website, International Timber and Veneer attributes the decision primarily to what it says is the unpredictable global economic climate, including a tense international trade environment and China's import ban on American logs.

"Following thorough consideration, we have made the difficult decision to close the facility," the statement read. "This step is the result of a range of factors.  In addition to the widely known challenges such as skilled labor shortages, rising labor costs, and sharply increased prices for equipment and production supplies, the current global economic and trade developments in 2025 have played a particularly decisive role.

​"Increasingly unpredictable customs policies, a tense international trade climate, and above all, the import ban on American logs into China, have made raw material procurement highly uncertain.  Under these economic conditions, we no longer see a viable long-term outlook for the continued operation of International Timber & Veneer.

As part of the IVC Group, the veneer manufacturing plant was established in 1997 and has since processed logs into high-quality veneers for group-owned trading companies R. Ulrich & Co. and International Veneer Company (IVC South Hill), as well as veneer trading companies around the globe.