MEMPHIS, Tennessee — International Paper announced the consolidation of its operations in the Rio Grande Valley. …The company will make strategic investments to convert the current Edinburg, Texas sheet plant into a warehouse, invest in its current facility in McAllen, Tex. to increase capabilities and shift its current Reynosa, Mexico operations to a new, more modern and capable facility that is currently under construction in Reynosa. The company will close its box plant and sheet plant in Edinburg, Texas. “The decision to cease operations at our two Edinburg facilities while investing in McAllen and Reynosa allows us to focus our efforts,” said Tom Hamic, Executive VP and President of Packaging Solutions North America.