LOS ANGELES, California — Greif announced Thursday that it intends to close a paperboard mill in Los Angeles this summer. Approximately 72 employees will be affected by the closure, which is slated for June. “Closing this facility was not an easy decision, especially knowing the effect it has on our team members, their families, and the surrounding community,” said President and CEO Ole Rosgaard. The mill produces coated recycled paperboard and uncoated recycled paperboard, and its closure will result in removing an estimated 50,000 tons of CRB and 22,000 tons of URB capacity from the company’s system. This move also will cease Greif’s coated paperboard production on the West Coast. The Los Angeles mill closure is due to increased costs and limited integration opportunities, the company said.