MeadWestvaco, Stamford, CT, will close its general converting operations in Newark, DE, this month. The plant employs 80 people. The plant, part of the consumer packaging division, converts paper and paperboard into printed packages. Executives said this will result in a pretax charge of approximately $6 million. “Our Newark employees have been dedicated to this operation, and the decision to close this facility was a difficult one,” said Rita V. Foley, president of the Consumer Packaging Group...