Aug 10 (Reuters) - Cascades Inc CAS.TO -
* Cascades announces the closure of its new york city plant
* Cascades Inc - plant, which currently employs 148 people, will close no later than December 31, 2018
* Cascades - to close packaging plant in maspeth, new york, as part of corporation's modernization, optimization efforts in northeastern united states
* Cascades Inc - New York city plant, which currently employs 148 people, will close no later than december 31, 2018
* Cascades Inc - will assess possibility of relocating interested employees to its other facilities