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- Glass manufacturer Anchor Hocking plans to shut down its Charleroi, Pennsylvania, facility, that contract manufactures Pyrex products. The closure would lead to over 300 layoffs, according to a Sept. 19 letter from Sen. Bob Casey to company CEO Mark Eichhorn chastising the move.
- The closure has sparked statewide outrage, with workers rallying outside of the plant. In his letter, Casey urged Anchor Hocking to reverse course or sell the plant.
- Production and jobs at the site, which has been operating for 132 years, are set to move 170 miles away to Lancaster, Ohio, where Anchor Hocking’s first glass plant is located, the United Steelworkers District 10 Director Bernie Hall said in an email to Manufacturing Dive. Anchor Hocking did not respond to a request for comment.