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- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 262 KB
- Volume
- 2005
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1350-4789
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✦ Synopsis
In the US, the closure has been announced of an automotive body sealing facility in Griffin, Georgia by Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
The closure will be effective by mid-2006, with the current production being transferred to other Cooper-Standard sealing facilities elsewhere in North America.
'The consolidation of our Griffin facility is necessary to better align our manufacturing capacity,' explains Ed Hasler, President of Cooper-Standard Automotive's Global Sealing Systems division. 'We recently sold our body side molding business, causing an under-utilization of our manufacturing assets. This move will improve our utilization levels and strengthen the portfolio of products manufactured at our other North American sealing facilities.'
The Griffin facility employs approximately 350 people, and it is anticipated that the closure will be complete by 30 June 2006.