Sherwin Alumina Co. plans to close Gregory plant
GREGORY — Sherwin Alumina Co. is closing its Gregory plant, where hundreds of unionized employees have been locked out of their jobs for nearly two years.
Sherwin president/CEO Thomas Russell said in a statement Monday closing the plant was a difficult decision, but was the "best available option" for stakeholders after exhausting its alternatives.
Roughly 300 jobs will be lost in the move.
"We are extremely grateful to all our hardworking, talented employees for over 60 years of dedicated service to Sherwin and saddened at the way our company's story has to end," Russell said. "Throughout this period of uncertainty, our employees have continued to impress, performing their jobs with professionalism. It is thanks to them that Sherwin was able to establish itself as an economic pillar to the Corpus Christi region for so many years."
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