132-Year-Old Pyrex Plant Closes for Good After Four Shutdown Delays

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The Anchor Hocking glass plant in Charleroi,
Pennsylvania has roots going back 132 years.

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The last two have brought with it a unique kind
of whiplash.

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The plant’s 300+ workers supply Pyrex Glass, a
product line owned by Instant Brands until a

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2023 bankruptcy led to the sale of its
housewares division to a company called Center

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Lane Partners, owner of glass company, Anchor
Hocking.

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While Anchor Hockey.
Took over the Charleroi plant,

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also known as Correll Brands, in February of
last year.

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It was just 8 months until the firm announced
that it would be closing it down and moving the

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jobs to another location, 170 miles away in
Ohio.

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The news made public in September, was greeted
with outrage as stakeholders rallied outside

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the plant and lawmakers asked company leaders
to reverse course.

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Pennsylvania then Senator Bob Casey, even
Called on the FTC to investigate the events

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that led to the plant’s closure decision.

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Meanwhile, a confusing chain of events ensued,
and by February,

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indecision seemed to be guiding the futures of
the plant’s employees.

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By February, the closure had been delayed 3
times, and at the 11th hour,

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it happened again.
Workers had reportedly cleaned out their

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lockers by the time they were told that the
plant would remain open for a few months longer.

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In order to fulfill a large order, but by then,
as reported by Pittsburgh local news outlet

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WESA, interest in the factory’s fate had waned.

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Some blamed this on the fact that the political
fortunes of local lawmakers had been decided,

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leaving few champions for Correll and Charleroi.

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Now we might actually be seeing the end of the
road for the factory.

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Last week, CBS News reported that after a long
and emotional roller coaster ride.

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The Correll Brand’s plant owned by Anchor
Hocking closed.

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This time report suggested that it’s for the
final time.

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And while Charleroi borough manager Joe Manning
said that it was a gut punch,

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he did add that several parties had expressed
interest in possibly repurposing the site.

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I’mmanna Wells.
This is manufacturing now.

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