“What we’re going through right now is we’re winding down production,” he said. “We’ve worked hard to place as many people as possible. We’re not leaving people high and dry.”
A notice received in January by the Ohio Office of Workforce Development under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act announced the plant’s closure on or around March 5.
Diversapack of Monroe manufactures liquid personal care items, such as body wash, lotion and shampoos, and fills containers with the liquids.
The plant won’t completely close until the end of May after an auction, Willhoite said. Some employees have been transferred to other Diversapack sites, he said. New York-based Diversapack also has area locations in Batavia and Cincinnati.
Diversapack is closing the Monroe location because of the loss of one customer, coupled with a company financial decision, he said.
“It’s just a financial decision that was made by the company to close this facility,” he said.
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