Chemicals Maker Hexion to Lay Off 97 Workers

Chemicals maker Hexion Inc. will close its Norco plant and lay off 97 workers over the next three years. Hexion has cited cost savings and global restructuring as reasons for the closure.

In a notice to state workforce officials, the Columbus, Ohio-based, company said it plans to shut down the facility at 16122 River Road by 2019. It will start eliminating jobs at the plant July 1.

Hexion expects several rounds of layoffs, occurring in October 2016, January 2017 and, finally, January 2019 when the plant will be shuttered.

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