
“As of January 1, 2020, the Montreal Protocol establishes that (equipment) using HCFC-123 refrigerant may no longer be sold in the United States and Canada, among other countries.”
“With diminishing volume demand for HCFC-123, Chemours can no longer produce this product cost-effectively,” Scarborough said.
The closure means production will cease on Oct. 31, the employees’ union said. The wind-down will continue until most workers are laid off on Dec. 31, 2018.
Four divisions operating at the Maitland Site have closed since 2004, draining hundreds of good high-paying jobs from the small Ontario community, the union said.
The 37 employees at the site will be eligible for severance benefits and a retention incentive, Scarborough said, and “a few employees will be deployed to other positions in Chemours.”
Source: www.recorder.ca
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