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Article: BASF consolidates NA paint manufacturing company to end liquid paint production in Morganton, NC.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
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- Coatings World
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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COMPANY TO END LIQUID PAINT PRODUCTION IN MORGANTON, NC
BASF will consolidate its coatings manufacturing operations in North America by discontinuing production of automotive liquid coatings at its Morganton, NC site and moving production to facilities in Decatur, AL, Greenville, OH, Tultitlan, Mexico and Windsor, Ontario. The transfer begins this month, with the shutdown of liquid coatings operations in Morganton scheduled for June 30.
BASF will continue to produce powder coatings at Morganton with a staff of 10 employees. There will be approximately 100 positions eliminated at the site due to the shuttering of liquid manufacturing.
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