Charleroi glass plant closing postponed but still happening

CHARLEROI, Pa. — The first layoffs at the Corelle Brands plant in Charleroi slated for closing next year have been pushed back.

Anchor Hocking, the Ohio-based company that owns the glassmaking plant that has been a part of Washington County for more than a century, notified the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry that the beginning stages of the layoffs of more than 300 employees will begin in January.

Previously the company told the Department of Labor and Industry in a WARN notice the layoffs would begin in early December and continue through Feb. 17. Now with an amended WARN notice the plant closure will instead be on April 30 and the first layoffs will be Jan. 27.