Invista plans to lay off 400 of the 500 workers at its nylon plant in Seaford, Delaware by the middle of next year.  The restructuring of the plant won’t start until next year, but the company wanted to give employees and the community as much notice as possible of the change.  The restructuring will focus on a part of the business that has been more successful – the manufacturing of a type of industrial fiber used in military apparel and conveyer belts used in paper manufacturing.  The company will also convert the plant from being coal-run to natural gas at a cost of more than $15 million.

Right-to-Know Reporting Regulation

The EPA has finalized the reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).  The changes include clarification on how to report hazardous chemicals in mixtures and changes to Tier I and Tier II forms.  The final rule does not address the EPA’s proposed exclusion from particular notification requirements under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and EPCRA for releases of hazardious substances in the air where the source of the release is animal waste at farms.  That proposal will be addressed in a separate rulemaking package.

Relocation

Aearo Technologies has decided to relocate some of its work from Chickasha, Oklahoma to Plymouth, Indiana.  Aearo Technologies is a 3M Company that manufactures industrial safety equipment and will add an additional 54 jobs in Indiana by 2011.

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