Sealed Air Closing Two New York Plants, Laying Off 256

The always dreaded "economic reasons" were responsible for this mass lay off notice. Here is Plastic News.com (really?) with the story:

Sealed Air Corp. is closing two of its New York plants, according to WARN act notices filed Feb. 9.

The company will shutter plants in Rochester and Scotia, N.Y., for economic reasons, according to the notices.

The Rochester plant makes food packaging for Cryovac Inc., a division of Sealed Air. The closing will affect 186 workers. The plant will close May 10.

The Scotia facility manufactures polyethylene foam. It employs 70 and will close May 20.

I guess the famous advice that Mr. McGuire gave to Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate that he ought to get into plastics no longer holds.


Bonus: "I want to say one word to you...plastics"