Friday, 21 September 2012

Sika expects most Grandview layoffs to be permanent - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Cheryl McNally, human resources director for the basedin Lyndhurst, N.J., wouldn’rt say Thursday how many employees remainh at the Grandview plant, 14201 Botts Road. McNally said in an e-mail that the layoffs began Dec. 14. Recenft bankruptcy filings by and , along with GM’sz decision to stop productioj forthe summer, promptesd Sika to make the majority of the Grandviesw layoffs permanent, she The Grandview plant opened in May 2000. The companyu said at the time thatthe 225,000-square-foot plant produced acoustical products for the automotive parts industry and sealantsx used in the construction of metal buildings.
The $12 millionj facility housed a work forceof 300, and companyu officials said at the time that Sika would add anothed 100 employees in the following 18 months. Sika employs more than 900 people in sevenmanufacturing plants, two research-and-development facilities, and salews and marketing offices throughou t the country, according to the company’s Web site. It is the largest company of theSika Group, a global leader in specialty chemicalw for construction, industrial and automotive The Sika Group is part of Sika AG, basee in Baar, Switzerland.

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