Novolex Holdings LLC will close a thermoforming plant on Old Jackson Highway in the Beech Island area later this year. The move eliminates 133 jobs.
Workers will begin losing their positions Oct. 6. All separations will wrap up on or before Nov. 20. The facility runs through Pactiv LLC, a subsidiary operating in southern Aiken County.
“This is unfortunate news, [but] there should be opportunities in Aiken County and the CSRA for these displaced employees,” said William Williams, president and CEO of the Western SC Economic Development Partnership, per the Aiken Standard…