Ashland Hercules to lose Hattiesburg plant

After the recent acquisition of Hercules by Ashland, the process of reviewing the organisation and its resources has begun.  There will no doubt be a number of cuts and the 'rationalisation' of assets of the merged comapanies, and this week it was announced that a small site at Hattiesburg, USA, will be closed at the end of the year.  The economic downturn and the inefficiency of the plant are cited as reasons for the closure.

The Hattiesburg plant manufactures paper chemicals and other miscellaneous products.