U.S., Canada Chemical Plant Closures Slow in 2015

SUGAR LAND--March 7, 2016--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Even as capital investments in the Chemical Processing Industry (CPI) of the U.S. and Canada pulled back slightly in 2015, the number of chemical plants to permanently close their doors dropped sharply last year. Industrial Info has identified 38 permanent chemical processing plant closures that took place in 2015 in the U.S. and Canada. The closures affected an estimated 1,629 jobs, which is down from 2014, when 48 plant closures affected an estimated 3,052 jobs. Within this article: Details of the closure of Chemours Company LLC's (NYSE:CC) Edgemore titanium pigments plant in Wilmington, Delaware.