Premier Glass in Monroe terminating operations

MONROE - A Gloucester County manufacturer has announced plans to close with a loss of 48 jobs.

The layoffs at Premier Glass USA LLC are to take effect by Sept. 29, according to a recent notice filed with the state Department of Labor.

The Malaga Road business is terminating operations due to a reduction in business volume, the notice says.

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The Williamstown facility makes glass containers with "value added service like printing, spraying (and) labelling," according to the notice.

A company representative did not respond to requests for additional information.

Premier Glass last year closed a plant that employed 243 workers in Park Hills, Missouri.

Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal. Email: jwalsh@cpsj.com.

This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Premier Glass USA in Monroe will lay off 48 workers with shutdown