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“Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics will demolish its Merrimack plant tied to widespread PFAS contamination in the area, representatives of the company told the Bulletin Tuesday.
The French manufacturer ceased operations at the facility in May, months after it announced it would close as part of a company restructuring. Now, the company says it will spend the better part of 2025 tearing the plant down.
‘Over the course of the past 12 months, the company has been working to diligently and responsibly wind down operations at the facility in Merrimack in line with our extensive decommissioning plan,’ Saint-Gobain North America spokesperson Suzanne Loranc said in a statement. ‘We are now beginning preparations for the demolition of above-grade structures and expect the demolition process to be completed towards the end of 2025.’
The company will continue its remediation efforts in the region, Loranc said. As part of an agreement with the state, Saint-Gobain has offered bottled water and more permanent drinking water solutions, such as water line connections and treatment systems, to more than 1,000 properties that tested above state standards for PFAS spanning several communities near the plant.”…