Read the full article by Pippa Neill (The Guardian)
“A Pfas factory in Lancashire has announced plans to close down, just days after the Guardian revealed that more than 90 residents had signed up to be involved in a potential legal claim over contamination of the local area.
AGC Chemicals Europe is consulting with employees and their union representatives about plans to cease operations at its manufacturing plant in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire. The consultation is expected to last for at least 45 days.
The company said no final decision had been made but all 190 employees and 18 agency staff would be affected.
The company said in a statement that the proposal had been made because the site had experienced ‘significant financial and operational challenges, generating a loss for the past four years’.
AGC Chemicals Europe is at the centre of an investigation in relation to its historic emissions of Pfoa.”…