A plastic fabrication manufacturer planning to permanently close its locations in Torrington and Stratford has informed state labor officials it expects to begin laying off nearly 300 employees at those sites in September, a state labor filing shows.
AptarGroup Inc. in letters to the state Department of Labor (DOL) on Wednesday said it expects to terminate 59 Torrington workers and another 231 in Stratford between Sept. 15 and March 31, 2021.
All layoffs will be permanent as the maker of injection-molded plastic fragrance and lotion containers and pump tops in February announced plans to consolidate its Connecticut manufacturing facilities in other company locations in New Jersey, Illinois and Mexico. Employees in Torrington and Stratford were first notified of the plant closures in early February, filings show.
Both Connecticut plants currently produce containers like fragrance and skin-care lotion pumps, according to published reports.Â
Headquartered in Crystal Lake, Ill., AptarGroup employs some 14,000 workers worldwide, including about 2,400 in North America. It manufactures packaging, dispensing and sealing products for the beauty/cosmetic, pharma and food-and-beverage markets. It has a market capitalization of $6.9 billion.
Approximately 7,000 product manufacturers use containers from AptarGroup, according to the company.
AptarGroup reported 2019 net income of $234 million on worldwide revenues of $2.84 billion.
