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James Hardie Industries recently announced plans to close manufacturing facilities in Fontana, California, and Summerville, South Carolina, in the next 60 days.
“During the past several years, James Hardie has made significant investments in modernizing our manufacturing facilities to improve efficiency, support our material conversion opportunities and to better serve our customers,” says Aaron Eter, chief executive officer of James Hardie. “Following a comprehensive review of our manufacturing network, we have decided to transfer more production volume to our modern, advanced plants. These actions will further improve our cost structure, increase productivity and reinforce the Hardie Operating System, while ensuring we have the capacity needed to support our growth initiatives. Our focus remains on driving sustainable growth and value creation over the long term.”
The sites’ manufacturing operations, which represent around 6% of the company’s year-to-date North American volume, will be absorbed by other facilities.
“The decision to close our plants in Fontana, California, and Summerville, South Carolina was not taken lightly, and I want to thank the teams at these sites for their years of dedication and hard work,” Erter says. “We are grateful for their many contributions, which have been significant in shaping James Hardie.”
