The Pyrex cookware factory in Charleroi will produce its last batch of glass today, ending operations months earlier than anticipated.
The 132-year-old Corelle Brands facility notified workers in September it planned to close the Charleroi plant and move production to Lancaster, Ohio. Layoffs were expected to start before Christmas but were delayed until late January.
Corelle Brands told the state in January it delayed the layoffs to address operational needs in the closure process. A federal judge in November denied an attempt by the state to keep Corelle from moving to Ohio.
A union official said in mid-February the glass plant would remain open for at least three months, extending its operations through the end of July. About 200 union workers were still on the job last month, receiving a six-month union contract with a 10% wage hike.