Glass bottle manufacturer to close Portland production facility, lay off 90 workers

Owens-Brockway plans to continue to operate a warehouse in Portland, but is shutting down the production facility.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Ohio-based glass bottle manufacturer is closing its production facility in Northeast Portland. Approximately 90 workers will be laid off as a result of it, according to a WARN notice filed Wednesday. 

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., founded in 1903, operates 69 plants in 19 countries, including a glass bottle manufacturing facility at 9710 Northeast Glass Plant Road in Portland. According to the notice, the company plans to continue to operate a warehouse at the address, but is shutting down the production facility. 

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