McWane Idles Original, 89-Year-Old Ductile Iron Pipe Plant

摘要

McWane Inc. recently announced it will temporarily idle its Birmingham, Ala., ductile iron pipe casting plant, the company's original, 89-year-old manufacturing facility. "As a result of the continuing slump in the nation's economy and the housing sector in particular, demand for waterworks products has dropped by as much as 55%, said Ruffner Page, president of McWane Inc. "The persistence of the economic downturn has left us no choice but to temporarily reduce our production capacity as the market recovers."