Posted by Ed on June 29, 2007, 10:22 pm Schott spokeswoman Jennifer Pecha said the company was able to In May, after months of speculation that the plant would shut down "They were very happy and Schott definitely appreciates the loyalty Pecha declined comment on where the company managed to obtain the Billerica Principal Assessor Rich Scanlon said the town "We're very pleased they're going to stay," he said. Scanlon suggested that Schott might play a part in a new plan to "This may turn around to the point where, with the focus on Pecha said she was unsure whether Schott had any plans to Schott Solar issued three separate "WARN notices" to the state since Local Jobs Revenue for the Town Clean Energy: Not Just a name but a fact! There are many useless land fills to build plenty more= Long-Term Let's put the Electrical Union guys back to work Now your getting it Mr. Scanlon
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Schott to stay open in Billerica
By Tom Spoth, tspoth@lowellsun.com
Lowell Sun
Article Last Updated:06/29/2007 11:29:08 AM EDT
BILLERICA -- After months of uncertainty about the plant's future,
Schott Solar Inc. has decided that its manufacturing facility on
Suburban Park Drive will remain open.
secure a new supply of silicon, a component essential for the
manufacture of solar modules. The company in November 2006 issued a
notice to employees that the Billerica plant might close due to a
worldwide silicon shortage.
if it was not sold, the company informed its roughly 220 workers in
Billerica that Schott would retain ownership and all of their jobs
were safe. No public announcement was made.
and the patience with everybody," Pecha said. "It was a very hard
time, and we're definitely glad that it's over."
silicon, or how long they expect the source to last. Schott Solar, a
subsidiary of the German company Schott Solar GmbH, was very close
this spring to selling the plant to a California company called
XsunX. On May 10, XsunX sued Schott Solar for breach of contract and
unfair business practices, apparently charging that Schott had
backed out of an agreement to sell the Billerica plant. Pecha said
she could not comment on the situation.
was "concerned, obviously," that Schott would leave.
build a solar "brightfield" on seven acres of the Shaffer Landfill
in Billerica, and said the outlook could be sunny for the company's
future in town.
alternative energy, we may see them grow and turn a negative into a
positive," Scanlon said.
participate in the brightfields project.
November, indicating that the company's work force could be in
jeopardy due to the silicon shortage, Scanlon said. The notices are
intended to give employees and local officials fair warning if a
firm is planning to leave town.
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