Oberdorfer plant in DeWitt to close

DeWITT  —  An aluminum-castings manufacturer in DeWitt plans to shut down at the beginning of May, eliminating positions for all 86 of its employees.

Oberdorfer Aluminum Foundry, LLC will close its plant at 6259 Thompson Road on May 3, it said in a filing with the state Department of Labor. The plant is made up of several buildings totaling nearly 230,000 square feet, Onondaga County property tax records show.

Evan Beach, the foundry’s CFO, released a statement attributing the plant closure in part to high costs.

“This has been an extremely difficult decision, but the economic conditions of the company have left us with no other choice but to cease operations and close the business,” the statement said. “Unfortunately, business volume combined with increasing costs leave us unable to sustain the business.”

The DeWitt foundry is a subsidiary of Advanced Metals Group, LLC. That group operates three other foundries: an aluminum foundry in Sidney, Ohio, an aluminum foundry in Entiat, Wash., and an iron foundry in Beaumont, Texas.

Advanced Metals Group could not be reached for comment. A representative for the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, the union representing Oberdorfer’s workers, did not immediately return requests for comment.

For more on this story, check the Feb. 15 edition of The Central New York Business Journal.

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