Anchor Hocking has confirmed its plan to close a glass plant in the USA.

The glass manufacturer has submitted a notice to the state government with its closure plan for the Charleroi, PA facility which makes glass for the Pyrex brand.

According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice, submitted to the Pennsylvania State Department of Labor and Industry, the company will make a series of layoffs over a three month period, beginning in December.

A total of 270 people will lose their jobs from the glass facility.

Workers at the plant were told last month that operations would be transferred to an Anchor Hocking glass site in Lancaster, Ohio.

Glassmaking machinery will also be transferred to the Lancaster site

Employees were told there could possibly be up to 150 jobs available at the Ohio plant.

According to the WARN notice, job cuts in Charleroi will begin on December 9 when 173 workers will leave, followed by a further 60 staff members on December 20.

The cutbacks will continue into the new year with a further 11 staff let go in January, followed by the final 26 people on February 17.

The Charleroi facility has a rich history which dates to 1893, when it was the Macbeth-Evans Glass Company.