A federal judge has ruled that the closure of a Pyrex glass manufacturing plant owned by Anchor Hocking can close as planned.
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General had filed for a preliminary injunction into the closure of the facility in Charleroi, PA, USA.
It had asked a judge to stop the closure, saying that the company was violating antitrust laws.
But a judge ruled on Thursday last week there was not enough evidence to support the claim.
"While the Court is sympathetic to employees whose jobs might be at risk and a long-time local facility that may cease production, in the specific context of this case, the Court must narrowly consider the requirements of federal antitrust law and determine whether they have been met," said Judge U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan in the court's written opinion.
"They have not."
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General said the ruling is disappointing, but they will continue to litigate.
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 in October , 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.
