Ardagh is to permanently close its Seattle glass manufacturing facility with the loss of 245 jobs.
It has filed an official notice with the state of Washington, USA informing of the decision.
The permanent layoffs began on November 7. This follows the temporary stoppage of the facility in July.
At the time Ardagh said its existing and prospective wine customers will still be serviced by its remaining glass production network across the USA.
The company had previously said it would consider restarting production if market conditions changed.
But the nail in the coffin was a recent 'disappointing' ruling by the US International Trade Commission regarding glass wine bottle imports from China, the company said.
The ITC recently determined US industry was not materially injured or threatened by such products that are being subsidised by China’s government.
No countervailing duty order was imposed as a result.
