The owner of glass manufacturer Pilkington, Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG), has announced that it will close one of its three UK production lines in an effort to cut costs.

“The group has experienced a reduction in many of its core markets, including its European building products and automotive markets,” NSG said in a statement.

The job cuts are the second major headcount reduction in two years: In March 2010, the firm cut 6,700 jobs in the wake of the global financial crisis.