Propex Downsizing at Georgia Plant

Bainbridge, GA, July 9, 2009--Propex’s Bainbridge, Ga. plant will begin downsizing its workforce of 210 employees, according to the Post-Searchlight.

“This decision has come as a result of continued decline in the residential housing and commercial markets and the fact that the major carpet manufacturers continue to utilize backward integration in the manufacture of carpet backing,” Linda Wofford, director of human resources for the company, said in a news release.

“These actions are being taken to better align Propex’s production needs with the addressable space in the market and to adapt to the structural change in the industry and segments we serve,” Wofford said.

Propex leases a portion of the old American Fibers and Yarns plant.