The US subsidiary of German chemicals company Bayer has said it will close the company's Pennsylvania facility, with the loss of almost 600 jobs. Bayer, which is based in Leverkusen, Germany, announced on Tuesday that its plant would be closed by June 30, and a new facility to manufacture aspirin, an over-the-counter pain reliever, was being Up to 4,100 US jobs are under threat from the consolidation of Bayer's CropScience segment, and the firm plans to shed 12,000 posts by 2021.
The US subsidiary of German chemicals company Bayer has said it will close the company's Pennsylvania facility, with the loss of almost 600 jobs. The company said the cuts will focus on administrative support positions in divisions such as IT, accounting, legal and compliance, and that the closure will take place over a two-year period. Up to 4,100 US jobs are under threat from the consolidation of Bayer's CropScience segment, and the firm plans to shed 12,000 posts by 2021.