Dow Roofing Plant to Close-Westfield, NC- 100 jobs lost
October 4, 2009
100 people loosing jobs at the Dow Roofing Systems plant just south of the Patrick County Line in Stokes County, NC. Reports on the radio today indicate 50% of the employees live in Patrick County.
the plant is located at:
1535 Elastic Plant Rd Westfield, NC
Dow Roofing Systems, located in Stokes County, NC, announced on Friday it will close its plant in Westfield.
The company says at least 100 people work at the plant. Previously, the plant was Stevens Roofing Systems, prior to being bought by Dow Chemical.
According to the company, there has been a drop in the demand for the roofing product manufactured at the plant.
The plant will close by the end of November.
"The decision to shut down this production facility was a difficult one," said Victor Dean, general manager of Dow Roofing Systems. "Unfortunately, changing customer needs, coupled with our new product offering, resulted in low asset utilization at this facility."
Dow Chemical of Midland, MI, purchased Stevens Roofing in June, 2008