Hydro to shut down Delhi, Louisiana extrusion facility in 2027

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Hydro Extrusion USA will close its aluminium extrusion facility in Delhi, Louisiana, next year, with operations scheduled to end on April 1, 2027. The closure will result in the loss of 226 jobs, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed with the Louisiana Workforce Commission in June. The layoffs are expected to take effect on March 31, 2027.

The Delhi facility is one of two extrusion plants in the United States that Hydro plans to shut down. The second plant is located in the City of Industry, California. Together, the closures will affect around 350 employees.

Hydro said, “Both sites face low capacity utilisation and require significant capital investment to meet operational standards.”  As part of the restructuring, production from the two plants will be transferred to other facilities within the company's North American extrusion network.

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The company has already begun upgrading and retooling the receiving plants, with the production transfer expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2027. Following the closure of the Delhi plant, site activities will continue through a wind-down period extending into the third quarter of 2027.

Hydro said it has started discussions with employees regarding transition packages and other support measures. Affected workers are also being encouraged to apply for available positions at other Hydro facilities across North America.

The Delhi plant, established in 1983, provides aluminium extrusion, machining, fabrication and finishing services to customers in Louisiana and other parts of the southern United States.

According to Hydro, the plant closures form part of its strategy to strengthen its long-term position in the US market by consolidating operations and focusing future investments on other locations within its North American manufacturing network.