FREEPORT — A little more than a year after deciding to close two additional plants at its Freeport site, Olin Corp. announced plans to shutter two more.
The Tric facility and its AnHCl liquefaction facility will be shuttered before the end of the year to adapt to a weakened demand in those materials. The company announced Monday.
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