PRESS RELEASE
January 11, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Camden County Joint Development Authority
912-729-7201
BAYER RELEASES SCHEDULE
TO CLOSE WOODBINE FACILITY
CAMDEN COUNTY, GA - January 11, 2010
Bayer Crop Science has announced a schedule to reduce operations and close the Woodbine, Georgia facility; the sole site where the pesticide Temik is produced. According to a news release issued by Bayer, the facility will cease production of the pesticide in the third quarter of 2012, at which time the eighty-four person workforce will be reduced to less than a dozen employees who will remain during the de-commissioning of the facility. Bayer plans to continue supplying Temik to its customers until the end of 2014; after which sales of the pesticide will cease.
Temik is produced from the carbamate family of chemicals, which have largely been replaced by newer products; prompting this decision by Bayer. According to Achim Noack, a member of the Bayer Crop Science Board, "the decision was based on a number of factors, with both strategic and economic considerations. It is fully in line with our global strategy to focus on delivering innovative solutions to modern agriculture and replacing older compounds in our portfolio." The decision will affect production at plants in Institute, West Virginia and Woodbine, Georgia, and will result in a one time charge of approximately $275 million to decommission these facilities. This decision is part of the global restructuring announcement by the Bayer Group, published on November 18, 2010.
Chris Evans, Senior Vice President of Industrial Operations in North America for Bayer CropScience says, "The decision was not an easy one. For many years, the Institute and Woodbine sites have provided good jobs within our communities and important products for agriculture. Although this change is necessary, we recognize the impact it will have on our employees and will act responsibly to support them during this transition."
According to David Keating, Executive Director of the Camden County Joint Development Authority, "In today's modern society, the pace of business change and innovation is rapid. Technologies and products come and go at shorter and shorter intervals. This decision by Bayer is not a reflection of the excellent workforce and award winning operations at the Woodbine facility. Instead, it's simply an older generation of products being phased out and replaced by a newer generation of products. Bayer is a valued corporate citizen of Camden County, and we will continue to work with them during the decommissioning process and in evaluating future opportunities at the Woodbine site."
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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The Mission of the Joint Development Authority is to promote Camden County to "expand and diversify the economy and stimulate the creation of quality employment opportunities to provide a better quality of life for citizens".
If only this was actually manifesting!! It's been how many years now since the arrival of Mr. Keating?
About 2 years,as I recall.
During that time, he has worked harder and actually accomplished more than his two predecessors combined.
When the economy comes back, Camden will be much more attractive to business than it was before David began his well thought out and well executed campaign to make it so.
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