KIMBERLY-Clark Australia has brought forward the closure of its Albury mill to the end of next month.
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The non-woven fabrics mill will cease production by May 19 and most employees will finish work by the end of the month.
Last October the company announced its intention to close the Albury mill and the subsequent axing of 44 jobs.
The closure was originally planned to take place in the second half of this year.
But Albury mill manager Graham Rodda said last night the transition to alternate supply for key customers had happened quicker than anticipated.
“I can assure you the workforce has been fully informed along the way and they have understood a May-June closure was on the cards for some months,” he said.
Kimberley-Clark management confirmed yesterday employees would be paid their full redundancy entitlements.
Its policy and enterprise agreement provides for above industry standard redundancy provisions.
Mr Rodda said it had been a difficult time for employees.
“We announced the mill closure as early as we could last year to give our employees as much notice as possible, and today confirmed a final production date to allow our employees to plan their transition,” he said.
“I would like to commend the team on their professionalism and for their great efforts over the years to keep the Albury mill competitive for as long as possible.
“Their commitment and efforts since the announcement last year have been outstanding.”
The Albury mill started operations in 1987 and produced nonwoven fabrics for use in sterile medical applications such as surgical wraps and gowns, industrial applications and as a component for the manufacture of nappies.
Kimberly-Clark will maintain two manufacturing sites in Australia.