Indalex Aluminum likely to close its Girard plant due to construction slowdown

GIRARD — Indalex Aluminum Solutions said it is likely to close its Girard plant because of a slowdown in new home construction nationwide.

There simply isn’t enough demand for the window and door frames that are produced from the company’s aluminum extrusions, said Scott Langdon, an Indalex spokesman.

About 300 workers would lose their jobs, starting in February, if the plant is closed. Indalex said it will decide the plant’s fate by the end of January.

Mayor James Melfi said workers pay $300,000 in city income tax, which is 9 percent of the city’s collection.

Melfi said he thinks the city can maintain its current service levels and not cut workers if the plant closes. He added, however, that improvements that city officials were discussing would have to be scrapped.

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