# Ashland closes Parlin and Chatham plants in $60M network optimization

Ashland announced the closure of its manufacturing facility in Parlin, New Jersey, and its plant in Chatham, New Jersey, as part of a $60 million manufacturing network optimization. HEC production moves from Parlin to Hopewell, Virginia; microbial protection production moves from Chatham to Freetown, Massachusetts.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2025-07-08
- Where: Parlin, New Jersey; Chatham, New Jersey, United States
- Value: $60.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), microbial protection products
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Ashland](https://endata.com/companies/20300.md)

## Sources

- [nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/ashland-advances-strategic-60mm-network-optimization-2025-07-08), 2025-07-08: "the company announced the closure of its manufacturing facility in Parlin, New Jersey, and the transfer of its hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) production from Parlin to its Hopewell, Virginia plant."

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