Pennsylvania Foundry Closes

 The EMI plant, a part of the Gunite Corp., closed its foundry operations in Erie, Pa., this past week.

The company attributed the decision to a sharp and sustained decline in demand for the heavy duty trucks for which Erie Foundry manufactured wheel-end components.

While the foundry closed, executives at the parent company are keeping the possibility of selling the operations to a buyer who may keep the plant open.

Just three years ago, U.S. production of heavy trucks was 333,000. This year, production is expected to be less than half that.
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