Mauser Packaging Solutions is getting out of the U.S. aerosol can manufacturing business. It is closing plants in Wisconsin and Ohio in July.
According to a company notification to the state of Wisconsin, 42 employees will be laid off at a site in Sturtevant. Mauser is also shuttering a site in Cincinnati, impacting 107 employees, according to a notice to the state of Ohio. In both notices, Mauser cited “ongoing economic difficulties” as the reason for the closures.
“While we are considering several alternatives for the business (including a potential sale, merger, or other strategic transaction), absent the implementation of a viable strategic alternative, operations will cease and all aerosol can manufacturing positions will be permanently eliminated,” a spokesperson said in an email.
Impacted employees will receive severance or separation benefits and outplacement services to assist in finding new employment.
The Oak Brook, Illinois-based company with international operations was formed in 2018 by bringing together Bway, Mauser Group, National Container Group and Industrial Container Services. Mauser is still involved in aerosol cans in other markets; it recently acquired a company in Mexico that makes tin-steel aerosol cans. Mauser has also made acquisitions this year expanding its industrial bulk containers portfolio.
According to the Aerosol Recycling Initiative, nearly 4 billion aerosol containers are sold in the U.S. every year. Ball, CCL Container, Crown Holdings and Sonoco are some of the players in the market. Sonoco reported growing demand for aerosols following the first quarter, while Ball and Crown reported decreased volumes. In the fourth quarter of 2023, Crown closed an aerosol can plant in Decatur, Illinois, in response to lower demand for aerosol cans.
