Pa. toilet paper factory gets Gov. Wolf's OK to stay open
You can wipe another factory off the list of Pennsylvania businesses forced to close amid the coronavirus outbreak.
And we can all be thankful for it.
According to a report in USA Today, Gov. Tom Wolf has granted an exemption for Procter & Gamble’s largest factory, in Wyoming County, to continue operating.
And it’s a good thing for all of us: They make toilet paper.
The plant, located in Mehoopany, produces Charmin, along with Bounty paper towels and Luvs and Pampers diapers. The company employs 2,200 workers there.
P&G was also granted a pass for its California plant.
Wolf’s order that “non-life-sustaining” businesses must close their physical locations goes into force at 8 a.m. Monday.
The high demand for toilet paper has created a drastic need for P&G’s products. USA Today reports the company has restarted its idle Georgia plant. They’ve been able to get the plant up and running in just two weeks — a process that usually takes months.
P&G employs nearly 25,000 people in the North America and has 24 manufacturing facilities in 18 U.S. states. The company also has two plants in Canada.
Chris Pastrick is a TribLive digital producer. An Allegheny County native, he began working for the Valley News Dispatch in 1993 and joined the Trib in 1997. He can be reached at cpastrick@triblive.com.
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