AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT US MAGNESIUM

Salt Lake City, Utah-based US Magnesium, a producer of magnesium, lithium, and other chemicals from Great Salt Lake, has announced it is idling its lithium production operations.

The work stoppage will impact 186 employees at its Salt Lake City facility.

A company statement noted US Magnesium decided to idle plant operations due to “deteriorating market conditions for lithium carbonate.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT KEYSTONE POWDERED METAL COMPANY

St. Marys, Pennsylvania-based Keystone Powdered Metal Company, a subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Sumitomo Electric Industries and a producer of complex powder metal components for the North American market, has announced it will close at least one of its two plants north of Charlotte, North Carolina, in April 2025.

The closure will impact 217 employees.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall; why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT MAGNITUDE 7 METALS

Marston, Missouri-based Magnitude 7 Metals, one of nation’s only primary aluminum smelters producing one-fifth of the nation’s aluminum production, has announced it would curtail operations and close its Marston smelter due to conditions that were not reasonably foreseeable.

The closure will impact 450 unionized employees.

According to published reports, the company will continue looking for investment capital and look for ways to restart the smelter in the future.

It should be noted that part of the decision may have been environmental concerns as the smelter was operating under a consent decree involving sulfur dioxide pollution which leads to health-threatening "acid rain." Additionally, management noted, "Due to abnormally cold weather, our operations have been severely impaired to the point where they cannot be restored while running."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?