Hanna to close TPE plant.

Lack of space cited as main reason for move as TPE grows

CLEVELAND, OHIO--A lack of elbow room has led M.A. Hanna Co. of Cleveland to announce it will close its thermoplastic elastomer production plant in North Ridgeville, Ohio, on March 31.

Although TPEs are a growing business for Hanna's Engineered Materials division. the North Ridgeville site, which employs 32, is not suitable for expansion, officials said.

"Capacity is available at other M.A. Hanna manufacturing plants that do allow for future expansion and for more cost-effective production a