By Associated Press - Monday, January 30, 2017

EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) - Great Lakes Solutions has opened a new 11,000 square-foot plant in El Dorado.

Great Lakes officials joined Gov. Asa Hutchinson and local officials on Monday in opening the Pilot Plant at the company’s South Plant.

Great Lakes says the expansion will mean six new jobs. Great Lakes has about 500 employees at three manufacturing plants in Arkansas.



Great Lakes is a business of Philadelphia-based Chemtura Corporation and manufactures bromine and provides materials and services for use in electronics, electrical components, building and construction, fine chemicals, agriculture, power generation, transportation, water treatment and the oil and gas industry.

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