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To: Jonathan Edwards who wrote (3793)	9/13/1998 12:52:00 PM
From: Scotsman	Read Replies (1) of 4697

I didn't write the comment I copied, so whoever it was wasn't familiar with the Spartanburg plant. Here is the newspaper article confirming the shutdown. Sept. 13, 1998 Komatsu lays off 120 in Hillsboro A silicon wafer maker suspends production at two of its three plants as an industry downturn continues Wednesday, September 9 1998 By Elisa Williams of The Oregonian staff Komatsu Silicon America, which makes the silicon wafers used in semiconductor manufacturing, laid off more than half of its 220 employees Tuesday as it suspended production at two of its three Hillsboro plants. The two facilities to be shut down are so new the company was still testing the equipment in preparation for full production. Closing them will leave about 120 people, production workers to managers, without jobs.

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