Interceramic built a new Carrolton campus in 2016 with the hopes of cementing its presence in the U.S. On Monday, March 6, the company filed a WARN Notice to the Texas Workforce Commission, with plans to shut down its American operations.Interceramic Inc., the largest glazed floor tile manufacturer in North America, will close its United States operations this year.
, Garland manufacturing site and showrooms across the state, resulting in nearly 400 job cuts across Texas.about what led to the company closing its U.S. doors. Mass layoff notices filed with TWC often don’t provide detailed reasons. as of May 2019, according to Southern Methodist University’s Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center. About 27 are based in North Texas, including Avocados from Mexico, Gruma Corp. , Cinépolis USA and Lala U.S.by its business-friendly environment, healthy local economies, highly-skilled workers, tax breaks, proximity to Mexico and major air travel hubs in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston.
By shutting down its U.S. operations, Interceramic is cutting 161 jobs at its Garland facility and 118 at its corporate office and distribution center in Carrollton at the end of the month. The firm’s showrooms across Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, Spring, Plano and San Antonio employed nearly 100 workers.