Garden City tank manufacturing plant cuts 80 jobs

A plant that manufactures tanks for water, oil and other liquids is laying off 80 workers because of lower oil prices.

The layoffs at Garden City’s Palmer Manufacturing and Tank, a subsidiary of Ohio-based Worthington Industries, are part of 245 jobs the company is eliminating in three states. The company also is closing a plant in Florence, South Carolina.

Spokeswoman Cathy Lyttle says customer orders have dropped because of low oil prices and fewer new wells starting in the country.

The Hutchinson News reports that the plant manufactures steel and fiberglass tanks and processing equipment for the oil and gas industry. It also makes custom manufactured fiberglass tanks for agricultural, chemical and general industrial applications.

This story was originally published March 30, 2015 at 11:01 AM with the headline "Garden City tank manufacturing plant cuts 80 jobs."