MPP Closing Solon Plant, 55 Employees To Be Laid Off

SOLON, OH — MPP is closing its Solon operations and laying off 55 workers, according to a document filed with the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services.

MPP runs its metal injection molding operations out of a facility at 31005 Solon Road. That complex will be shuttered and moved to the company's global headquarters in Noblesville. An unspecified number of Solon staffers may be transferred to the company's Noblesville, Indiana headquarters, a company spokesperson told Patch.

Layoffs are scheduled to start on or around December 1 of this year, according to the ODJFS document. Each employee at the plant should have received a letter about the pending closure.

The company is expanding its Noblesville headquarters to accommodate the addition of the Solon operations. MPP is more than doubling its Indiana manufacturing floor space in the consolidation.

“MPP views MIM (Metal Injection Molding) as an opportunity for fantastic growth. MPP is investing in our Noblesville, IN facility to make it the state of the art leader in MIM (Metal Injection Molding)”, Dennis McKeen, CEO of MPP said in a press release.

The Solon location was previously NetShape, which was acquired by MPP in February 2018. Leaders of both companies said the acquisition was a perfect complement and expanded MPP's footprint.

“MPP and NetShape are a perfect fit from a business perspective,” said Dax Whitehouse, CEO of NetShape, at the time. “The two businesses strongly complement each other, and we look forward to building upon our respective strengths.”

MPP was acquired by capital firm Mill Point Capital in 2016, after experiencing a record year in 2015.

The letter filed with the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services can be seen by clicking here.

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