Clorox to Lay Off More Than 60 From Kentucky Charcoal Factory

Clorox Co., in the midst of a reorganization, will lay off 62 employees in August at a Kingsford charcoal factory in Kentucky.

Clorox has identified excess capacity within its Kingsford business, a spokesperson for the company said in an email. As a result, the consumer-products maker decided “to idle indefinitely the briquetting and packaging lines in Summer Shade, Kentucky.” The company said it will transition production to one of its four other Kingsford manufacturing facilities.

The Summer Shade plant will retain certain functions, including distribution and the charring of wood to make into charcoal. Clorox said it’s working to ...