Cedar Creek facility in Fayetteville, North Carolina | Alpek, S.A.B. de CV
May 30, 2025 | Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. (Alpek), a leading global polyester producer headquartered in Mexico, announced it will permanently cease operations at its Cedar Creek facility in Fayetteville, North Carolina, effective July 31, 2025. The decision, part of Alpek’s long-term strategy to optimize its global footprint, will result in the loss of approximately 180 jobs at the site.
The Cedar Creek plant, acquired by Alpek in 2001, has an installed capacity of 170,000 tons of PET resin and about 35,000 tons of recycled PET (rPET) flake production annually. The closure is expected to generate around $20 million in annualized savings for Alpek by 2026 as the company shifts focus to its more competitive and scalable assets.
Alpek stated that it will reallocate production to other facilities within its regional and global network to continue serving customers with high-quality and sustainable polyester solutions. The company emphasized that this move is part of broader cost-reduction efforts, reinforcing its long-term vision to strengthen its core business and financial position.
The Fayetteville closure follows recent shutdowns at other Alpek sites, including its Cooper River plant in South Carolina and the Monterrey polyester filament plant in Mexico. After the closure, Alpek’s Columbia site in Gaston, South Carolina and Pearl River site in Bay St Louis, Mississipi, will remain the only PET manufacturing facilities of Alpek Polyester Americas.
Alpek has not disclosed where the Cedar Creek production will be reallocated, nor has it commented on the impact to its corporate offices in Charlotte and Wilmington. The company has expressed its intent to work with local employment agencies to support affected workers during the transition.
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