Nippon Sharyo will lay off 100 employees from its Rochelle plant, according to 13 WREX. The company, which builds passenger rail cars that its decision was based on technical complications with the design of one of its prototype cars, as well as other business considerations. The reduction in force will affect 100 of the plant's 350 employees.
NIPPON SHARYO,LTD. is a Japan-based company mainly provides railway vehicles, transportation equipment and steel structures, construction machinery, engineering, and other manufacturing, construction, sales and incidental services. The Company operates through four business segments. The Railway Vehicle segment manufactures and sells railway vehicles such as electric trains and railcars. The Transportation Equipment and Steel Structure segment manufactures and sells transportation equipment such as wagons, tank trucks and large land vehicles, and manufactures, installs and sells road bridges and railway bridges. The Construction Machinery segment manufactures and sells pile driving machines, portable diesel generators, emergency power generators and others. The Engineering segment manufactures and sells vehicle inspection equipment, farming plants, and paper-related equipment. The Company also manufactures and sells laser processing machines, railway goods, and rents real estate.
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