Pa. toilet paper factory gets Gov. Wolf’s OK to stay open

Chris Pastrick | Monday, March 23, 2020 7:04 a.m.

You can wipe another factory off the list of Pennsylvania businesses forced to close amid the coronavirus outbreak.

And we can all be thankful for it.

According to a report in USA Today, Gov. Tom Wolf has granted an exemption for Procter & Gamble’s largest factory, in Wyoming County, to continue operating.

And it’s a good thing for all of us: They make toilet paper.

The plant, located in Mehoopany, produces Charmin, along with Bounty paper towels and Luvs and Pampers diapers. The company employs 2,200 workers there.

P&G was also granted a pass for its California plant.

Wolf’s order that “non-life-sustaining” businesses must close their physical locations goes into force at 8 a.m. Monday.

The high demand for toilet paper has created a drastic need for P&G’s products. USA Today reports the company has restarted its idle Georgia plant. They’ve been able to get the plant up and running in just two weeks — a process that usually takes months.

P&G employs nearly 25,000 people in the North America and has 24 manufacturing facilities in 18 U.S. states. The company also has two plants in Canada.