Kingsford Charcoal Plant in Saskatchewan to Close.

Business Editors/Food Writers

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2001

The Clorox Company of Canada, Ltd., a subsidiary of The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX)(PSE:CLX), today announced it will transfer production of Kingsford(TM) charcoal-briquet products from its Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, plant to other Kingsford charcoal manufacturing facilities.

Clorox plans to close the Moose Jaw facility in December and then offer it for sale. The company will negotiate a plant closure agreement with Local 5917 of the United Steelworkers of America, the union representing the plant's 40 hourly employees.

"We appreciate the commitment and dedication shown by our employees in Moose Jaw over the years and the many contributions they've made to the Kingsford business," said Anthony Biebl, Clorox senior vice president-product supply. "But to keep our business healthy and growing, we must strive to operate as efficiently as possible. Closing the Moose Jaw facility will allow us to consolidate production and distribution and reduce costs."

The Moose Jaw facility opened in 1979 and produces Kingsford charcoal briquets, Kingsford Match Light instant-lighting charcoal briquets and Kingsford BBQ Bag single-use, lightable bags of charcoal briquets. Products manufactured at the facility are shipped throughout Canada and sections of the western United States.

Kingsford, the market-leading brand of charcoal in North America, is also produced at briquet-manufacturing facilities in Belle, Mo., Burnside, Ky., Springfield, Ore., Summer Shade, Ky., and Parsons, W.Va. The Clorox Company is a $3.9 billion multinational manufacturer and marketer of household products and products for institutional markets.

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