TROY, Mich. -- EMCON Technologies, a provider of global emission technologies, has announced it will close its Light Vehicle Emissions facility in Concord, Ontario, Canada, by October due to over-capacity in the North American light vehicle market.

The Concord facility is a producer of exhaust systems for the North American light vehicle market and employs 128 production-related employees, members of the United Steel Workers union and 14 salaried employees. Manufacturing in Concord will be relocated to EMCON Technologies' existing locations in Columbus, Ind., and Dexter, Mo.

Mike Wood, vice president operations, North America, said, "We regret the closure of the Concord facility and have looked at different alternatives; however, due to volume reduction and the balance out of current platform, this type of action becomes necessary to remain competitive in the industry. These actions do not reflect on the performance of the Concord facility. The performance and the level of commitment to our customer from our workforce have been very good. Our employees are highly skilled and have worked hard to support our customer demands."

The company and union will begin discussions about the closure process this week.

For more information about Emcon, visit: http://www.emcontechnologies.com.