HARRISBURG – Attorney General Michelle Henry announced Monday that a federal district court has granted the Office of Attorney General’s motion for a temporary restraining order that will pause the shuttering of the Pyrex glass manufacturing plant in Washington County, pending further order of the court. The federal court’s ruling prevents owner Anchor Hocking Holdings, and its private equity partner, Centre Lane Partners, from removing equipment and other materials from the Charleroi Plant in relocation efforts before the next scheduled hearing. The court agreed with the Office of Attorney General, that at this stage in the case, “immediate and irreparable injury will result” from such actions, according to an order issued Thursday. “The closure of this longtime manufacturing hub will have permanent impact on the Charleroi community and surrounding neighborhoods, which depend on the plant for employment that is vital to the local economy and prosperity of families living there,” Attorney General Henry said. “My office intervened in plans to close what is the only large-scale manufacturing operation in that area, and we are very pleased that the federal district court agreed with our position.” A hearing on the motion for preliminary injunction is scheduled for Nov. 12th. Owner/operators Anchor Hocking recently announced plans to close the Charleroi Pyrex Plant and move equipment to Anchor Hockings facilities in Lancaster, Ohio. About 300 employees were expected to be impacted by the closure. The Office of Attorney General’s Antitrust Section is litigating the matter.