Japan-owned UK glass factory could shut if no buyer found, risking 250 jobs

Closure of Nippon Electric Glass plant would put further pressure on Rachel Reeves’s industrial strategyBusiness live – latest updatesA glass factory in Wigan that produces fibreglass for electric cars and wind turbines faces closure and the loss of 250 jobs unless its Japanese owner can find a new partner or a buyer.In the latest blow to Britain’s industrial base, Nippon Electric Glass (NEG) announced a “strategic review” of its composites business Electric Glass F