JVC Disc America Co. plans to close its optical-media replication plant near Elk Grove on June 30 and consolidate equipment and production at facilities in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Kennesaw, Ga.
The California site employs 80 and operates nine manufacturing lines for compact discs and two for digital versatile discs, said plant manager Reid Montgomery.
The firm, an operation of Victor Co. of Japan Ltd., opted to relocate the business to longer-established, lower-cost Southeast sites.
