TIFFIN BUSINESS CLOSURE 

AFTER MORE THAN TWO DECADES OPERATING IN NORTHWEST OHIO, AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER AMERICAN FINE SINTER WILL BE SHUTTING DOWN ITS NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN TIFFIN. 
CITY LEADERS SAY THE IMPACT WILL BE GRADUAL BUT SIGNIFICANT, WITH ABOUT 175 JOBS AFFECTED OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THE COMPANY REFERENCED MARKET CHANGES AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AS REASONS BEHIND THE IMPENDING CLOSURE. NOW THIS NEWS COMES DURING A ROUGH AND UNCERTAIN SPRING FOR HUNDREDS OF MANUFACTURING EMPLOYEES IN TIFFIN.