Greif, Inc. planned to close its Fenton plant by May 1, 2015 affecting 33 employees, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice filed with the state of Missouri. Some of the employees are represented by Painters District Council 58, based in Collinsville, Illinois, according to Greif's letter to the state of Missouri. The property, at 2391 Cassens Drive, is owned by Trilla - St Louis Corporation, according to St.

Louis County property records. Greif, an industrial packaging producer, bought Trilla in 2008. Trilla acquired the Fenton facility, which serves drum users from the chemical, petroleum, paints, food and pharmaceutical sectors, from Nesco in 2003.

The property had an appraised value of $5.4 million in 2014, according to St. Louis County property records. Greif officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.