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Brunswick Boat Group Announces Strategic Consolidation of Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Operations
METTAWA, Ill., Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), the world’s largest marine technology company, today announced a consolidation of its global fiberglass boat manufacturing footprint designed to reduce fixed costs and unlock greater productivity and efficiency while maintaining the necessary capacity and flexibility for future growth. As part of this footprint rationalization, Brunswick will close its Reynosa, Mexico fiberglass boat manufacturing facility, trans
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