Energizer to vacate Dixon Rayovac facility by the end of the month

DIXON – The Rayovac battery distribution facility is slated to be emptied by the end of the month.

In May 2020, Energizer began closing its Rayovac plant and laying off 125 employees, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification report that requires larger employers to provide notification of a plant closure or mass layoff.

Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said he recently received a final notification letter from the company.

“They will be completely removed from their building Dec. 31,” he said.

In 2018, Spectrum Brands Holdings entered an agreement to sell its batteries and appliance division to Energizer Holdings, and the agreement was completed in 2019.

The Dixon Rayovac facility at 200 E. Corporate Drive was a packaging and distribution center, operating since 2003 and shipping about 11 million cases of batteries annually.