Conyers-based BioLab will not rebuild chlorine plant with history of fires, explosions and toxic clouds

A large plume of smoke near a plant
A chemical cloud from a chlorine factory fire in Conyers was still billowing on Tuesday, Oct. 1 still rose from a chemical plant in Conyers — two days after a fire there.

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The company that operated a Georgia chlorine plant with a history of explosions, chemical fires and toxic clouds that have drifted over neighborhoods outside Atlanta has decided not to rebuild the main manufacturing facility in Conyers.

In a statement, BioLab Inc. said it has been unable to resume manufacturing operations in Conyers after the most recent catastrophe on Sept. 29.

“After taking steps to meet customer needs through alternative production, and in considering our future business needs carefully, we have made the difficult decision not to restart manufacturing at the Conyers plant,” it said.