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[email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Acquires Ebonite Inby Industry-Shaking Lucas Wiseman Move In a blockbuster move goes, everyone has been re- there were three major Columbia 300 and Track International on the PBA Hopkinsville plant closing. sure to shake up the indus- tained.” bowling ball manufacturers consumers." Tour, told FloBowling on “I feel bad for the em- try, Brunswick has acquired EBI’s brands include – Storm Products, Bruns- The release also said Friday night that the news ployees of Ebonite be- Ebonite International in a Columbia 300, Hammer, wick and Ebonite Interna- Brunswick will continue caught him by surprise. cause being a union place deal that was announced Ebonite, Track, Power tional. The consolidation to market products under “I called Rob (Gotch- for however long – factory Friday. Brunswick secured House and Robby’s. What means bowling will now all the Ebonite brands and all) and talked to him, and workers, a lot of them have all the assets of EBI, includ- this move means for the only have two major play- will honor all warranties on I guess they were more been there for 20 years,” ing all of its brands, trade- long-term future of each ers in the equipment space existing Ebonite Interna- blindsided than us because Jones said. “You’ve got marks and technologies. individual brand is unclear with Storm and Brunswick tional bowling balls. “Ebo- you think they know in the some people who have Effective immediately, the and Kelly said those details going head to head while nite International has built office a little bit,” Jones been working there since EBI plant in Hopkinsville, will be worked out in the other smaller brands like a strong 109-year legacy said.