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expects the majority of the 107 employees it temporarily laid off in December at its Grandview plant to be laid off permanently.

Cheryl McNally, human resources director for the company, based in Lyndhurst, N.J., wouldn’t say Thursday how many employees remain at the Grandview plant, 14201 Botts Road.

McNally said in an e-mail that the layoffs began Dec. 14. Recent bankruptcy filings by

and , along with GM’s decision to stop production for the summer, prompted Sika to make the majority of the Grandview layoffs permanent, she said.

The Grandview plant opened in May 2000. The company said at the time that the 225,000-square-foot plant produced acoustical products for the automotive parts industry and sealants used in the construction of metal buildings. The $12 million facility housed a work force of 300, and company officials said at the time that Sika would add another 100 employees in the following 18 months.

Sika employs more than 900 people in seven manufacturing plants, two research-and-development facilities, and sales and marketing offices throughout the country, according to the company’s Web site. It is the largest company of the Sika Group, a global leader in specialty chemicals for construction, industrial and automotive markets. The Sika Group is part of Sika AG, based in Baar, Switzerland.