Expansions

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Boral Stone Products today announced plans to expand operations at its facility in Chester County. The $6 million investment is expected to generate three new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Bondex Inc., a maker of thermally bonded nonwoven materials, today announced that it will expand its existing operations in Edgefield County. The $6.4 million investment is expected to generate 13 new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – BMW today announced that the company will expand its plant in Spartanburg County. The $900 million investment is expected to generate 300 new jobs. BMW also commemorated a production milestone today – 2,000,000 vehicles since the company began U.S. production in 1994.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – AVX, a global manufacturer and supplier of electronic and interconnect components, announced plans to increase manufacturing and research operations in Greenville County. The more than $14 million investment is expected to generate 279 new jobs over the next several years.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – SafeRack LLC, a maker of loading racks, platforms and fall protection equipment, today announced plans to expand its current operations in Georgetown County. The more than $9 million investment is expected to generate 58 new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Agru America, a maker of geosynthetics, today announced that it will expand its current operations in Georgetown County and in Williamsburg County. The combined investment of $39.1 million is expected to generate 126 new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – AFL, a maker of fiber optic products and equipment, today announced that it will expand its existing operations in Spartanburg County. The $8.6 million investment is expected to generate 95 new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – aeSolutions, a supplier of performance-based process safety engineering and automation solutions for the petroleum, chemical and process manufacturing industries, today announced the consolidation of multiple Upstate facilities in a single corporate headquarters location in Greenville, S.C., investing upwards of $2 million and adding in excess of 40 new jobs in the process.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Aero Precision Products, a supplier of aviation components, today announced that it will move to a larger facility as it expands its current manufacturing operations in Dorchester County. The $2.5 million investment is expected to generate 15 new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Gov. Nikki Haley, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, Bamberg County, the City of Denmark and the SouthernCarolina Alliance today announced that Masonite International Corporation, a maker of residential and commercial doors, plans to invest $14 million in expanding its operations in Bamberg County. The company expects it will have added a total of 159 new jobs by the time the new technology is fully installed.