Expansions

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Koyo Bearing North America - Orangeburg is investing at least $10 million over a five-year period on new machinery and machinery upgrades at its South Carolina facility, which produces bearings for major automotive manufacturers. 

According to the company, the move ensures the company's competiveness in the automotive industry and preserves existing employment levels at the Orangeburg facility, which employs around 500 team members at present. 

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Starflo Corporation, a manufacturer of industrial valves, is breaking ground on a new distribution center as the company expands in Clarendon County. The $1 million investment is expected to double Starflo's distribution center capacity while bringing online new equipment for the Manning manufacturing shop to increase machining capacity and efficiency. 

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Pulcra Chemicals, a worldwide supplier of innovative specialty chemicals, is expanding its South Carolina manufacturing operation in York County.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Core Molding Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of sheet molding compound and a molder of fiberglass reinforced plastics, is in the process of expanding its operations in Cherokee County.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Meyer Tool Inc. an innovative high-tech supplier to the gas turbine engine industry, will more than triple the footprint of its manufacturing operation in Greenville County, S.C., initially investing an additional $5 million and adding at least 50 new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – WeylChem U.S. Inc., a provider of custom manufacturing and tolling services, as well as advanced intermediates and reagents is announcing the expansion of its Kershaw County facility. The $10.8 million investment is expected to create 49 new jobs. 

The company is improving the site infrastructure at its manufacturing plant in Elgin, S.C., adding equipment with computer controls to enable the company to better serve the chemical industry in a more environmentally responsible way.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Anderson County is slated to see an influx of 125 jobs in 2014 as Orian Rugs, a family owned manufacturer of machine woven area rugs, announces a $13 million expansion at its So

COLUMBIA, S.C. - U.S. Engine Valve, a global automotive supplier of high-engineered valves, will expand operations in Oconee County.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - CeramTec North America Corporation (CTNA), a worldwide leader in advanced ceramics, is expanding its existing Laurens County facility. The expansion investment totals $13.2 million and is expected to generate 40 new jobs. 

CTNA's expansion includes construction of a clean room to manufacture tube core aerosol generators (TCAG), which will be used to deliver an antibiotic through inhalation for pneumonia patients. 

COLUMBIA, S.C.  - Baldor Electric Company, a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient industrial electric motors and mechanical power transmission products, is expanding its Anderson County facility with a $15 million investment that is expected to generate another 45 jobs for the area over the next five years. Company officials made the announcement today in Belton.