Manufacturing has $200 billion economic impact on state
The economic impact from South Carolina’s manufacturing industry is estimated to total between $194 billion and $206 billion annually, according to an economic impact study released yesterday by SC Future Makers. The nonprofit workforce and education organization is affiliated with the S.C. Manufacturers Alliance. The[...]
Mercedes-Benz plans to build new eSprinter in North Charleston
North Charleston’s Mercedes-Benz plant will produce a new eSprinter van starting the second half of 2023. With a new electric strategy, Mercedes-Benz will invest $58 million in North Charleston, as well as in Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde, Germany. The three locations are the only plants designated to build th[...]
North Charleston flag company flies on Fox News
Allegiance Flag Supply, the North Charleston company that produces high-quality flags using all American labor and manufacturers, received some recognition in an interview on Fox News recently. (see video below) We spent some time at the company's warehouse and final-assembly and fulfillment facility last fall where founders[...]
Walmart commits $350 billion to U.S. manufacturing
Walmart is committing $350 billion to create more than 750,000 manufacturing jobs nationwide in the next 10 years. President and CEO of Walmart U.S., John Furner, made the announcement at Techtronic Industries last week, according to a company news release. Walmart has several non-retail facilities across South Carolina. In July, the company announced it would […]
Century Aluminum rebuilds with 3-year power agreement
Santee Cooper and Century Aluminum have come to a three-year power agreement that will allow the Mount Holly plant to restart its second pot line. This new contract is anticipated to start on April 1, Century President Mike Bless confirmed on the company’s fourth quarter results call in February. With it, Century[...]
Companies dismantle mattresses, recycle, resell pieces and parts
Cardboard, paper, aluminum … mattresses. They’re all recyclable. Discarded mattresses can be dismantled in South Carolina and their parts reclaimed by local companies. Charleston Mattress owner K.C. Rennie and Liz, his wife, have helped recycle more than 125,000 mattresses for Lowcountry residents thr[...]
Ridgeville manufacturer invests in AMI Group
A graphite electrodes manufacturer in Ridgeville has purchased a 50% stake in a company based in Monterrey, Mexico. The partnership between Showa Denko Carbon Inc. and AMI Automation — which specializes in industrial drive systems and meltshop solutions, including electrode regulation — could open up growth[...]
Boeing no longer county’s largest private-sector employer
After 1,163 job cuts at its North Charleston plant over the last year, Boeing is no longer Charleston County’s largest private-sector employer. Roper St. Francis Healthcare, with 6,043 employees, now is the largest private employer in the county. Boeing recently updated its employee count with a breakdown of[...]
Investors plan to develop $90 million biorefinery in Goose Creek
Berkeley County is about to get a $90 million injection to create a crude, tall oil biorefinery at the Charleston International Manufacturing Center at Bushy Park in Goose Creek. Mainstream Pine Products LLC plans to transform the 10-acre site into a recycling facility to produce the oil, according to a news relea[...]
Cummins to move Memphis operations to North Charleston
Cummins Inc. is closing its ReCon Memphis Plant and consolidating operations into its North Charleston facility. The engine and automotive components maker came to the decision after review and evaluations of Cummins’ remanufactured turbochargers, which are produced in Tennessee. The move follows a similiar[...]
N.Y. manufacturer acquires Summerville metal fabrication company
Metalworx, a metal fabrication company in Summerville, has been acquired by a custom manufacturer based out of New York. The contract manufacturer located at 340 Deming Way specializes in precision machining, engineered and manufactured components, assemblies and products. The company serves clients in the medical, forestry, defense, aerospace, power generation, transportation, communications, steel, wind energy, […][...]
Mercedes-Benz to temporarily shut down production for maintenance
Mercedes-Benz Vans LLC, which assembles Sprinter vans for the U.S. and Canadian markets in the North Charleston/Ladson area, will shut down production between December and January. “In keeping with standard practice in the manufacturing industry, Mercedes-Benz Vans Charleston plant will temporarily shut down at the en[...]