Kershaw County Economic Development

Developments

New Companies/Expansions

2011

Date	Company	Type	Investment	Jobs	Product - Service
May	INVISTA	Expansion	$  5,000,000	10	R&D
TOTAL			$5,000,000	10

2010    

Date	Company	Type	Investment	Jobs	Product - Service
November	Southeast Renewable Energy	New	$ 50,000,000	20	Biomass facility
August	TB Kawashima USA, Inc.	Expansion	$  9,000,000	50	Automotive Textiles
	Confidential		$ 10,000,000	40
	Confidential		$ 10,000,000	140
TOTAL			$ 79,000,000	150

2009

Date	Company	Type	Investment	Jobs	Product - Service
March	Kawashima Textile USA	Expansion	$  750,000	12	Automotive Textiles
March	Shawmut Corporation	New	$1,500,000	19	Automotive Lamination
	Confidential		$6,500,000	15
TOTAL			$8,750,000	46

2008

Date	Company	Type	Investment	Jobs	Product - Service
December	Weylchem	Expansion	$25,000,000	15	Organic Chemicals
September	Target Corporation	Expansion	$75,000,000	0	Distribution Center
TOTAL			$100,000,000	15

2007 

Date	Company	Type	Investment	Jobs	Product - Service
December	Ahlstrom Nonwovens	Expansion	$11,000,000	144	Nonwoven Textiles
November	Agilis Engineering	New	$0	50	Engineering Firm
July	Hendrickson	New	$2,500,000	30	Axles, Brakes, Suspension
June	SC Yutaka Technologies	Expansion	$10,000,000	100	ATV Parts
May	KCMC	New	$19,000,000	40	Medical Center
March	Haier	Expansion	$6,000,000	128	Refrigerators
TOTAL			$48,500,000	492

2006

Date	Company	Type	Investment	Jobs	Product - Service
December	INVISTA	Expansion	$35,000,000	0
TOTAL			$35,000,000

2005 

Date	Company	Type	Investment	Jobs	Product - Service
November	SC Yutaka Technologies	Expansion	$4,000,000	14	ATV Parts
October	Forgitron	New	$14,000,000	35	Aluminum automotive wheels
August	Martins Machine Company	New	$500,000	10	Machine Shop
August	Dana Corporation	Expansion	$5,000,000	65	Axles, Brakes, Suspension
February	Hengst	New	$12,000,000	60	Automotive Filters
TOTAL			$35,500,000	184

2003 

Date	Company	Type	Investment	Jobs	Product - Service
September	SC Yutaka Technologies	Expansion	$7,000,000	70	ATV Parts
September	Dana Corporation	Expansion	$2,000,000		Axles, Brakes, Suspension
TOTAL			$9,000,000	70

2002   

Date	Company	Type	Investment	Jobs	Product - Service
April	BBA Fiberweb	Expansion	$44,000,000	64	Nonwoven Textiles
July	Kawashima Textile USA	New	$15,000,000	100	Automotive Textiles
August	INVISTA	Expansion
TOTAL			$59,000,000	164

2001 

Date	Company	Type	Investment	Jobs	Product - Service
February	Oak Mitsui	Expansion	$75,000,000	55	Copper Foil
September	Target Corporation	New	$85,000,000	1,000	Distribution Center
TOTAL			$160,000,000	1,055

2000 

Date	Company	Type	Investment	Jobs	Product - Service
February	Clariant LSM America	Expansion	$27,000,000	30	Organic Chemicals
February	New South	Expansion	$9,000,000	0	Dressed and Treated Lumber
March	Tyco Healthcare / Kendall	Expansion	$4,000,000	0	Surgical Gauze
TOTAL			$40,000,000	30

1999

Date	Company	Type	Investment	Jobs	Product - Service
February	SC Yutaka Technologies	New	$20,000,000	150	ATV Suspension Parts
June	Mancor Carolina, Inc.	Expansion	$6,000,000	73	Production Machine Shop
June	Haier America Refrigerators	New	$30,000,000	300	Refrigerators
June	BBA Fiberweb	Expansion	$17,500,000	50	Nonwoven Textiles
August	Carolina Miscellaneous Metals	New	$750,000	10	Miscellaneous Steel Products
December	Howden Buffalo	Expansion	$2,000,000	153	Industrial Fans
TOTAL			$76,250,000	736

1998

Date	Company	Type	Investment	Jobs	Product - Service
January	INVISTA	Expansion	$200,000,000	200	Nylon
December	Howden Buffalo	New	$6,000,000	100	Industrial Fans
TOTAL			$206,000,000	300