Chinese fiberglass products firm to break ground on 300 million plant in Richland County
Richland County and fiberglass products manufacturer China Jushi will break ground Dec. 8 for a $300 million plant expected to create 400 jobs. The ceremony is set for 10:30 a.m.
The company, headquartered in Zhejiang, China, announced in May that it would establish its first U.S. fiberglass manufacturing operation in the county’s Pineview Industrial Park near I-77. The firm in 2012 established a distribution center in Columbia, at 901 Idlewilde Blvd.
The company plans an 80,000-ton production line in its new facility. The factory should be completed within two years.
Jushi Group Chairman Yang Guoming said in May that South Carolina’s business climate “offers us the best support for our investment.”
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