$48M investment, 50 jobs coming to Spartanburg County
![Auriga Polymers, located on Dewberry Road in Spartanburg. Huvis Indorama Advanced Materials is bringing a $48 million project to Spartanburg County that's projected to create 50 new jobs, according to a statement from Governor Henry McMaster. The manufacturing operation will be on Auriga Polymers, Inc.'s campus.
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Fifty new jobs are on the way to the Upstate thanks to the launch of a new venture on Auriga Polymers' Spartanburg campus.
South Carolina economic development leaders said Wednesday Huvis Indorama Advanced Materials will be investing $48 million in new manufacturing operations on the Auriga site in Cherokee Springs. Huvis Indorama is a 50-50 joint venture between Indorama Ventures in Thailand and South Korea-based Huvis Corp.
The operation will manufacture up to 60,000 tons annually of low-melting fiber, which Huvis Indorama said is commonly used as a "binder fiber in core-sheath constructions" used in automotive and industrial composites.
The company said the fiber will be sold in the United States initially and could expand into neighboring markets over time.
“After celebrating more than 50 years of manufacturing in Spartanburg County, it is exciting to see the creation of 50 new jobs in Spartanburg as a result of this substantial new investment," Auriga Polymers Vice President of Operations Mark Holden said in a statement. "Both joint venture partners are appreciative of the pro-business environment in South Carolina and look forward to a strong future with this community.”
Auriga Polymers' collection of talent and machinery might make it the ideal landing spot for the joint venture.
Once the largest single investment in the history of Spartanburg County, Auriga Polymers has morphed into a key research, development and production hub for the polymer industry.
It got off the ground in 1967 and has grown and spread across a 380-acre campus that churns out a dizzying array of polyester fibers — useful in things like filtration systems, medical packaging and military applications — to resins and specialty polymers that form the basis for things like bottles for carbonated soft drinks or juices.
Today the company employs more than 450 production associates, engineers and scientists at its Dewberry Road site.
Hiring for the new positions will begin this month, and interested applicants can contact Recruiter@AurigaPolymersInc.com for more information.
