Blue Diamond Industries, a subsidiary of Hexatronic Group AB in Sweden and a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) conduit materials manufacturer, announced Feb. 9 it will invest $18 million investment to establish operations at 877 Torrington Road in Clinton.
The investment is expected to create more than 90 jobs.
“We are proud to work with the state of South Carolina and Laurens County to expand our manufacturing operations,” said Blue Diamond Industries CEO Will Jensen. “This expansion is in line with our business growth strategy and helps to secure the capacity to support the needs of the rapidly transforming and growing U.S. network infrastructure. Our investment in Laurens County will provide us a platform where we can grow and, through additional investments, ensure the scalability of our HDPE protection conduit and the U.S. expansion of Hexatronic’s FTTH network solutions. We’d like to sincerely thank Laurens County and the state for their outstanding support, and we look forward to their continuing partnership for years to come.”
The 190,000-square-foot facility, which will serve as Blue Diamond Industries’ first East Coast manufacturing operation, is expected to be operational by July 2022.
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