Manufacturing

Fluor Corporation recently announced the mechanical completion for Cytec Carbon Fibers LLC’s Piedmont manufacturing facility.

Global sales recorded for February were the best ever for the BMW Group, and the Greer-built X3 played a major role with a 15.5 percent increase in deliveries, company officials say.

BMW is expected to announce a major expansion of its Greer plant next week to accommodate the production of the carmaker’s new SUV model, according to several sources.

AVX Corporation and Illinois-based Motorola Solutions recently announced an expansion of a program that will allow it to source conflict-free tantalum, a manufacturing material that has been used to fund decades of conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

On the verge of next week’s major announcement at the BMW Manufacturing Co. in Greer, an executive for the BMW Group fueled local excitement by suggesting the possibility of increasing the plant’s capacity.

Core Molding Technologies Inc., an Ohio-based manufacturer of sheet molding compound and a molder of fiberglass-reinforced plastics, recently announced a $6.4 million investment in machinery and equipment that will add more than 50 new jobs to its Gaffney location.

The 2015 BMW X4 Sports Activity Coupe, slated to begin production at the automaker’s Spartanburg County plant this spring, will make its debut at the New York Auto Show in April, BMW said last week in a statement.

Generating $17 billion a year, timber is South Carolina’s No. 1 cash crop, and forestry is its top manufacturing industry. Now the state is the pilot site of a national program organizers say will support the many small businesses that make up the industry by reducing their fuel costs.

With more than $200 million under contract and a revival in stateside chemical manufacturing operations, an Upstate industrial engineering and construction company is looking to expand.

Clemson’s Engineers for Developing Countries (CEDC) students are learning how real-world engineering and contracting work, and the professionals they work with – including some employees at Fluor Corp. – are learning how to harness students’ talents and improve the potential workforce.