Manufacturing

Manfred Erlacher will replace Josef Kerscher as president in November.

The Italian company SAATI made a bold move in 2010 when it acquired a large vacant building in Fountain Inn and expanded production of all of its lines of advanced materials.

A recent report gave South Carolina mostly average and below-average grades on manufacturing and logistics when compared to its peers.

Sustainability is not the no. 1 reason companies buy EnviroPure’s food waste processors, but it is likely what will keep the product selling.

Sekido Technology Corp. announced that it will expand its Anderson County operation, making a $3.7 million investment that would create six new jobs.

Divatex Home Fashions, a designer and manufacturer of comforters, bedding, towels and curtains is consolidating it operations in Piedmont, S.C., Roxboro, N.C., and Atlanta into a new 266,000 SF facility on Blackstock Road in Spartanburg.

Milliken & Company, well known for its innovative specialty chemical, floor covering and performance materials, recently showcased one of its newest building and infrastructure repair and rehabilitation products, Concrete Cloth.

The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce announced that it has created a Tire Manufacturers Council to evaluate and propose policies relating to the manufacture of tires in South Carolina.

Smooth-Bor Plastics, a California maker of plastic tubing and hoses, plans to establish its new manufacturing plant in Spartanburg County.

General Machine of Anderson announced last week that it will expand its Anderson County operations with an $800,000 expansion.