Carbotech Group, a Canadian equipment-manufacturing company serving the sawmill industry, will invest $3.4 million to establish its first South Carolina operation in Spartanburg County, the company announced Aug. 1.
The company acquired a 14,000-square-foot building at 129 Old Airport Road in Roebuck to manufacture and store the company’s equipment and spare parts.
The new facility is expected to create 35 new jobs.
Founded in Quebec in 1987, Carbotech purchased the Spartanburg County property in December 2023 as part of a major effort to expand its American operations and serve customers primarily in the southern U.S.
The company produces log-handling and wood-processing machinery and expects the new facility to also house a training center to foster operational expertise on the equipment it produces.
The Roebuck site is already in use but expected to be fully operational by early 2026.
The Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job-development credits related to the project. The council also awarded a $100,000 Set-Aside grant to Spartanburg County to assist with the costs of building improvements.
Anyone interested in employment at the new facility can visit carbotech.ca/en/career.
