Homanit, a German manufacturer of medium- and high-density wood fiberboards, will build its first U.S. production facility at 1200 Spigner Road in Alcolu, South Carolina, the South Carolina Department of Commerce announced May 21, 2025. The $250 million plant in Clarendon County is expected to create 300 jobs and begin operations in 2028. Homanit currently operates production facilities in Germany, Lithuania, and Poland and supplies the furniture, automotive, door, and coating industries.
What it means
The Alcolu facility will produce fiberboards for U.S.-based customers. The South Carolina Department of Commerce described the announcement as the largest forest products manufacturing announcement in the state in more than three years. The Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development credits in connection with the project. Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers said the facility “will support our state’s timber farmers at a critical time and offer quality jobs in a rural part of our state.”
Key facts
- Investment: $250 million (according to the company)
- Jobs: 300 new positions to be created (according to the company)
- Location: 1200 Spigner Road, Alcolu, Clarendon County, South Carolina
- Expected start of operations: 2028
- Products: medium- and high-density wood fiberboards for furniture, automotive, door, and coating industries
- Homanit headquarters: Germany; existing plants in Germany, Lithuania, and Poland
- Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development credits for the project
- Largest forest products manufacturing announcement in South Carolina in more than three years, per the Department of Commerce
Source: South Carolina Department of Commerce news release (sccommerce.com)