Manufacturing

The company said the South Carolina plant would shut down production at the end of December and re-open in January 2021. Mercedes-Benz Vans employs more than 1,700 people in the area and has been in operation since 2018. … Read More

Specializing in the treatment of infectious diseases, Vikor Scientific LLC is expanding its downtown Charleston operations to get ahead of a backorder of COVID-19 testing supplies. … Read More

Santee Cooper’s board of directors has given the Mt. Holly aluminum smelting plant until March 31 to continue its contract and negotiate new terms. In October, Century Aluminum threatened closure if it didn’t receive better rates. … Read More

Mt. Holly Century Aluminum in Goose Creek has run out of options to acquire cheaper electricity rates and said it would close by Dec. 31 if a new power arrangement can't be reached with Santee Cooper. … Read More

The Trump administration said today that it would immediately impose tariffs on aluminum sheets imported from 18 countries after a preliminary investigation concluded they were being "dumped" in the U.S. … Read More