# SODECIA AAPICO JV to build $120M ladder frame plant in South Carolina

The SODECIA AAPICO Joint Venture will invest $120 million to build a 400,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, to produce ladder frames for Scout Motors. The project will create nearly 400 jobs, with groundbreaking on December 8, 2025, and completion expected in 2027.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-12-02
- Where: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $120.0M
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 400,000 square feet
- Products: ladder frames
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [SODECIA AAPICO JV](https://endata.com/companies/88860.md)
- [Scout Motors](https://endata.com/companies/12039.md) (customer)
- [Sodecia](https://endata.com/companies/49162.md) (partner)
- [Aapico](https://endata.com/companies/88813.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [sodecia.com](https://www.sodecia.com/index.php/2025/12/02/sodecia-aapico-jv-announces-new-120-million-manufacturing-facility-in-orangeburg-south-carolina/), 2025-12-02: "The newly formed SODECIA AAPICO Joint Venture (SODECIA AAPICO JV) is pleased to announce that it will invest $120 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, to produce ladder frames for Scout Motors."

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