# Sundaram-Clayton to build $50M aluminum die-cast plant in South Carolina

Sundaram-Clayton Limited (SCL) will invest $50 million to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Ridgeville, South Carolina, creating 130 jobs. The plant will produce aluminum high-pressure die-cast and permanent mold gravity cast parts for automotive OEMs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-02-09
- Where: Ridgeville, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $50.0M
- Jobs: 130
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10,000 MT per year
- Products: aluminum high-pressure die-cast products, permanent mold gravity cast parts
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Sundaram-Clayton Limited](https://endata.com/companies/16743.md)

## Sources

- [governor.sc.gov](https://governor.sc.gov/news/2017-02/sundaram-clayton-limited-launching-first-us-operations), 2017-02-09: "The United States has always been an important market for us."
- [india.com](https://www.india.com/news/tvs-group-lines-up-rs-750-cr-investments-in-india-us-1825758/), 2017-02-09: "Besides, the company plans to invest USD 50 million (around Rs 350 crore) to set up a plant in the US — the company’s first facility overseas."
- [abcnews4.com](https://abcnews4.com/news/local/manufacturer-to-bring-130-jobs-to-dorchester-county), 2017-02-09: "The United States has always been an important market for us."
- [rediff.com](https://www.rediff.com/business/report/tvs-co-invests-50m-to-set-up-new-unit-in-us/20170210.htm), 2017-02-10: "Today, we're proud to welcome Sundaram-Clayton Limited to the South Carolina business community."
- [tiresandparts.net](https://tiresandparts.net/news/parts/sundaram-clayton-announces-expansion-us-factory/), 2017-02-21: "the move to set up a plant in the United States has been in the pipeline for two years."

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