# Teijin to build $600 million carbon fiber plant in Greenwood County, South Carolina

Teijin Ltd. announced it will invest $600 million to build a carbon fiber plant on a 440-acre site in Greenwood County, South Carolina, creating 220 new jobs. The facility will produce carbon fiber for the automotive and aerospace industries.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2016-11-04
- Where: Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $600.0M
- Jobs: 220
- Status: announced
- Products: carbon fiber
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Teijin](https://endata.com/companies/19925.md)

## Sources

- [upstatebusinessjournal.com](http://upstatebusinessjournal.com/economic-development/teijin-announces-600-million-carbon-fiber-plant-greenwood-county/), 2016-11-04: "Teijin Ltd. announced Friday it will invest $600 million to build the plant on a 440-acre site off Highway 246 and create 220 new jobs."

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