# Plastic Omnium begins construction of two new US plants, investing $300M total

Plastic Omnium has begun construction of two new manufacturing facilities in Greer, South Carolina and Tennessee, part of a $300 million investment across four US facilities that will add nearly 1,000 jobs by 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-03-07
- Where: Greer, South Carolina and Tennessee, United States
- Value: $300.0M
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: under construction
- Products: automotive exterior body parts, fuel systems
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Plastic Omnium](https://endata.com/companies/1180.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/plastic-omnium-invests-300-million-in-the-united-states-300418949.html), 2017-03-07: "These additional manufacturing facilities in the United States will allow Plastic Omnium to increase production in North America, the company's highest-performing market, with $1.4 billion in sales in 2016."

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