# Ortec expands Pendleton, South Carolina polymer plant with $20M investment

Ortec, a biomaterial and polymer technology company, plans to invest $20 million to expand its existing Pendleton facility in Anderson County, South Carolina, creating about 18 new jobs. Hiring is projected to begin in the second quarter of 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-02-13
- Where: Pendleton, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $20.0M
- Jobs: 18
- Status: announced
- Products: custom polymers, biomaterials
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Ortec](https://endata.com/companies/1995.md)

## Sources

- [andersoncountysc.org](https://www.andersoncountysc.org/ortec-growing-its-existing-anderson-county-operations/), 2019-02-13: "Ortec is growing its Anderson County operations. The company intends to invest $20 million and create approximately 18 new jobs."

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