# Plastic Omnium invests $17.7M to expand Anderson plant for GM electric vehicle parts

Plastic Omnium will invest $17.7 million to expand its Anderson, South Carolina facility to produce bumpers and tailgates for General Motors' Lyric electric vehicle. The expansion will create 76 jobs and is expected to be completed by February 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-10-06
- Where: Anderson, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $17.7M
- Jobs: 76
- Starts operating: Feb 2022
- Status: announced
- Products: bumpers, tailgates
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Plastic Omnium](https://endata.com/companies/1180.md)
- [General Motors](https://endata.com/companies/4654.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [scbiz.com](https://scbiz.com/anderson-manufacturer-expands-to-make-parts-for-new-gm-line/), 2021-10-06: "Plastic Omnium plans to invest $17.7 million in its 5100 Pearman Dairy Road location to ramp up for the production of bumpers and tailgates for General Motor’s new Lyric electric vehicle."
- [upstatescalliance.com](https://www.upstatescalliance.com/announcements/plastic-omnium-expanding-operations-in-anderson-county/), 2021-10-06: "Plastic Omnium, a leading automotive equipment provider, today announced plans to expand operations in Anderson County. The more than $17.7 million investment will create 76 new jobs."

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