# Shield Manufacturing and Nephron Nitrile form PPE joint venture in South Carolina

Shield Manufacturing and Nephron Nitrile announced a joint venture to produce personal protective equipment at Nephron's facility in West Columbia, South Carolina. The venture is expected to create over 500 jobs and produce 3 billion gloves at Nephron's factory.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2024-12-09
- Where: West Columbia, South Carolina, United States
- Jobs: 500
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3 billion gloves per year
- Products: nitrile gloves, exam gloves, industrial gloves, cleanroom gloves, surgical gloves, prophylactic gloves
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Nephron Nitrile](https://endata.com/companies/67215.md) (partner)
- [Shield Manufacturing](https://endata.com/companies/81636.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [manufacturingdive.com](https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/shield-manufacturing-nephron-nitrile-joint-ppe-venture-south-carolina/734545/), 2024-12-09: "Teaming up with [Nephron Nitrile founder] Lou [Kennedy] and the Nephron team allows us to expand faster with a world-class team and manufacturing plant we can all take pride in."

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