South Carolina

Ranked #15 of 49 qualifying states by announced manufacturing investment on American Factory Tracker.

American Factory Tracker currently follows 12 manufacturing projects in South Carolina, spanning 9 industries led by Critical Minerals Processing and joined by Automotive and Battery Manufacturing, with announcements dated between 2022 and 2026. Redwood Materials in Ridgeville is the largest single announcement at $3.50B, while Scout Motors (VW) is the largest expected employer with 4,000 projected direct jobs.

Total projects
12
Announced investment
$10.98B
Announced jobs
9,368
Geographic Distribution

Projects in South Carolina

Industry breakdown

All industries in South Carolina · 9

Ranked by announced investment

  1. Critical Minerals Processing
    $4.70B
    2 proj · 1,990 jobs
  2. Automotive
    $2.00B
    1 proj · 4,000 jobs
  3. Battery Manufacturing
    $1.62B
    2 proj · 1,620 jobs
  4. Aerospace
    $1.00B
    1 proj · 500 jobs
  5. Energy
    $600.0M
    1 proj · 564 jobs
  6. Steel
    $425.0M
    1 proj · 50 jobs
  7. Electrical Equipment & Grid
    $400.0M
    1 proj · 105 jobs
  8. Building Materials
    $215.6M
    1 proj · 217 jobs
  9. Industrial Machinery & Equipment
    $20.7M
    2 proj · 322 jobs
Timeline

Announcement chronology

  1. Sep 30, 2026
    $215.6M
    217 jobs
  2. Sep 8, 2026
    $600.0M
    564 jobs
  3. Dec 12, 2023
    $810.0M
    450 jobs
  4. May 4, 2023
    Boeing
    BoeingNorth Charleston, South CarolinaAerospace
    $1.00B
    500 jobs
  5. Mar 3, 2023
    Scout Motors (VW)
    Scout MotorsBlythewood, South CarolinaAutomotive
    $2.00B
    4,000 jobs
  6. Dec 14, 2022
    $3.50B
    1,500 jobs
Every tracked project

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