Plastic Products Company Inc. (PPC), a manufacturer of plastics and injection molding, has selected Oconee County for the company's new facility. The $3.2 million investment is expected to create 68 new jobs.
The company will locate its new facility at 199 Keowee Business Parkway in Seneca, with plans to begin operations as early as June of this year. PPC plans to start operations with a small team of existing employees before hiring new employees for permanent positions beginning next month.
PPC was established in 1962 and is a 100 percent employee-owned company headquartered in Lindstrom, Minn. The new Seneca facility will be the company's eighth location and its first in South Carolina.
Applicants interested in employment with PPC may send their resumes to kimd@plasticproductsco.com.
The Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development credits for the project.
QUOTES
"Along with current product shipping to South Carolina, the business friendly climate made Seneca an easy choice to grow our business. We appreciate the support given on behalf of the state of South Carolina and Oconee County." -Plastic Products Company
"We couldn't be more excited to welcome PPC to South Carolina. Their presence will bring great things to Seneca and the state of South Carolina as a whole - creating 68 new jobs and putting our citizens to work." -Gov. Nikki Haley
"We welcome PPC as they open their first location in South Carolina. Their decision to locate in Oconee County demonstrates the strength of our state's manufacturing sector." -Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt
"We are excited that Plastic Products Company has chosen to locate to our community, and every one of these new jobs will have a positive impact on Oconee County." -Oconee County Council Chairman Joel Thrift
FIVE FAST FACTS
- Plastic Products Company Inc. (PPC) is opening a new location in Seneca.
- The $3.2 million investment is expected to create 68 new jobs.
- PPC will begin operations with a small team of existing employees and plans to hire new employees for permanent positions begininng in June.
- The new Seneca facility will be the company's eighth location and its first in South Carolina.
- Applicants interested in employment with PPC may send their resumes to kimd@plasticproductsco.com.
About S.C. Department of Commerce
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