Owens Corning investing $13.6M in Blythewood facility

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Owens Corning will invest $13.6 million in a newly acquired manufacturing facility in Blythewood in a move expected to create 16 jobs.

The plant, located at 1051 Jenkins Brothers Road, will manufacture coated, non-woven products for the North American building materials industry for the Toledo, Ohio-based developer and producer of insulation, roofing and fiberglass composites. Owens Corning employs more than 19,000 people in 37 countries.

“The Blythewood operation represents a valuable addition to a thriving business,” said Nicolas Del Monaco, Owens Corning global non-wovens business vice president, in a news release. “Adding this new capacity and capability for glass-based coating solutions in South Carolina will help us to better serve our residential and commercial building products customers across North America.”

The acquisition of the facility is the first step in the company’s creation of a glass non-wovens excellence center, according to the release, in which the company will continue to invest. The plant is the first Richland County presence for Owens Corning, which has S.C. locations in Aiken, Charleston, Duncan and Starr.

Hiring for the positions is slated to begin in late 2019.