New Factories in South Carolina: 2026 Project Tracker
Every large plant being built or expanded in South Carolina, $1 billion and up, with company, status, investment and jobs. Checked against sources and updated monthly.
Staffing a new plant?South Carolina’s largest new plants are in vehicles, batteries, aerospace and medicines: Scout Motors near Columbia, BMW’s EV and battery expansion in the Upstate, Redwood Materials near Charleston, Boeing’s 787 expansion in North Charleston and Octapharma’s planned plant in Rock Hill. Our tracker counts 5 active projects in South Carolina with $9.7B in announced investment, which ranks South Carolina fourth by number of projects.
Every row links to the press release, state announcement or news report its figures come from. This page is part of our US new factory construction map.
New factory projects in South Carolina
Every active plant project of $1 billion or more in South Carolina on our tracker, largest first.
| Project | Company | Sector | Location | Status | Investment | Permanent jobs | Expected | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Materials Carolina campus | Redwood Materials | Batteries | Ridgeville, SC | Producing | $3.5B | 1,500 | – | Source (2025-11-13) |
| Scout Motors Blythewood plant | Scout Motors | Vehicles | Blythewood, SC | Under construction | $2B | 4,000 | 2027 | Source (2026-04-10) |
| BMW Spartanburg EV expansion and Woodruff battery plant | BMW | Vehicles | Woodruff, SC | Under construction | $1.7B | – | 2026-12 | Source (2026-06-30) |
| Octapharma Rock Hill plasma medicines plant | Octapharma | Pharma and biotech | Rock Hill, SC | Announced | $1.5B | 1,500 | – | Source (2026-07-29) |
| Boeing 787 South Carolina expansion | Boeing | Aerospace and defense | North Charleston, SC | Under construction | $1B | 500 | 2027 | Source (2024-12-16) |
– means the source does not state a figure; we do not estimate. Expected is the first year of production. Last updated October 2026. See South Carolina on the full US map.
Paused or cancelled projects
| Project | Company | Sector | Location | Status | Investment | Permanent jobs | Expected | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AESC Florence battery plant | AESC | Batteries | Florence, SC | Paused | $1.6B | 1,600 | – | Source (2025-06-05) |
New factory investment by county
| County | Towns | Projects | Announced investment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley | Ridgeville | 1 | $3.5B |
| Richland | Blythewood | 1 | $2B |
| Spartanburg | Woodruff | 1 | $1.7B |
| York | Rock Hill | 1 | $1.5B |
| Charleston | North Charleston | 1 | $1B |
New factory investment in South Carolina by sector
| Sector | Active projects | Announced investment | Permanent jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles | 2 | $3.7B | 4,000 |
| Batteries | 1 | $3.5B | 1,500 |
| Pharma and biotech | 1 | $1.5B | 1,500 |
| Aerospace and defense | 1 | $1B | 500 |
What stands out in South Carolina
- Scout Motors has the most jobs. The Blythewood plant is under construction, with 4,000 announced jobs and production targeted for 2027.
- BMW is adding EVs and batteries. BMW’s $1.7 billion investment covers EV production in Spartanburg and a battery plant in Woodruff, where series production is due in December 2026.
- Not every project is moving. AESC paused its battery plant in Florence in 2025.
Hiring for new plants in South Carolina
South Carolina’s new plants are hiring manufacturing, quality, controls and maintenance engineers in markets that already have strong auto and aerospace employers. See where that talent lives in our industrial and manufacturing engineer talent maps for Greenville-Spartanburg and Columbia, and our Greenville, Columbia and Charleston engineering recruiting pages.
Each new plant hires in two waves: project, construction, electrical, mechanical and controls engineers while it is being built, then manufacturing engineers, process, quality and maintenance engineers in the year before production starts. Our guide on how to hire a manufacturing engineer covers role types, pay and interview questions.
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New factories in South Carolina FAQ
How many new factories are being built in South Carolina?
Our tracker counts 5 active projects of $1 billion or more in South Carolina, 3 of them under construction, with 7,500 announced permanent jobs. Smaller plants under $1 billion are not included.
What are the biggest new factories in South Carolina?
Redwood Materials near Charleston, Scout Motors in Blythewood and BMW in Spartanburg County are the largest active projects on the map. The table above lists every South Carolina project of $1 billion or more.
Where are new factories being built in South Carolina?
Richland County near Columbia, Spartanburg County in the Upstate, Berkeley and Charleston counties in the Lowcountry and York County near Charlotte. The county table above shows announced investment by county.
How often is this page updated?
Monthly, along with the US new factory construction map. Last updated October 2026.