Chennai India-based Sundaram Clayton Limited, a leading supplier of aluminum die castings to the automotive and non-automotive sectors, announced that it will establish its first American unit in Dorchester County, South Carolina, at an estimated cost of $50 million.
The company has acquired 50 acres of land for its new facility, where it will manufacture aluminum high-pressure die-cast products and permanent mold gravity cast parts for its customers. The Indian Express reports that construction work is expected to begin by April this year and the first production line is projected to be operational by the end of next year. The factory will create 130 new jobs over the next five years.
“The United States has always been an important market for us,” Lakshmi Venu, Sundaram-Clayton’s managing director, said in a statement. Venu said the company decided to invest in South Carolina to better support its U.S. customer base.
