Italian company opens tire plant in Spartanburg County

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - An Italian-based company has opened its tire plant in Spartanburg County.

The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reported (https://bit.ly/1KcJBCp) that Trelleborg Wheel Systems unveiled its $50 million plant on Wednesday.

The company announced in 2014 that it would open a plant to make tires for the agriculture and forestry industries.

Trelleborg has 52 employees at the Spartanburg plant. It expects to add nearly 100 more workers by 2018.

Gov. Nikki Haley says Trelleborg is the fifth international tire company in South Carolina. The state already has plants operated by Michelin, Bridgestone, Continental and Giti.

___

Information from: Herald-Journal, https://www.goupstate.com/