South Carolina Welcomes $52 Million Ultra-Modern Recycling Plant Complex

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Ecomelida Inc., the US subsidiary of Chinese Zhangzhou Sanlida Environmental Technology Corp. will invest nearly $52 million to build a new recycling plant complex in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. This will be the company’s first investment in the North American region. The proposed plant is expected to become operational by last quarter this year.

According to Xi Cheng, Chairwoman, Ecomelida Inc., the opening of the new facility marks another chapter for the company. In a news release, she thanked the state and county governments for their assistance and noted that the company looks forward to many more years of success. The hiring is set to begin in Q3 this year. The new recycling plant located at 2084, Rowesville Road is expected to generate around 200 new jobs in the region, which in turn may contribute significantly to Orangeburg’s economic development.

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Meantime, Orangeburg County Council chairman Johnnie Wright Sr. welcomed the new facility, thereby adding to the already high concentration of international companies in the state. The green initiatives practiced by the company with regards to waste recycling will be a major win for the county’s environment as well as landfills, Wright added. South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt stated that the new investment is a milestone for Orangeburg county communities.

The recycling facility will process vast range of recyclables including aseptic packaging, beverage cartons and paper mill pulp byproducts to produce paper pulp and plastic, which in turn will be exported to its Chinese facility. The recycled paper pulp is mainly used in manufacture of tissue, paper etc., whereas recycled plastics are used in foam, cast, plastic parts etc.