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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Netherlands-Based Meyn America Expands Westminster, South Carolina, Operations

12/18/2024
Meyn America, a poultry processing solutions, plans to expand its operations in Westminster, South Carolina. The $50 million project is expected to create approximately 172 jobs.

The new 200,000-square-foot facility, located at the Oconee Industry and Technology Park and adjacent to the company’s existing distribution site, will house manufacturing and assembly as well as sales, service, supply chain and finance functions. Operations are scheduled to begin in spring 2027.

“Meyn is excited to be expanding our manufacturing and corporate footprint as well as a new customer experience center in South Carolina. This is not our first time working with the Oconee Economic Alliance, Upstate SC Alliance and South Carolina Department of Commerce,” Meyn Food Processing Technology Vice President and General Manager Americas Todd Rhodes said. “The successful completion of Meyn’s new parts distribution center that opened in Oconee County earlier this year gave us great insight into what was possible on a larger scale, and the county and state have delivered on those expectations.These three facilities will yield a world-class working campus that we expect will attract the region’s skilled workforce.”

To support the project the Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development credits. The council also awarded a $1.5 million Set-Aside grant to Oconee County to assist with the costs of site preparation and building construction.

“We are pleased that Meyn America chose South Carolina as the new home of its manufacturing center and corporate offices. This approximately $50 million investment in Oconee County is a major reason to celebrate, and we congratulate Meyn America on strengthening its South Carolina legacy with this exciting announcement,” Secretary of Commerce Harry M. Lightsey III noted.

A subsidiary of Netherlands-based Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V., Meyn America specializes in manufacturing equipment and systems for the poultry processing industry. The company’s offerings include products and services designed to enhance efficiency, yield and capacity for customers.

“Congratulations to Oconee County on the great news that Meyn America will move its manufacturing operations and corporate headquarters to Westminster. Meyn America is the latest food industry company to choose South Carolina as its home because of the state’s great support of agricultural related industries, our skilled workforce, and our proximity to customers and food resources. This is yet another example of a successful international company growing in the Upstate,” Upstate SC Alliance President and CEO John Lummus added.

“This is a historic day in Oconee County with Meyn America’s decision to locate their manufacturing and corporate operations in Westminster. The project is reflective of the state and county’s excellent business climate, workforce and industrial real estate opportunities…Over the past two years we have built a strong and trusting partnership with them, and we couldn't be more excited and appreciative that Meyn America has chosen to make Oconee County their home,” Oconee Economic Alliance President and CEO Jamie Gilbert said.

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