Primary metals manufacturers in South Carolina
South Carolina has 59 primary metals establishments employing 5,965 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 68 active primary metals facilities in the state. By employment it is South Carolina's number 13 manufacturing industry, and South Carolina ranks number 18 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 331
- Primary Metal Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 59
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 5,965
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 68
- With a page here
- 5
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Primary metals factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Alumax of South Carolina Inc | Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production | Goose Creek |
| BASF Corp - Suite B | Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) | Seneca |
| CMC Steel Sc | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Cayce |
| Johnson Controls Battery Group Inc | Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) | Florence |
| Nucor Steel- Berkeley | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Huger |
These are the South Carolina primary metals facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 63 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) (NAICS 331492): 2 facilities
- Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (NAICS 331110): 2 facilities
- Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production (NAICS 331313): 1 facility
- Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum (NAICS 331314): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active primary metals facilities in EPA records: Duncan (4), Darlington (4), Spartanburg (4), Lancaster (3), Summerville (3).
New primary metals plants in South Carolina
McBee rare earth and metals recycling plant (Alligator Industrial Park), McBeeannouncedManning precision metal components plant, ManningannouncedRidgeway copper wire plant, RidgewayannouncedNorth Charleston copper rod plant, North CharlestonannouncedColumbia structural steel fabrication plant (Metso Way), ColumbiaannouncedFlorence naval defense steel fabrication expansion, Florenceannounced
Primary metals manufacturing across the US. Everything made in South Carolina.