ATI Inc., a company specializing in aerospace and defense materials, has expanded its operations in South Carolina with the opening of a new facility in Chesterfield County. The site, located at 340 Industrial Park Lane in Pageland, is focused on producing titanium alloy sheet—a material important for airframe manufacturers due to its strength and durability.
The facility is expected to create nearly 70 new jobs once it reaches full production. ATI’s investment follows recent long-term agreements with Airbus and Boeing for materials produced at this location. The company already operates a specialty materials production site in Richburg, South Carolina.
ATI is headquartered in Texas and provides materials for aerospace, defense, electronics, medical, and energy industries.
The Coordinating Council for Economic Development has approved job development credits related to this project. In addition, Chesterfield County received a $550,000 Rural Infrastructure Fund grant from the council to help cover building improvement costs.
“With our Pageland facility fully online and in production, ATI now offers a full complement of titanium materials, producing quality titanium sheets wider and longer than anyone in the industry. We appreciate South Carolina’s support for our expansion and look forward to partnering with them for decades to come. This new offering further extends both ATI’s and South Carolina’s position as an aerospace leader, giving customers extraordinary manufacturing capability and flexibility,” said ATI President and CEO Kimberly A. Fields.
“ATI’s latest investment in our state and our people is a testament to South Carolina’s capabilities in the manufacturing industry. We applaud the company on creating nearly 70 new job opportunities in one of our state’s rural communities and congratulate ATI and Chesterfield County on this announcement,” said Gov. Henry McMaster.
“South Carolina continues to prove itself as a state that provides businesses with the support needed to grow and succeed, from launch to legacy. We are proud to see ATI establishing another manufacturing facility in our state and look forward to continuing our partnership with the company as it invests in Chesterfield County,” stated Secretary of Commerce Harry M. Lightsey III.
“Chesterfield County celebrates ATI’s global specialty materials business located in Lynches River Industrial Park in Pageland. This facility underscores our county’s strengths in workforce readiness, infrastructure and business climate. ATI’s transformative investment here reflects confidence in our ability to support advanced manufacturing for the critical sectors of aerospace and defense,” added Chesterfield County Council Chairwoman Mary Anderson.
