Evanesce Founder and CEO Douglas Horne. | evanescepackaging.com/our-team/
Evanesce Founder and CEO Douglas Horne. | evanescepackaging.com/our-team/
A sustainable technology innovator has said it will go forward with a $17 million development in Hampton County.
The recent announcement by Gov. Henry McMaster's office, Evanesce will create 78 new jobs with their new operational footprint in the county.
The facility will be equipped with state-of-art machinery that will have the ability to manufacture millions of PLA certified compostable straws per day and will be located at 103 Logistics Drive in Early Branch.
Evanesce Founder and CEO Douglas Horne said the state and county’s industrial park were too enticing to pass up.
“Taking a step further in reinventing sustainable packaging technology, we are pleased to announce the opening of our first US manufacturing facility in Hampton County,” Horne said in the governor's office release. “We are excited to reach this crucial milestone of our growth plan, and this could not have been possible without the support of the South Carolina state officials.
"South Carolina is ripe for industrial disruption and our investment in Hampton County is further validation for the wave of new development that the community is set to experience. Being adjacent to I-95, the geographic location of the facility allows us to seamlessly service North America.”
Evanesce designs, founded in 2016, develops and produces sustainable packaging solutions like trays, cups and bowls that are certified compostable, inexpensive and made in the America.
The company’s uses its patented Evanesce Molded Starch Technology to upcycle plant-based byproducts that are 100% compostable and decompose in 90 or fewer days.
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