S.C. Chamber Announces Manufacturers of the Year

COLUMBIA, SC – August 29, 2012 – The South Carolina Chamber ofCommerce, the state’s unified voice of business, is pleased to announcethe winners of the 2012 Manufacturer of the Year Awards. All nomineesand winners were honored before an audience of fellow manufacturers andbusiness leaders at the Manufacturer of the Year Awards Luncheon,presented by Nexsen Pruet, LLC, August 29 in Columbia.
 
Congratulations to the 2012 Manufacturers of the Year!
Manufacturer of the Year (Small), Cytec Industries, Inc., located in North Augusta Cytec Industries Inc. is a global specialty chemicals and materialscompany focused on developing, manufacturing and selling value-addedproducts. Cytec products serve a diverse range of end markets, includingaerospace, adhesives, automotive and industrial coatings, inks, miningand plastics.
 
Manufacturer of the Year (Medium), Holcim (US) Inc., located in Orangeburg Holcimbelieves that active involvement in the communities in which itoperates is essential to the success of its business. Holcim is alsocommitted to continuously improving its environmental performance. TheHolly Hill Plant successfully maintains both ISO 9001 and 14001Certifications annually while producing more cement than any othermanufacturer in the state.
 
Manufacturer of the Year (Large), The Boeing Company, located in North Charleston
Boeing South Carolina (BSC) is providing the world’s most advancedaerospace products in South Carolina. BSC operations have generated morethan 6,000 employment opportunities in South Carolina, and more than 90percent of the direct contracted dollars for the construction projectswere with South Carolina-based companies. Boeing’s charitablecontributions in South Carolina exceeded $4.3 million in 2011. In justtwo and a half years, the final assembly and delivery team has rolledout and flown its first 787 Dreamliners. Each of these operations hasimplemented “best in the class” safety, quality, training, employeedevelopment and environmental stewardship programs that will meet andexceed its global customer base. 

Other 2012 Nominees:
Allied Air Enterprises, Orangeburg
Carolina Ingredients, Inc., Rock Hill
Domtar Corporation, Fort Mill
Lockhart Power Company, Lockhart
Meritor, Manning
Procter & Gamble Duracell Manufacturing, Lancaster
Scout Boats Inc., Summerville
Sumter Packaging, Sumter
 
About the Manufacturer of the Year awards
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s Manufacturer of theYear awards program recognizes companies that strive for manufacturingexcellence, have a positive economic impact, remain committed toworkforce development and are outstanding community stewards. This is aunique opportunity for manufacturers to honor their employees for allthey do to contribute to a vital industry sector. This also is a chancefor the rest of the business community to show its appreciation for allof the state’s manufacturing accomplishments.
 
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the nation’sfirst state chamber Accredited with Distinction by the U.S. Chamber, isSouth Carolina’s largest statewide broad-based business and industrytrade association representing more than 18,000 businesses and more thanone million employees, with 90 percent of membership comprised of smallbusinesses. As the unified voice for business and industry, the Chamberis a catalyst for increasing prosperity and enhancing the state’sglobal competitiveness in order to improve the quality of life for allSouth Carolinians.