The American subsidiary of German firm Albis Plastic GmbH officially inaugurated a new compounding plant in Duncan, SC on Aug. 31, Sugar Land, TX-based Albis Plastics Corporation announced in early September.

“With this new manufacturing plant, we are delivering on our promise to support our customers and business partners on a global basis, while supplying them with products out of local production,” Stefan Fuhlendorf, regional sales director of Americas for Albis Plastic, said in a statement.

Previously supplying products via a local tolling partner or importation from European firms, the new facility has a capacity of 30 million lbs/yr. Albis said the new facility will offer greater flexibility to provide an array of products and improve on lead times.

The plant will serve customers throughout the region covered by NAFTA.

“Duncan is an ideal location due to South Carolina being an important hub of the automotive industry. It provides us with a very good access to global OEMs and their suppliers in the US as well as Mexico,” said Fuhlendorf.

Albis employs about 100 workers in the Americas and has been active in North America since 1968.

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