JW Aluminum Announces Plans to Expand in SC

JW Aluminum announced plans to invest $5 million to expand its Mt. Holly, SC, operations. The company will construct a new aluminum melting facility that will be adjacent to the Berkeley County landfill. This new location will enable JW Aluminum to use methane gas generated by the landfill as a green power source.

"We have a great working relationship with Berkeley County and are pleased that we will be able to grow our offsite melting capacity to help compliment our company's total throughput for recycled aluminum," said Rick Vance, JW Aluminum’s GM. "We are excited that we will be able to use the county's landfill gas to provide energy to this new facility. We're going to be able to take a valuable resource that was being flared into the environment and use this energy to melt aluminum. We really see this as a win-win for all involved."

"As we continue our efforts to better the state’s business climate, the fact that a long-time company like JW Aluminum is reinvesting in our state is another sign we're moving in the right direction with respect to our economy," said Governor Mark Sanford.

Founded in 1979 as Jim Walter Metals, a division of the Jim Walter Corporation, the company originally produced cast aluminum coils for use in the construction and home building industry. In 1987, it became JW Aluminum Company and then in October of 2005, JW Aluminum went from being a stand-alone company to a member of the Superior Plus, Inc. family of companies.