Honeywell Safety Products will expand their current facility in Clover and add 80 new jobs over the next five years.
The company will invest $10.5 million into the manufacturing site in York County.
The company manufactures a wide range of protective and safety gloves for fire service, utility and general industrial workers.
The initial investment of $4.5 million and creation of the first 30 jobs are expected in 2010, with the rest of the investment and jobs coming online by 2013.
"Honeywell is excited to make this significant growth investment in its safety products business and Clover-based manufacturing," said Glenn R. McCloskey, Clover operations manager for Honeywell Safety Products in a written statement. "The facility expansion will accommodate additional local manufacturing capability important for our growth in the personal protective equipment market."
York County had an unemployment rate of 14.6% in June according to the S.C. Employment Security Commission. That translates to more than 16,000 unemployed workers in York County.
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