Samsung Begins Producing Washing Machines at South Carolina Facility

Samsung Electronics America began commercial washing machine production at its 151,000-square-foot Newberry County, South Carolina, manufacturing plant, the company said Friday. The company plans to produce 1 million washers at the $380 million facility this year, it said. Samsung hired over 540 employees, with 90 percent based in Newberry County and surrounding communities, and expects the plant to employ 1,000 by 2020, most from that same area, said the company.