Automotive supplier to build in Pickens County

An automotive supplier, with headquarters in Germany, has chosen Pickens County for its first South Carolina operations.  According to the announcement, ElringKlinger will make a $40 million investment and create 115 new jobs in a new facility at 3800 Calhoun Memorial Highway, Easley.  The operation will manufacture electric battery cell contacting systems.  Worldwide ElringKlinger has 44 manufacturing locations.  At Easley, plans call for the operations to start in the middle of next year.  The South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development credits related to the project.  The council also awarded a $750 thousand set-aside grant to Pickens County to assist with the costs of site preparation, building construction and road improvements.