WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — A German-rooted adhesive maker owned by Henkel has opened its first North American factory in the Midlands, bringing 130 jobs to South Carolina.
ATP Adhesive Systems marked the opening with a ribbon cutting and plant tour attended by customers, industry partners, government officials and company leaders. The building covers 127,000 square feet and puts solvent-free coating, tape converting and product development in one place.
The plant makes high-performance pressure-sensitive tapes used in cars and other vehicles, electronics, medical products and building construction. Company leaders said making the tape closer to North American customers should shorten lead times and make supply chains less fragile.
The project was first announced in 2025 under the name ALLTAPE Adhesive Manufacturing as a $70 million investment in the Saxe Gotha Industrial Park in Lexington County. At the time, state economic development officials signed off on job development credits for the company and gave Lexington County a $600,000 Set-Aside grant to help pay for site preparation and construction.
For Henkel, the plant is part of a push past its traditional liquid glues into tape and other bonding products, a line it added when it acquired ATP. The new site adds to ATP’s existing factories in Europe.
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