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Canadian sawmill equipment manufacturer Carbotech Group announced its $3.4 million Spartanburg County operation — located at 129 Old Airport Road in Roebuck — was expected to be fully operational by 2026. The company purchased a 14,000-square-foot facility to manufacture and store equipment and spare parts, along with a training center for employees. The investment is projected to create 35 new jobs. The Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development credits and awarded a $100,000 Set-Aside grant to Spartanburg County for building improvements. This marks Carbotech’s first South Carolina operation and adds to the growing international manufacturing footprint in the Upstate.
What is Carbotech Group?
Carbotech is a Canadian equipment manufacturer founded in 1987 that specializes in operational efficiency for sawing and planing mills, producing log handling and wood processing optimization equipment.
How many jobs will this create?
The $3.4 million investment is projected to create 35 new jobs at the Roebuck facility.
Why did Carbotech choose Spartanburg County?
Company leadership cited South Carolina’s talented workforce, and the Upstate SC Alliance noted the region’s strengths in advanced manufacturing and quality of life as key factors.
Where is the facility located?
129 Old Airport Road in Roebuck, Spartanburg County — a 14,000-square-foot space for manufacturing, storage, and employee training.
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Carbotech makes serious industrial equipment. Having them in Roebuck means local sawmills won't have to wait weeks for parts from Canada anymore.
International manufacturers choosing Spartanburg County over other states is a pattern now, not a one-off. The talent pipeline and logistics network are proving out.
Old Airport Road has been getting more industrial tenants. Good to see the jobs coming to that corridor instead of everything concentrating downtown.
35 jobs is modest but a training center on site is the real story. Companies that invest in workforce training tend to expand.
SC's forestry industry is a 3B economic engine. Carbotech adding sawmill equipment manufacturing here strengthens the whole supply chain.
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