{"id":43079,"date":"2020-11-05T08:58:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T13:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=43079"},"modified":"2023-06-20T12:14:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T16:14:55","slug":"samsungs-road-to-success-in-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/samsungs-road-to-success-south-carolina-seha-home-appliance-manufacturing-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung\u2019s Road to Success in South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Megan Pollock, Vice President, Strategic Communications<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Samsung\u2019s Road to Success in South Carolina\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G95G2QWwUTM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Samsung believes in long-term partnerships.\u00a0 In 2017, when our team was planning Samsung\u2019s first U.S.-based home appliance manufacturing facility (SEHA), in Newberry County, South Carolina, that belief was at the core of our mission. We understood that our success would grow from roots that are grounded in the community and the state\u2019s economic success at large.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I am proud to say that approach has borne fruit. We have not only met, but exceeded, the commitments we made in 2017.\u00a0 The original plan was to invest $350M and support nearly 1,000 full-time jobs.\u00a0 As of earlier this year, we have invested $470M and employ over 1,200 individuals at the SEHA facility (90 percent of whom are local to Newberry County or immediately surrounding counties).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43081\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Samsung-SEHA-at-a-glance-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung home appliance manufacturing facility (SEHA) at a grance\" width=\"2409\" height=\"1550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04155231\/Samsung-SEHA-at-a-glance-2020.jpg 2409w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04155231\/Samsung-SEHA-at-a-glance-2020-600x386.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04155231\/Samsung-SEHA-at-a-glance-2020-950x611.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2409px) 100vw, 2409px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had confidence in this approach, because it\u2019s not new to us. It\u2019s been at the core of our 40-year investment in America. In the last 24 years we have invested over $17 billion in our Austin, Texas semiconductor facility.\u00a0 During that time while building one of the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing sites in the world, we also built lasting relationships in the community and became one of the largest employers in the area.<\/p>\n<p>As we looked at our growing home appliance business in the U.S., we knew establishing an American manufacturing presence would allow us to deliver home appliances to our customers faster and better reflect U.S. consumer preference. And we knew that our approach in Austin was the right road map to follow.<\/p>\n<p>We needed roots and relationships, because financial investment alone wouldn\u2019t have guaranteed our success in South Carolina. \u00a0To get to where we are today, we developed an extremely aggressive timeline and established a dedicated team committed to our shared success.\u00a0 Just six months after our initial announcement, we opened the doors of SEHA and produced our first residential washing machine in the United States.\u00a0 Since that day, we established two production lines, produced well over a million washing machines &#8211; all sold in the U.S., tripled the square footage of the facility and nearly doubled our starting employee headcount.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43082\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Samsung-SEHA-Timeline-2020.png\" alt=\"Samsung home appliance manufacturing facility (SEHA) Timeline\" width=\"2550\" height=\"1451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04155240\/Samsung-SEHA-Timeline-2020.png 2550w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04155240\/Samsung-SEHA-Timeline-2020-600x341.png 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04155240\/Samsung-SEHA-Timeline-2020-950x541.png 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2550px) 100vw, 2550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And our relationships also extend outside of our investments and supply chain. \u00a0Samsung cannot thrive in a community that does not thrive.\u00a0 So while our team was hard at work building washing machines, we were also in the community building partnerships.\u00a0 To date, we have donated over $300,000 to South Carolina communities and Veterans.\u00a0 We have partnered with incredible organizations like Harvest Hope Food Bank, American Legion, Fisher House, Boys Farm, the Newberry Public School System and more.<\/p>\n<p>I am so proud of what we have built and established in South Carolina, but nothing I say can compare to hearing from our SEHA employees and our friends in South Carolina who have made it all possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Megan Pollock, Vice President, Strategic Communications Samsung believes in long-term partnerships.\u00a0 In 2017, when our team was planning Samsung\u2019s first U.S.-based home appliance manufacturing facility (SEHA), in Newberry County, South Carolina, that belief was at the core of our mission. 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