Italian fabric maker bringing 34 jobs, $18 million investment to Midlands
A new manufacturing facility is in the works for Orangeburg County.
S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster’s office announced Tuesday that Pratrivero USA, a division of Pratrivero Nonwovens, plans to set up operations in Orangeburg at 3777 Industrial Blvd. Operations are expected to start in September.
Pratrivero Nonwovens is headquartered in Italy and has been family owned and operated for 14 generations, according to a news release. It makes fabrics used for a number of functions, including furnishings, advertising banners, footwear, packaging and the automotive industry.
The Pratrivero facility in Orangeburg will produce stitchbond, a nonwoven fabric produced by mechanical bonding of fiber layers with continuous filaments.
“Pratrivero USA is looking forward to being part of the Orangeburg County industrial family,” Pratrivero USA President Paolo Barberis Canonico said in a news release. “We are very excited about this new investment and feel by choosing such a great location and working with the wonderful people in this community, we will succeed.
“The approach that Orangeburg County has taken to include a training program with Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College to help us find and train people specifically for our industry is a wonderful benefit for Pratrivero USA and the people we will be hiring.”
McMaster welcomed the fabric company to the Palmetto State.
“Pratrivero USA’s new operation in Orangeburg County is another testament to South Carolina’s pro-business environment and workforce,” the governor said, in a release. “We are excited to have Pratrivero USA join our roster of global companies that operate within our state.”
This story was originally published March 23, 2022 at 7:31 AM.
