Johnson Controls, Inc. recently broke ground on a fully-integrated battery recycling facility in Florence, S.C. The Florence Recycling Center, slated for completion during 2012 and to be operated by Johnson Controls' Power Solutions business, represents a capital investment of more than $150 million, will create an estimated 250 new jobs and approximately 1,000 indirect jobs in the area. The facility is the first facility of its kind to receive an air permit in the U.S. in nearly 20 years.
As part of the groundbreaking, Johnson Controls introduced the facility's plant manager, Steven Ewart, who has been with the company since 1999. Prior to joining Johnson Controls, he served for 12 years as an officer for the U.S. Army Armor Corps. Ewart and his family are relocating to Florence from Fort Wayne, Ind., where he was plant manager at a battery distribution center.
The facility will be located directly off of US-76, on Paper Mill Road. Johnson Controls plans to develop 36 acres of the site for its new facility and parking, with the remaining acreage undeveloped. Portions of this undeveloped acreage will be permanently protected through a conservation easement.
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