Industry & Employment

There are approximately 70 manufacturing firms in Aiken County, with an average monthly manufacturing employment of approximately 24,000 workers. Principal manufactured products include materials for nuclear power, glass fibers, cotton and yarn goods, re-fabricated railway cars, concrete products, fabricated steel pipes and tanks, paper products, disposable diapers, bread products, printing and publishing products, electrical wiring devices, and clothing products.

Major Manufacturing Establishments in Aiken County

Company	Service or Product	Employees
Westinghouse Savannah River Co.	Nuclear Defense Materials	11,800
Avondale Mills Inc - Graniteville Division	Textiles	2,705
Kimberly-Clark Corp.	Tissue Products	1,200
Bridgestone-Firestone	Car and Truck Tires	900
Shaw Industries	Carpet Yarn	594
Mount Vernon Mills, Inc. - Riegel	Infant Blankets, Crib Items, Diapers	486
Advanced Glassfiber Yarn	Glass Fiber	360
Automatic Switch Co.	Aluminum Valves	351
Ohio Brass Company - Hubbell Power Systems	High Voltage Insulators	346
TTX/Hamburg Division*	Rebuilt Railway Cars	210
Halocarbon*	Specialty Flouro Chemicals	140
Cytec Surface Specialties*	Specialty Chemicals, Resins and Powder Coatings	124

*In North Augusta City Limits

Source: Economic Development Partnership, 2002-2003 Economic Profile