7 SC companies to lay off more than 2,000 workers, report says. Here’s where
Since the start of 2026, thousands of South Carolina workers have been notified of their termination due to company layoffs and closures, according to a report from the SC Department of Employment and Workforce.
Hundreds have already been forced to find new employment. Since The State’s last report on SC layoffs, seven more companies have notified more than 2,100 workers that they will have to find new employment.
Here are the newest layoffs:
New layoff notices
Republic National Brewing Company, LLC, which operates a facility in Lexington, notified 451 workers on April 23 that they’ll have to find new work due to its permanent closure. Layoffs will start on June 7 and will continue until July 5.
Univar Solution USA, LLC, has a distribution service in Spartanburg and is letting go of 99 workers by June 28. Employees were warned on April 21.
Thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services, Inc, located in Spartanburg, is laying off 110 workers by July 5. Employees were warned on May 4.
Hengst Filtration is laying off 77 workers between July 6 and Sept. 30. The Kershaw location notified employees on May 6.
Swiss Krono, LLC, which operates a facility in Barnwell, notified 99 workers of their termination on May 12. The layoffs will happen between July 11 and August 10.
Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc, has an operation in Anderson, and is laying off a whopping 1,255 employees between July 18 and Dec. 18. Impacted employees were warned on May 15.
KPR US LLC has an operation in Kershaw and is impacting 16 employees because of a temporary closure that starts on August 7. Employees were warned on June 1.
Previously reported company layoffs/closures
Industrial Plastics Group, LLC, which operates a Pickens plastic manufacturing plant, notified and laid off 74 employees on April 10.
ABM Industry Groups, LLC, notified 122 employees at its Charleston location on April 7 that they will have to find new jobs. The industrial services company started laying off workers on April 13 and will continue doing so until July 7
In Berkeley County, Textron Systems Corporation plans to shrink its operations by laying off 58 of its workers between May 21 and Aug. 14. The company is best known for its innovative defense, government and aerospace technologies and services.
KPR US, LLC, a subsidiary of Cardinal Health that specializes in manufacturing and distributing medical devices, permanently closed its location in Kershaw on May 29, laying off at least 23 employees.
Charter Communications, a cable operator under Spectrum, permanently closed its Lexington facility on May 7. The closure forced 62 employees to find new jobs.
C2 Technologies, a Virginia-based global training company for defense, civilian and commercial industries, laid off 1 person on March 6, and only gave the employee four days’ notice.
On Feb. 23, First Brands Group, LLC (AVM), a global automotive parts giant, notified 64 employees that the company is permanently closing its Marion plant by April 30, after the company announced Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late 2025.
Parsec, LLC, an Ohio-based rail terminal management company, notified 39 SC laborers on Feb. 23 that its North Charleston logistics operation would permanently close on May 1.
Miliken intends to close its Cedar Hill plant in Jonesville, laying off 126 people from April through the end of August. Milliken makes broadwoven cotton fabric and broadwoven wool fabric at the mill.
James Hardie Building Products, a worldwide siding company, closed its Summerville location. In total, 78 employees were laid off when the facility shut down in March.
In Duncan, Saddle Creek Logistics Services closed its operations, laying off 130 people in March. The company owns distribution facilities across the nation and employs around 5,000 people.
JeniusBank had a statewide layoff of three individuals. The company offers online banking services in 39 states.
eREV Supply Chain and DLH Solutions, both located at the same address in Charleston, laid off 327 people total by the end of February.
The International Paper Plant in Georgetown started closing at the beginning of May and will be permanently shut down by the end of the year. With the container plant’s closure, 126 workers will be impacted.
Koppers Inc. closed its Florence facility on April 21, which forced 66 employees to find new jobs.
Since 1988, when Congress passed the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, companies must provide information on layoffs at least 60 days in advance to allow workers to have time to prepare for a layoff.
The U.S. Department of Labor has compliance assistance materials to help workers and employers understand their rights and responsibilities under the provisions of WARN.
This story was originally published June 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM with the headline "7 SC companies to lay off more than 2,000 workers, report says. Here’s where."