Pendleton area employer upfitting its building

The state Commerce Department announced that Ortec, the bio-material and polymer technology company, is expanding operations in Anderson County near Pendleton.  The upfitting of its building on the Westinghouse Road complements recent growth at its facilities in both Pickens and Greenville counties.  On Westinghouse Road, Ortec plans to invest $20 million and create 60 new jobs and upfit its existing 200 thousand square foot facility to allow for added focus on the production of materials going into specialty coatings, adhesives, automotive applications and graphic arts technology. The expanded facility is projected to be operational in the third quarter of 2018, and hiring of new positions will begin in early 2018.