The company’s $155 million investment will increase its fiber optic cable manufacturing operations across Spartanburg County.
COLUMBIA, S.C.—AFL, a manufacturer of fiber optic products and equipment, is expanding its manufacturing operations across Spartanburg County. The company’s $155 million investment is expected to create more than 150 new jobs over the next two to five years, AFL said in a release.
Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Spartanburg County, AFL is a subsidiary of Fujikura, Ltd., of Japan. The company provides products and services to the energy, service provider, enterprise, industrial, and hyperscale markets. Its products, which include fiber optic cable and hardware, transmission and substation accessories, and outside plant equipment, are used in more than 130 countries, according to the release.
AFL will expand all of its fiber optic cable manufacturing operations located across Duncan. The expansion will increase production capacity for the critical equipment needed to support domestic cable manufacturing, broadband deployment, and power grid modernization.
“For four decades, AFL has been an integral part of the Spartanburg County community,” said AFL President and CEO Jaxon Lang, in the release. “We are grateful for the support of our state and local leaders as we continue to grow. This expansion will increase our manufacturing capabilities, allowing us to better serve our customers around the globe, while strengthening the communities in which we work and live.”
The Coordinating Council for Economic Development awarded a $200,000 Set-Aside grant to Spartanburg County to assist with the costs of building improvements.