Henkel's ATP Opens $70 Million Tape Manufacturing Plant in the U.S.

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 11, ATP Adhesive Systems, a subsidiary of Germany's Henkel Group, officially opened its new manufacturing plant in West Columbia, South Carolina, USA. The facility covers approximately 11,800 square meters and is expected to create 130 jobs. It integrates solvent-free adhesive coating, tape converting, and local product development capabilities to produce high-performance pressure-sensitive tapes for industries including automotive and transportation, electronics, medical, and construction.

The new plant brings coating, converting, and product development together at a single production site. Solvent-free manufacturing processes are used to produce high-performance tape products, supported by local technical development capabilities that enable customers to conduct product application testing and production adaptation. The plant supplies tape products to the North American market, covering application areas such as transportation, electronic devices, medical products, and building materials.

The project was initially announced in March 2025 under the name ALLTAPE Adhesive Manufacturing Inc., with a planned investment of $70 million and a construction site at the Saxe Gotha Industrial Park in Lexington County, South Carolina. The facility was originally planned at 125,000 square feet (approximately 11,600 square meters), expected to create 130 jobs, and was scheduled to begin operations in July 2026. The actual facility area announced at the opening is 127,000 square feet (approximately 11,800 square meters).

During the construction period, the South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development tax credits and provided a $600,000 special grant to Lexington County for site preparation and building construction.

ATP Adhesive Systems is a company incorporated into Henkel's Adhesive Technologies business unit following Henkel's acquisition of ATP Adhesive Systems, primarily providing high-performance pressure-sensitive adhesive technologies. With the opening of the U.S. plant, ATP has added local manufacturing and product development facilities in North America, forming a regional footprint alongside its existing production operations in Europe. The official opening of the new plant also marks the project's transition from the 2025 investment and construction phase into the facility operation stage.