Spartanburg Steel Products Inc

SEW-Eurodrive is a manufacturer of integrated power transmission and motion control systems. The company s electro-mechanical drive products include R-Series parallel gear motors, F-Series The SNUGGLER parallel helical gear motors, K-Series helical-bevel gear motors, S-Series helical-worm gear motors, W-Series SPIROPLAN low-horsepower gear motors, variable speed gear motors, industrial gear motors and speed reducers and the TorqLOC. The company also produces the MOVIMOT, MOVITRAC LTE, MOVITRAC 07, MOVIDRIVE, MOVIDRIVE Compact, MOVITRANS and DOP11A electronic controls and systems. In addition, SEW-Eurodrive provides the MCD_Tools and MOVITOOLS brands of application software. The company is privately held and employs more than 10,000 people throughout the world. Its operations in the United States include a manufacturing center, several regional assembly plants, more than 60 technical sales offices and hundreds of distributors and support specialists. SEW-Eurodrive operates an assembly center in Lyman, S.C.

A.B. Carter is a leading supplier of a wide range of mill supplies and laboratory equipment to the textile industry. A.B. Carter s primary textile products include travelers and rings, tapes and belts, bobbins, splicing systems, knotters, stroboscopes, end detectors and textile laboratory equipment. The company also serves other industries through the sale of precision machine parts, stampings and low-carbon wire. A.B. Carter began manufacturing and marketing its first products, the Boyce Weavers knotter, shortly after its founding in 1922. A.B. Carter products are sold worldwide through a network of sales agents with representatives in more than 40 countries. In addition, A.B. Carter operates three sales and service subsidiaries located in Brazil, Hong Kong and Mexico. A.B. Carter locations include Gastonia, N.C.

Crown Cork & Seal is a leading manufacturer of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. It is estimated that one out of every five beverage cans used in the world, and one of every three food cans used in North America and Europe, are manufactured by Crown Holdings. The company was started more than a century ago when its founder invented the bottle cap, a crown cork as it was called. Since the company s inception, its product lines have grown to include plastic closures, beauty-product containers, metal closures and specialty packaging items. Crown Holdings operates more than 180 plants in 43 countries, in three main divisions. Crown Holdings has a facility in Spartanburg, S.C.