ESAB Welding & Cutting Products will construct and operate a new manufacturing plant in South Carolina for its line of MIG and sub-arc welding wires. As a result of this decision, the company will shut down its plant in Ohio. The new, 25,000sq/ft plant will be built in Union County, S.C.; the move will allow the company to improve its manufacturing process. Manufacturing will continue at their current plant in Ashtabula, Ohio until the new operation, equipped with new assembly lines and new production equipment, is ready. The new plant is valued at approximately USD 19 million.