(Breitbart)—The largest producer of primary aluminum in the United States is set to invest $50 million to bring back its partially idled South Carolina plant in a “direct” response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, company officials announced this week.
Century Aluminum Co. is planning to create about 100 local jobs at its Berkeley County facility after the plant operated below full capacity for the past decade, the Post and Courier reported.
The boost is expected to increase U.S. aluminum production by nearly 10 percent, company officials told the outlet on Thursday.
Ramping up domestic production was dubbed a “direct result” of Trump’s trade policies, which includes raising import fees on primary aluminum shipments to 50 percent.
The Associated Press claimed that Trump’s move would “hammer businesses” back in June.