Fort Mill cell plant
Silfab Solar, Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina
Fort Mill cell plant in Fort Mill, South Carolina is Silfab Solar’s plant for solar cells. Status: paused as of March 17, 2026. Silfab Solar announced $150 million and 800 jobs. Primary source: governor.sc.gov, checked November 1, 2026.
- Status
- Paused
- Announced investment
- $150 million
- Announced jobs
- 800
- Industry
- Solar
- Sheet
- SC-37
- Revised
- November 1, 2026
Status timeline
- Announcedgovernor.sc.gov
- Paused (reported)solarpowerworldonline.com
- Pausedyorkcountygov.com
Filled dots are confirmed by a company, state, SEC or federal source. Dashed dots come from news reports only. Investment and job figures are as announced, not achieved.
Plant facts
| Company | Silfab Solar |
|---|---|
| Plant | Fort Mill cell plant |
| Location | Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina |
| Industry | Solar |
| Product | Solar cells |
| Announced investment | $150 millionPer Sep 2023 SC governor release |
| Announced jobs | 800 |
| Last checked | November 1, 2026 |
Sources
- SC Governor: Silfab $150M, 800 jobs in York County (state release, governor.sc.gov, checked November 1, 2026)
- Solar Power World: site closed after chemical incident (news report, solarpowerworldonline.com, checked November 1, 2026)
- Solar Power World: cell commissioning set for Oct 19 (news report, solarpowerworldonline.com, checked November 1, 2026)
- York County notice: regulated-chemical manufacturing halted under SC DES agreement (2026-03-17) (local, yorkcountygov.com, checked November 1, 2026)
- Silfab: DES compliance agreement report and media statement (2026-09-30) (company release, silfabsolarsc.com, checked November 1, 2026)
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