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South Carolina Industries of the Future
Industry is the largest and most diverse energy-consuming sector
in South Carolina, often unable to accept the risks associated
with the capital-intensive technology development required to decrease
its energy use.
The South Carolina IOF program works closely with
the U.S. Department of Energy and the South Carolina Energy Office
to help mitigate that risk. By supporting public-private partnerships,
we bring together the strengths of business and government to meet
the challenges of improving energy efficiency.
The SCIOF program started in 2001. The mission of SCIOF is to be
a catalyst for projects, partnerships, and programs that increase
energy efficiency, reduce and utilize waste materials, and generally
improve industrial productivity. SCIOF working groups form to respond
to federal R&D solicitations or to take up other issues as dictated
by the teams' overall goals. Over the past five years, SCIOF has
been awarded 5 grants totaling approximately $4.5 million to assist
industry with energy efficiency.
Manufacturing in South Carolina
South Carolina is home to a large and diverse manufacturing base with over 3500
industries located in the state. The industrial sector accounts for 39.9% of
the energy consumed in the state for a total of 609 trillion Btu’s.
Manufacturing in South Carolina represents 19.3% of Gross State
Product (GSP), and South Carolina ranks Number 8 in the country
in terms of manufacturing contribution to GSP.
As of 2006, the SCIOF program has focused on the following industry
sectors:
- Metal Casting
- Chemical/Polymers
- Forest Products
- Mining/Brick
The following table shows that a large portion of the state's manufacturing
Gross State Product and manufacturing employment is due to the IOF
industry sectors. The prominence of IOF industry sectors motivated
South Carolina to implement a state-level IOF program.
IOF Industry Sector |
Number of Employees |
Wages ($1,000) |
Value of Shipments
($1,000) |
Aluminum |
1,143 |
$ 45,177 |
$ 406,458 |
Chemical |
24,600 |
$ 1,116,421 |
$ 11,758,000 |
Forest Products |
24,616 |
$ 869,822 |
$ 7,097,177 |
Glass |
3,852 |
$ 136,315 |
$ 985,039 |
Metal Casting |
2,656 |
$ 60,491 |
$ 259,049 |
Mining |
2,597 |
$ 73,073 |
$ 306,745 |
Steel |
658 |
$ 20,803 |
$ 137,550 |
Petroleum |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
60,142 |
$ 2,322,102 |
$ 20,950,018 |
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