South Carolina-based metal recycler plans $11 million facility, dozens of new jobs in Dillon County

DILLON COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A South Carolina-based metal recycling company plans to build a $11 million facility that will bring dozens of new jobs to Dillon County, officials said on Monday.

DCC Metal Recycling, which shreds and recycles scrap metals, will create 78 jobs at the facility, which will be on a 48-acre site at 1324 Smith St. in Dillon. This process reduces the cost and environmental impact of the company’s products, which include aluminum, stainless steel and copper.

“DCC Metal Recycling looks forward to joining the Dillon community,” president and CEO Donald R. Brewer Jr. said in a news release. “Our new operation will be providing excellent job opportunities as well as the purchasing of metal recyclables from area scrap dealers and the general public.

Brewer said the city of Dillon and the state’s new inland port are a perfect fit for the company.

The plant will be the company’s seventh facility in the state for the company, which is based in Hemingway in Williamsburg County. It is expected to be operating during the first quarter of 2025.

“This substantial investment underscores the strength of the recycling industry in our state, and we look forward to continuing our partnership for many years to come, Gov. Henry McMaster said.

Henry Lightsey III, the state’s secretary of commerce, called the project “a tremendous win for one of our state’s rural communities.”

Other leaders also welcomed the company’s investment in the community.

“Dillon County is thrilled to welcome DCC Metal Recycling to the growing and impressive list of partners in our industrial family,” County Council Chairwoman Detrice McCollum Dawkins said. ” DCC Metal Recycling has a history of doing business in South Carolina and rural area communities. We are grateful your company recognizes the value of conducting business in Dillon County and we look forward to a long, prosperous relationship.”

Barbara Melvin, president and CEO of South Carolina Ports, said companies like DCC play a vital role.

“SC Ports is proud to support expanding businesses in Dillon County like DCC Metal Recycling through Inland Port Dillon,” Melvin said. “By providing direct rail access to the Port of Charleston, Inland Port Dillon connects companies in the Pee Dee and beyond to global markets and enables goods to swiftly move through the supply chain.”

DCC was founded 1943 and has a main operating facility in Holly Hill, along with “feeder locations” in Conway, Hemingway, Ladson, Sellier and St. Matthews. The company also is actively looking for property to build additional feeder yards in the region.

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Dennis Bright is a Digital Producer at News13. He joined the team in May 2021. Dennis is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Follow Dennis on, Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here.

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