Southeast Industrial and Manufacturing News & Events Briefing — September 29, 2026
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Today's briefing brings you 3 stories across automotive & suppliers, plastics & chemicals and metals & materials from the plants, ports and job sites of the Southeast. Leading today: Savannah’s Industrial Corridor Runs on Port Steel and Highway Contracts; Charleston’s Runs on Tourism Dollars.
automotive
Savannah is building highways and water plants around one Hyundai plant, while Charleston's port growth rides alongside a $14 billion tourism economy.
From Our Desk
plastics
Pirelli is planning a large expansion at its Rome, Georgia plant. The story matters for plant-level investment, local construction and equipment work, and the jobs or supplier demand that could follow, but the excerpt does not say what new product lines, hiring levels, or timing are involved.
Textile World
metals
The piece is about how tariffs could affect South Carolina exporters that ship to Canada, with a likely impact on metals and materials plants and suppliers if cross-border demand or costs shift. It does not say that any plant has cut jobs, changed production, or made a new investment, so the effect on the labor market and facilities is still unclear.
SC Daily Gazette