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Local officials say foreign competition was a factor in the plant's demise. Gaddy says DuraFiber told him Asian imports were outgunning the company's American operations, and union officials say they expect workers to be eligible for trade-adjustment assistance, which will pay them to be retrained. "Increased labor, energy, transportation and raw material costs — in addition to continued market pressures — have strained DuraFiber's finances to a point that is no longer sustainable," chief executive Frank Papa said in a statement. The Winnsboro mill comprises two buildings, a nod to when it employed thousands of workers in Fairfield County. The factory still produces a fabric that makes up the base layer of car tires, but it once produced textiles as well. Thad Moore/Staff But the decision comes with a tinge of irony: Tire manufacturing is soaring in South Carolina, and its growth has been fueled by foreign investment. South Carolina produces more than 100,000 tires a day, more than any other state. France's Michelin is expanding its presence in the Upstate, and Japan's Bridgestone is growing in Aiken. Sweden's Trelleborg Wheel Systems opened last year in Spartanburg, and Germany's Continental now operates in Sumter. Singapore's Giti Tire is building a facility in Chester County, and in June, China's Wanli Tire said it would open a factory in Orangeburg County. The divide highlights a phenomenon that's gained attention across the country in recent years: A connected global economy can bring enormous benefits alongside painful disruption, even if they're not spread evenly.
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