Refrigerator maker laying off more than 1,200 workers in SC amid transition

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 281

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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More than 1,200 employees at an Upstate refrigerator manufacturing plant will be out of work starting in July — at least temporarily.

Sweden-based Electrolux will lay off 1,255 workers at the company’s Anderson plant by year’s end, according to a notice filed this month with the state Department of Employment and Workforce.

The notice follows a joint venture announcement in April between Electrolux and China-based appliance maker Midea Group. As part of the …

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