Locate South Georgia
& International Business
Global companies are no strangers to the Locate South Georgia region. More than 20 international companies have chosen to do business or develop locations in South Georgia, including:
| Company | Country of Origin | Business | South GA Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pratt Industries USA | Australia | Paperboard mill | Albany, Moultrie |
| CHEP USA, Inc. | Australia | Wood pallets and skids | Albany |
| Pic N Save | Belgium | Grocery Stores | Bainbridge |
| Nucor Tubular Products | Belgium | Tube and Pipe manufacturers | Cedar Springs |
| Forquimica | Brazil | Liquid fertilizer | Moultrie |
| Keystone Foods | Brazil | Poultry processing | Camilla |
| Pilgrim’s | Brazil | Poultry processing | Douglas |
| Southern Rebar and Supplies | Brazil | Steel Works, Blast Furnace, Rolling Mills | Albany |
| Taurus Holdings | Brazil | Gun manufacturer | Bainbridge |
| Alpha Pro Tech Engineered Products | Canada | Nonwoven Fabrics | Valdosta |
| Beadles & Balfour | Canada | Sawmill | Thomasville |
| Canfor Southern Pine | Canada | Sawmill | Moultrie |
| ERCO Worldwide | Canada | Industrial inorganic chemicals | Valdosta |
| Golden Boy Foods | Canada | Crop prep services, cotton gin | Fitzgerald |
| MAAX | Canada | Plastics, Plumbing Fixtures | Valdosta |
| Norbord | Canada | Wood products | Cordele |
| Stella-Jones Corp. | Canada | Transportation equipment/supplies | Cordele |
| TC Transcontinental | Canada | Packaging paper and plastics | Bainbridge |
| West Fraser, Inc. | Canada | Sawmill | Fitzgerald |
| Flexible Technologies | England | Fabricated metal products | Cairo |
| Harris Waste Management Group | England | Industrial machinery & equipment | Cordele |
| Hilton Garden Inn | England | Hotels & Motels | Tifton |
| Holiday Inn & Conference Center | England | Hotels & Motels | Valdosta |
| Molson Coors Beverage Co. | England | Malt beverages | Albany |
| Reeves Construction Co. | France | Asphalt | Albany |
| SAFT America | France | Batteries | Valdosta |
| BASF | Germany | Paint | Smithville |
| BASF | Germany | Pesticides & chemicals | Sparks |
| DHL Supply Chain | Germany | Freight Transport | Albany |
| Evoqua Water Technologies | Germany | Chemicals | Thomasville |
| Delta Galil USA | Israel | Clothing | Tifton |
| Angelini Pharma | Italy | Therma care wrap | Albany |
| Irritec | Italy | Irrigation systems | Valdosta |
| Lynch Technologies | Italy | Special industry machinery | Bainbridge |
| Arglass Yamamura, LLC | Japan | Glass | Valdosta |
| Helena Industries | Japan | Pesticides & chemicals | Cordele |
| JTEKT North America Corp. | Japan | Ball & roller bearings | Cairo |
| Grupo Bimbo | Mexico | Food processing | Valdosta |
| McCleskey Mills | Singapore | Fabric mill | Smithville |
| Exlabesa Extrusions US | Spain | Aluminum extrusions | Tifton |
| Gruden Grupo Desarrollo Empresaurial | Spain | Automotive supplies | Albany |
| Talecris Plasma Resources | Spain | Health and allied sciences | Albany |
Source: Georgia Power CED, International Companies Database, 2023
These companies, and others, are attracted to South Georgia for our multi-modal transportation network, highly skilled workforce and, for some counties in the region, access to Foreign Trade Zone 144, giving South Georgia distinct international trade advantages. These advantages make exports simple.
About Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ):
Although not located in a Foreign Trade Zone, Locate South Georgia’s member counties have potential access to FTZ 144. An FTZ is a secured, neutral area outside of U.S. Customs territory. Items imported into an FTZ are exempt from duties and excise taxes. Merchandise may be manipulated, used in manufacturing, inspected, combined, displayed for sale, or re-exported without payment of duty. Customs duties and excise taxes are only applied on the final product if/when the product is imported into the US.
Business Facilities magazine’s 16th Annual Rankings Report recognized FTZ 144 as #4 for exports with the value of those exports at approximately $2.1 billion. The value of shipments to the U.S. market from FTZ No. 144 was approximately $4.4 billion.