A Swedish company is looking to make a $13.5 million investment and bring 170 manufacturing jobs to Lexington County.

Pending a third and final reading approval from Lexington County Council, WiJo Pouches North America, Inc., could soon call the Midlands home, moving to Burton Road near Interstate 20, not far from American Leadership Academy Lexington.

Formerly known as Project Columbus, this economic development project underwent a unanimous second reading with the county council on Oct. 28 and a public hearing on Oct. 14; no one spoke against the project during the public meeting.

WiJo Pouches, according to its website, manufactures oral nicotine pouches.

This project comes shortly after some other manufacturing companies, including Cardiff Products, AllTape Adhesive Manufacturing and Techo-Bloc, also went before the county council as significant economic development projects.

Formerly known as Project Mirror, Cardiff Products USA LLC, a Canadian beverage manufacturing company, was approved to move to Saxe Gotha Industrial Park, bringing 94 jobs and promises of a minimum investment of $99.6 million to Lexington County over the next five years, according to late 2024 reporting from the Chronicle.

Formerly known as Project Aqua, Alltape Adhesive Manufacturer Inc., an adhesives company that produces in Germany, the United Kingdom and the U.S., was approved to move to Saxe Gotha Industrial Park, bringing 130 jobs and a $70 million investment, according to early 2025 reporting from the Chronicle.

Formerly known as Project Terrace, Techo-Bloc Corporation, a Canadian landscaping products supplier, was approved to move to a private parcel on Dixiana Road in Cayce near Saxe Gotha Industrial Park, bringing promises of a $45 million investment and 46 jobs, according to May 2025 reporting from the Chronicle.

The three locations are still under construction.

Saxe Gotha Industrial Park is county-owned and covers over 700 acres, located off Interstate 77 near the Interstate 26 interchange.

“The Saxe Gotha Industrial Park, home to Nephron Pharmaceuticals, Nephron Nitrile, Dominion Energy, Amazon facilities and the future sites of Chick-fil-A Supply and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, is ideal for advanced manufacturing, life sciences and other related industries,” according to lexingtoncountyusa.sc.gov. “Plus, with Boeing, Volvo Cars’ and BMW facilities all approximately 100 miles or less from the site, this Park is a natural fit for automotive and aerospace OEMs and suppliers.”