Ingevity plans new global headquarters in North Charleston
Chemical manufacturer Ingevity Corp. plans to expand its presence in North Charleston by building a new global corporate headquarters near its existing operation and creating at least 100 jobs.
The 110,000-square-foot building will be built at 4920 O’Hear Ave. Weaver Capital Partners and Wecco will build the $20 million headquarters space near the Garco site, which is undergoing extensive renovations to become a mixed-use project with offices, retail spaces and a food hall.
Ingevity will invest an additional $5 million to upfit its building, which will be designed by architect firm LS3P. The new headquarters will house the company’s leadership, business, non-technical support functions and business development teams.