Michelin has opened its new manufacturing facility in South Carolina. The project completion is the fastest greenfield construction in Michelin's history and enables the company to begin production of commercially available tires in January 2014 for sale in mid-2014. Michelin announced a $750 million investment in April 2012 to construct the 800,000 square foot facility and expand its existing Earthmover manufacturing plant in Lexington, S.C. Both projects have created hundreds of jobs and expect an additional several hundred in future years.