Plastic Trim International (PTI) recently announced plans to expand its Baldwin Township, Michigan manufacturing plant by 42,000 square feet. The $16.1 million investment is expected to create 210 new jobs that will carry an average wage of $24/hr.
The company, which manufactures trim, molding, decorative parts, structural body parts, set frame systems, and roof racks for General Motors, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Nissan, and BMW vehicles, was approved for a $1.5 million performance-based grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund board. This grant will be dependent on PTI’s ability to follow-through on the aforementioned investments and job creation totals.
The investment will also cover technology upgrades at the company's manufacturing facility. The expansion is expected to stimulate some related job growth at the Tawas City, Michigan distribution center as well.
Michigan Works! will help the company fill these new positions in a county with less than 9,000 employable workers. The 210 new jobs will increase the area’s manufacturing employment by 15 percent.
Plastic Trim International is a subsidiary of Minth Group US Holdings, Inc., a manufacturer of trim, molding, as well as decorative and structural automotive parts. Minth Group is based in China.