Fitesa began its Simpsonville operations in 1990 and currently employs 100 people at that location. Dunleavy noted that Fitesa already has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to date in its Simpsonville plant, and that it competed with Fitesa's other U.S. plants — located in Washington and Wisconsin — for the $50 million investment.Fitesa also has production facilities in Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Sweden, Germany, Italy and China.