Silicone firm bringing 125 new jobs to Mecklenburg County: "(By Steve Lyttle, slyttle@charlotteobserver.com) A Chinese-based company that produces silicone products announced Friday it will bring a manufacturing plant to Charlotte, with 125 jobs and a $19.8 million investment.
Bluestar Silicones says it will consolidate manufacturing facilities in other states into a single operation in Charlotte. It will operate at the former site of the Virkler Chemical plant on Steele Creek Road in southwest Charlotte."