Zilmet departure highlights R.I. Commerce’s tricky balancing act

Jacquelyn Voghel

09/05/2025

ZILMET USA has left its location in the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown and relocated to South Carolina, despite R.I. Commerce Corp. saying it and the Quonset Development Corp. made efforts to offer assistance to the manufacturer. / COURTESY QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORP.

While Rhode Island may not have lost a massive chunk of its workforce with Zilmet USA’s move to South Carolina, observers say the shift should stand as a loss-and-learning experience for the Ocean State. Zilmet USA, the American subsidiary of Italian expansion tank and plumbing products manufacturer Zilmet SpA, last month celebrated the grand opening

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