Qcells Announces Solar Panel Manufacturing Expansion Will Be in Dalton, Georgia

URLhttps://www.wmbfnews.com/prnewswire/2022/05/26/qce
SourceWMBF NEWS
Date Published05/26/2022
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Qcells
Parent companyHanwha Q Cells
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Foreign Direct Investment
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):470
What product(s) and/or service(s) were outsourced domestically?Manufacturing
Year reshoring announced:2022
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2023
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Capital investment ($):171
Country(ies) from which reshored:Korea, Republic of
City reshored to:Dalton
State(s) reshored to:GA
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Computer & Electronic Products
Product(s) reshoredsolar panel, photovoltaic modules
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Green considerations, Supply chain interruption risk/Natural disaster risk/Political instability
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Customer responsiveness improvement, Government Incentives, Lead time/Time to market
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