Company/Division name | Keer Group |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Transplant |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 500 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2013 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2014 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
Capital investment ($): | 218 |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | China |
State(s) reshored to: | SC |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Apparel/Textiles |
Product(s) reshored | Yarn |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Delivery, Freight cost, Price, Rising wages, Quality/rework/warranty |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Customer responsiveness improvement, Infrastructure, U.S. price of natural gas/chemicals/electricity, Other, public pressure |
Mentions use of TCO or similar concept? | Yes |