Ebonite brings bowling pin production back to the U.S.

URLhttp://americanmanufacturing.org/blog/ebonite-brin
SourceAmerican Manufacturing
Date Published06/30/2011

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Ebonite
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? Yes
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Year reshoring announced:2011
Offshore, work was done:In-house
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Country(ies) from which reshored:Mexico
City reshored to:Hopkinsville
State(s) reshored to:KY
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Hobbies, Wood Products
Product(s) reshoredBowling pins
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Freight cost, Loss of control, Quality/rework/warranty
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Higher productivity, Cost structure
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