Singaporean tire-maker to build Chester County plant

URLhttp://www.gsabusiness.com/news/51677-singaporean-
Sourcewww.columbiabusinessreport.com
Date Published06/16/2014
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Giti Tire
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? Yes
Reshoring category:Transplant
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):1700
What product(s) and/or service(s) were outsourced domestically?Manufacturing
Year reshoring announced:2014
Offshore, work was done:In-house
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Capital investment ($):560
Country(ies) from which reshored:Singapore
City reshored to:Chester County
State(s) reshored to:SC
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Transportation Equipment
Product(s) reshoredTires
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Delivery, Lead time/time to market, Travel cost/time
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Eco-system synergies, Infrastructure, Skilled workforce availability/training, partnership with walmart
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