Company/Division name | Akebono Brake Corporation |
Parent company | Akebono Brake Industry Co. |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
Reshoring category: | Transplant |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 100 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2015 |
Capital investment ($): | 40 |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | Japan |
City reshored to: | West Columbia |
State(s) reshored to: | SC |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Transportation Equipment |
Product(s) reshored | Automotive Brakes |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Eco-system synergies, Government Incentives, Proximity to customers/market |