Pottstown Company Crafts Kegs for Craft Brew

URLhttp://www.phillyvoice.com/pottstown-company-craft
SourcePhilly Voice
Date Published10/14/2016
Author NameKevin C. Shelley
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name American Keg
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? Yes
Reshoring category:Kept from Offshoring
Year reshoring announced:2015
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
City reshored to:Pottstown
State(s) reshored to:PA
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Primary Metal Products (not including Foundries and Castings)
Product(s) reshoredSteel Kegs
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Currency variation, Freight cost, Tariffs
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Customer responsiveness improvement, Customization/Flexibility, Image/brand, Impact on domestic economy, Proximity to customers/market
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