Company/Division name | Wacker Chemie AG |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
Reshoring category: | Transplant |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 50 |
What product(s) and/or service(s) were outsourced domestically? | Manufacturing |
Year reshoring announced: | 2016 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2019 |
Offshore, work was done: | In-house |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | Germany |
City reshored to: | Charleston |
State(s) reshored to: | TN |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Chemicals |
Product(s) reshored | pyrogenic silica |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Proximity to customers/market |