Dunlop invests millions in Havre de Grace facility to manufacture new boot

URLhttp://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2017/02/
Sourcebizjournals.com
Date Published02/21/2017
Author NameMorgan Eichensehr
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Dunlop Protective Footwear
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):15
What product(s) and/or service(s) were outsourced domestically?Manufacturing
Year reshoring announced:2017
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2017
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Capital investment ($):1
City reshored to:Havre de Grace
State(s) reshored to:MD
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Apparel & Textiles
Product(s) reshoredboots
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Tariffs
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Infrastructure (transport, internet, power), Image/brand (customer preference for U.S. made), Impact on domestic economy, Lead time/Time to market, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D), Proximity to customers/market
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