Company/Division name | Sasol Ltd. |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company a contract manufacturer? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Foreign Direct Investment |
Year reshoring announced: | 2017 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2018 |
Capital investment ($): | 11000 |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | South Africa |
City reshored to: | Lake Charles |
State(s) reshored to: | LA |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Chemicals |
Product(s) reshored | Polyethylene |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Infrastructure (transport, internet, power), Raw Materials Cost, U.S. price of natural gas/chemicals/electricity |