Company/Division name | Southland Steel Fabricators Inc. |
Parent company | Southland Steel Fabricators Inc. |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 70 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2019 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2019 |
Capital investment ($): | 18 |
City reshored to: | Amite |
State(s) reshored to: | LA |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Primary Metal Products (not including Foundries and Castings) |
Product(s) reshored | steel structural components |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Tariffs |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Automation/technology, Customer responsiveness improvement, Government Incentives, Lean/other business process improvement techniques, Proximity to customers/market, Skilled workforce availability/training, Under-utilized capacity, Other, import replacement |