BASF Total Petrochemicals revamps its Port Arthur steam cracker to process ethane

URLhttps://blog.americanchemistry.com/2013/06/basf-to
Sourceblog.americanchemistry.com
Date Published06/06/2013
Author NameRyan Baldwin
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name BASF Total Petrochemicals
Parent companyBASF Total Petrochemicals
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Foreign Direct Investment
Year reshoring announced:2013
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2014
Country(ies) from which reshored:France,Germany
City reshored to:Port Arthur
State(s) reshored to:TX
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Chemicals
Product(s) reshoredethylene
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Other, chem update
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Customization/Flexibility, Impact on domestic economy, U.S. price of natural gas/chemicals/electricity, Other, expansion of current production
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