BASF TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS ADDS FACILITIES FOR TREATMENT AND IMPORT OF BUTYLENE AND BUTANE

URLhttps://www.chemengonline.com/basf-total-petrochem
Sourcechemengonline.com
Date Published11/07/2017
Author NameMary Page Bailey
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name BASF Total Petrochemicals
Parent companyBASF Corp. & Total Petrochemicals and Refining
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Foreign Direct Investment
Year reshoring announced:2017
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2017
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) reshoredpropylene
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Other, chem update
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Customization/Flexibility, Eco-system synergies, Higher productivity, U.S. price of natural gas/chemicals/electricity, Other, meet growing demand
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