Braskem Approves Construction of Delta, the Largest Polypropylene Production Line in the Americas in La Porte, Texas

URLhttp://www.braskem.com.br/usa/delta-news-detail/br
Sourcewww.brasken.com.br
Date Published06/22/2017
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Braskem SA
Parent companyBraskem SA
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Foreign Direct Investment
Year reshoring announced:2017
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2020
Capital investment ($):675
Country(ies) from which reshored:Brazil
City reshored to:La Porte
State(s) reshored to:TX
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Chemicals
Product(s) reshoredpolypropylene
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Other, chem update
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Customer responsiveness improvement, Infrastructure, Impact on domestic economy, Proximity to customers/market, U.S. price of natural gas/chemicals/electricity, Other, import replacement; expand capacity
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