CELANESE ANNOUNCES CAPACITY EXPANSIONS FOR ACETIC ACID AND VAM IN NORTH AMERICA

URLhttps://www.celanese.com/intermediate-chemistry/Ne
Sourcewww.celanese.com
Date Published11/11/2015
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Celanese Chemical Company
Parent companyHoechst AG
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Foreign Direct Investment
Year reshoring announced:2015
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2018
Country(ies) from which reshored:Germany
City reshored to:Pasadena
State(s) reshored to:TX
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Chemicals
Product(s) reshoredacetic acid / vinyl acetate monomer (VAM)
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Other, chem update
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Automation/technology, Eco-system synergies, Higher productivity, U.S. price of natural gas/chemicals/electricity
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