Company/Division name | Westlake Chemical Corp |
Parent company | TTWF LP |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 175 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2018 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2019 |
Capital investment ($): | 140 |
City reshored to: | Geismar |
State(s) reshored to: | LA |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Chemicals |
Product(s) reshored | PVC |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | , chem update |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Eco-system synergies, Government Incentives, Infrastructure, Proximity to customers/market, Raw Materials Cost, U.S. price of natural gas/chemicals/electricity, auto reshore |