Westlake Chemical plans $140 million expansion at Geismar plant

URLhttps://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/busin
SourceThe Advocate
Date Published02/19/2019
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Westlake Chemical Corp
Parent companyTTWF 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) reshoredPVC
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
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