Company/Division name | Tokai Carbon GE, LLC |
Parent company | Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
Reshoring category: | Foreign Direct Investment |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 15 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2020 |
Capital investment ($): | 25 |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | Japan |
City reshored to: | Hickman |
State(s) reshored to: | KY |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components |
Product(s) reshored | graphite electrodes for US steel industry |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Customer responsiveness improvement, Government Incentives, Proximity to customers/market, Skilled workforce availability/training, Other, expansion |