Company/Division name | LG Solar USA |
Parent company | LG Solar |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
Reshoring category: | Foreign Direct Investment |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 160 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2018 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2019 |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | Korea, Republic of |
City reshored to: | Huntsville |
State(s) reshored to: | AL |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Computer & Electronic Products |
Product(s) reshored | solar panel |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Tariffs |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Under-utilized capacity, import replacement |