Company/Division name | Sigmatex Carbon Textile Solutions Inc. |
Parent company | Sigmatex (UK) Limited |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Foreign Direct Investment |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 50 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2020 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2020 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
Capital investment ($): | 4.5 |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | United Kingdom |
City reshored to: | Orangeburg |
State(s) reshored to: | SC |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Apparel & Textiles, space, military, auto, aerospace, renewable energy |
Product(s) reshored | carbon fibre textiles, carbon fibre composites |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Proximity to customers/market, Skilled workforce availability/training, Under-utilized capacity, Other, Covid-19 |