US nitrile glove factory to triple production by 2022

URLhttps://www.supplychaindive.com/news/nitrile-glove
SourceSupply Chain Dive
Date Published01/22/2021
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Showa Group
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Foreign Direct Investment
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):150
Year reshoring announced:2019
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2022
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Country(ies) from which reshored:Japan
City reshored to:Fayete
State(s) reshored to:AL
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Medical Equipment & Supplies
Product(s) reshorednitrile gloves
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Supply chain interruption risk/Natural disaster risk/Political instability
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Raw Materials Cost, covid-19
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