Company detailsCompany name: Kemppi OyCompany country: FinlandNumber of employees: 600Sector: C - ManufacturingSector detail: C27 - Manufacture of electrical equipmentSub-sectors: C 27.9 - Manufacture of other electrical equipment Reshoring detailsReshoring announcement date: 14/05/2018Starting implementation date: August, 2018Reshored to: FinlandLocation of affected unit(s): LahtiLocation code: FI1C3 Reshored business function: ProductionReshoring governance mode: In house (in own facilities)Estimated job gains: 50Reasons for reshoring: Firm's global reorganizationCase narrative: Kemppi is a Finnish company producing welding equipment. By the end of August 2018, the company will close its plant in India (Chennai) ,and will move the production back to Finland (Lathi). The company aims to centralise its production activity, and locate it close to the product development department. Updating: the volume of production realized in Chennai was about 5% of the total. The relocation will bring about 50 new employees in Lathi, and up to thirty new subcontractors. Sources: Yle UUtiset 14/05/2018 Tekniikka & Talous 17/05/2018 Yle UUtiset 05/09/2018 Sources link: https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10203582 https://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/tekniikka/kemppi-sulkee-tehtaan-intiassa-... https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10386260 Offshoring detailsOffshoring location: IndiaOffshoring governance mode: In house (in own facilities)Host country geographical area: Indian Subcontinent (eg. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)
