RESHORING CASE

Lechpol

Company details
Company name: 
Lechpol
Company country: 
Poland
Sector: 
C - Manufacturing
Sector detail: 
C26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
Sub-sectors: 
C26.4 - Manufacture of consumer electronics
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
09/02/2017
Starting implementation date: 
January, 2017
Reshored to: 
Poland
Location of affected unit(s): 
Żyrardów
Location code: 
PL926
Reshored business function: 
Production
Partial or Total reshoring: 
Partial
Reshoring governance mode: 
Third party (external suppliers)
Reasons for reshoring: 
Competitive pressure
Case narrative: 

Lechpol is a Polish company belonging to the consumer electronic industry. Among other products, the company manufactures and sells televisions with the brand Kruger & Matz. In 2017, it decided to back-shore in Poland the assembling phase earlier realized in China. The production activity is realized through the local contract manufacturer TCL whose factory is placed in Żyrardów (Poland). Reshoring motivations were mainly of economic nature, since the company would improve its competitiveness in term of price and obtain higher margins. Currently, the company is also considering starting to produce in Poland large household appliances.

Sources: 

Biznes 07/02/2017

Everitq 09/07/2017

Offshoring details
Offshoring location: 
China
Offshored business function: 
Production
Host country geographical area: 
China