Company detailsCode: OutotecCompany name: OutotecCompany country: FinlandNumber of employees: 4192Sector: B - Mining and quarryingSector detail: B9.9 - Support activities for other mining and quarrying Reshoring detailsReshoring announcement date: 26/10/2017Reshored to: FinlandPartial or Total reshoring: PartialReshoring governance mode: Third party (external suppliers)Estimated job gains: 80Reasons for reshoring: Need for greater organizational flexibilityCase narrative: Outotec is a Finnish technology company operating in the mining and metallurgy industry. The company planned to outsource part of its German-based project engineering activities to Finnish engineering services company Citec and it has started to negotiate with their employees' representatives about this relocation. The target is to transfer approximately 70-80 Outotec employees to Citec. 'By outsourcing part of our engineering activities we will create more flexibility to our organization and decrease Outotec's fixed costs in the long run. Citec is a suitable partner for us as they have an existing customer base in Germany and Finland ', said the head of Outotec's Metals, Energy & Water business unit. Sources: Press Release Outotec 26 October 2017 Sources link: http://cws.huginonline.com/O/137025/PR/201710/2144871_5.html Offshoring detailsOffshoring location: GermanyOffshoring governance mode: In house (in own facilities)Offshoring entry mode: Wholly ownedHost country geographical area: Western Europe