RESHORING CASE

Plasto

Company details
Code: 
Plasto
Company name: 
Plasto
Company country: 
Norway
Number of employees: 
37
Sector: 
C - Manufacturing
Sector detail: 
C22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
Sub-sectors: 
C22.2.9 - Manufacture of other plastic products
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
01/04/2017
Reshored to: 
Norway
Reshored business function: 
Production
Reshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Reasons for reshoring: 
Automation of production process
Implementation of strategies based on product/process innovation
Proximity to customers
Case narrative: 

Plasto AS is located in Åndalsnes (Norway). It delivers a wide range of platic products to many different industries, whose demands and requirements are quite diverse. Considering price, technology, proximity to market and improve the ability to develop new products and technology, Plasto AS moved its manufacturing activities from China back to Norway. Now production is completely automated with robots, and production can run 24/7, says Lars Stenerud, the CEO of Plasto. 

Sources: 

E24   01 April 2017

 

Sources link: 

http://e24.no/naeringsliv/arbeidsliv/10-norske-bedrifter-flagger-hjem-bi...

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