- planning major investment to expand its US production facilities
- at least five (5) US states in discussion (any bet that Texas is one of them)
- initial investment, about $300 million
- Samsung could shift some production of oven ranges to the US from Mexico (500 jobs)
- first ovens, later, perhaps, reefers, washers, dryers
- decision influenced by election of Trump
- nope, not Texas: the five states: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio
- one of the country's (US) largest direct foreign investors
- just before the election, Samsung said it would invest more than $1 billion in its Austin, TX, semiconductor factor to boost production of processor chips for smartphones and other devices
- meanwhile, Samsung's hometown rival LG Electronics said last week it would build a new home-appliance manufacturing factory in Tennessee, creating at least 600 jobs and investing $250 million
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Make America Great Again -- More Bad News For Mexico -- Samsung To Shift Some Manufacturing From Mexico To US -- WSJ -- March 8, 2017
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