Strategic Siting

Historically low energy prices in the United States -- particularly natural gas prices -- have provided incentives to European and other global manufacturers to expand their operations in the United States. Industry analysts attribute the price levels primarily to innovations in accessing previously uneconomical shale gas deposits through hydraulic fracturing ('fracking')....More

Though it has been heralded for a significant U.S. reshoring action, that decision fit firmly in NCR’s commitment to a global structure to serve its markets, Rick Marquardt, senior vice president of global operations, told attendees at the IndustryWeek Best Plants Conference in Greenville, S.C....More

Russia is on its way to being the largest market in Europe and presents an enormous opportunity for growth, Ford says....More

Demand comes from the burgeoning exploration industry sited around the Bakken Shale formation....More

Slovak officials would welcome BMW, which is reportedly looking at opening a factory in eastern Europe where production costs are lower than in Germany....More