Reshoring of industrial manufacturing and distribution has been underway in the US for nearly a decade. COVID-19 has exposed gaps in supply chains and brought the re-emergence of manufacturing in the U.S. into the limelight. Several factors have caused companies to reconsider the US for their manufacturing expansion or relocation. A significant one is energy. Low-cost shale gas has transformed energy competition to provide the U.S. an advantage – especially for heavy users of automation. What’s more, the United States government has used tariffs to improve the competitive posture of domestic producers.

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