GLOBAL FOOTPRINT SERVICES: PLANT CLOSURE

GLOBAL FOOTPRINT SERVICES:

PLANT CLOSURE

GLOBAL FOOTPRINT SERVICES: PLANT CLOSURE

BACKGROUND

As part of a global restructuring of business units, a multinational chemical company was closing one of their Chinese production facilities. EWA engaged as Project Leader with responsibility for closure implementation.

GLOBAL FOOTPRINT SERVICES: PLANT CLOSURE

APPROACH

Six months prior to plant closure

- Closure strategy (budget, timing, expenditures, government relations, etc.)
- Defined implementation team (Operations, HR, Legal, Security, IT, etc.)
- Development of communication plans (staff, government, external, etc.)
- Security risk assessment (employee unrest, physical & IP assets theft, etc.)

Three months prior to plant closure

- Implementation of operational and protective security measures
- Finalized equipment & inventory disposition, decommissioning plant, etc.
- External stakeholder negotiations (governmental agencies, landlord, etc.)
- Obtain approvals from business zone, governmental authorities, etc.
- Identification of compliance and payment issues, severance packages

Upon plant closure and after

- Finalization of equipment disposition and plant demobilization
- Filing government documentation in keeping with the registration, business license, board resolutions
- Filing of all necessary financials, bank accounts, tax, VAT rebates, registered capital and customs documentation
- Competition of all de-registration and governmental documentation and plant turnover to the landlord

GLOBAL FOOTPRINT SERVICES: PLANT CLOSURE

RESULTS

- No theft of IP assets, physical violence or governmental authority repercussions
- 100% of employees signed employment forms

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Adler Pelzer Group

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GLOBAL FOOTPRINT SERVICES: SITE SELECTION

GLOBAL FOOTPRINT SERVICES:

SITE SELECTION

GLOBAL FOOTPRINT SERVICES: SITE SELECTION

BACKGROUND

A German-owned chemical company with an ageing facility was being pressured by local authorities to relocate to an “official” chemical processing zone, as part of the Chinese government’s initiative to combat industrial pollution. EWA was engaged to conduct a comprehensive site selection process and provide the client with quantified site recommendations.

GLOBAL FOOTPRINT SERVICES: SITE SELECTION

APPROACH

Create functional definition of plant

- Purpose for expansion, customers, supply chain, products, capital equipment, etc.
- Definition of the site requirements & specifications:
- Size of plant, land requirements, structural requirements, utilities and consumption, logistics, labor force requirements, ground compaction, water table, number of employees, manufacturing space, office space, employee facilities, etc.

Analysis of company performance influencers

- Logistics, location of customer base, location of suppliers, location of business partners, freight & transportation costs, current property costs, current operational costs, government incentives, etc.

On the ground interaction

- Identification of 7 business/chemical parks for further exploration based upon site & company criteria
- Personal site visits, face-to-face negotiations, meetings with other companies located in the individual business parks & interaction with local government officials
- Tours with company executives
- Negotiations and confirmations of land price and tax incentives
- Analysis of the impact on startup and operational costs

Recommendation

- Provided 3 qualified location options with full analysis

GLOBAL FOOTPRINT SERVICES: SITE SELECTION