- October 31, 2013
A Chinese Aluminum Company’s Learning Curve in the US Market
Nanshan considered the investment to be a strategic venture, not simply a commercial one aimed at generating quick profits. And it settled on a heartland state—Indiana— that was eager to attract and accommodate foreign investment, part of a wave of traditional US manufacturing states that had aggressively courted investments from Asia. For these reasons, the Nanshan case offers a useful lens through which to examine the broader phenomenon of Chinese greenfield investment in the United States.
What follows is a detailed account of Nanshan’s origins and ambitions to enter an advanced market. The case study analyzes Nanshan’s choices and rationales in looking to Indiana. It concludes with a look at the challenges Nanshan still faces as it seeks to prosper in the American market.
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