Shandong Tranlin in Virginia: Harbinger of a New Trend? Or Two? Maybe Three?

摘要

On June 18th, 2014, the Governor's Office of the state of Virginia announced a plan of historic proportions. Shandong Tranlin Paper Company would invest $2 billion USD and create 2000 jobs in Chesterfield County in the state of Virginia. The USA operations will be called Tranlin, Inc. Using the FisherSolve~(TM) database and analytic resources, this article profiles Shandong Tranlin to better understand this announcement and the role they are likely to play in North America. We further explore the implications of this event and what it might foretell about developing trends.