About 18 months ago, a plastics factory in Santa Rosa started getting inquiries from small U.S. companies looking to bring some manufacturing back from China. The inquiries to Wright Engineered Plastics started amid soaring oil prices. Even after oil went down, the interest continued as raw plastic became more expensive in China while the local firm's material costs dropped, helping offset the advantage of lower overseas labor.
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