BusinessAugust 27, 2026

onshoring

ON-shor-ing

Definition

The practice of transferring a business operation or manufacturing process that was moved overseas back to the country where the company is based.

Etymology

Formed from the prefix 'on-' and the word 'shore' in the sense of a coast or land, modeled after the earlier term 'offshoring' to describe the reversal of that business trend.

In the news

In the article, onshoring refers to the building of new facilities in Arizona to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the U.S., which serves as a major catalyst for Amkor's investment potential.

How Investors Are Reacting To Amkor Technology (AMKR) AI-Fueled Earnings And Advanced Packaging Expansion

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