cheaper labor.
The capital-intensive nature of paper manufacturing means that cheaper overseas labor has less of an impact on manufacturing costs than in other, more labor-intensive industries.
Offshoring means that the companies move the manufacture of their products overseas where the cost of labor is cheaper. This means that the US workers that used to make the product in the US are put out of work.
They turned to smuggling in other countries products and smuggling out American Products at the same time.
importing
importing
It is much cheaper to make the products in China
Overseas markets appeal to many Americans. One possible explanation for this is the fact that overseas markets can look a lot cheaper.
You can get a good deal on shipping your products overseas by buddling. www.usps.com/shipping/trackandconfirm.htm has more information.
It is much cheaper to make the products in China
Cheaper labour
Expand overseas.
The more of the material that is bought to make products, then the cheaper it gets in the long run. The profit that is made when products are then sold increases.