Brian Ford

Brian Ford is editor in chief at Industrial Info Resources and has been with IIR since 2014. With global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, and 18 offices worldwide, IIR is a provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. To contact IIR, visit www.industrialinfo.com or call 713-783-5147.

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Project Growth Accelerates, But Headwinds Remain

As of July, spending in North America was up 16 percent from a year earlier. In the United States alone, spending was up 18.7 percent.

October 5, 2021

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This year has been a follow-up to the global slowdown and economic recession brought about in 2020 by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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U.S. and Canada’s Power, Refining Industries Adjust After 2020 Headwinds

The power industry continues the decarbonization of the electricity fuel mix, while petroleum refiners are buoyed by increased gas consumption.

July 2, 2021

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With the increase in COVID-19 vaccinations and the lifting of mask mandates, many industries are striving to make up lost ground following the market challenges posed by the global pandemic.

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Power Industry Leads 2021 Maintenance Projects Requiring PVF

U.S. generators of natural-gas-fired power gained a clearer perspective on their challenges after Winter Storm Uri.

May 7, 2021

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Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is tracking more than 6,000 U.S. maintenance-related projects, worth $14.4 billion, that list pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) among their equipment key needs and are planned to start construction in 2021.

PVF Equipment Looms Large in Manufacturing, Power Projects for 2021

February 26, 2021

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U.S. industrial spending on PVF is predicted to drop somewhat in 2021 and 2022 before starting to rise again in 2023.

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PVF 2020 Spending Forecast Slips by $2 Billion

However, solar power, petroleum refining, renewable diesel fuel and oil/gas pipeline projects look promising for 2021.

October 14, 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn made a big difference in Industrial Info Resources’ (IIR) top-line forecast for U.S. pipes, valves and fittings project spending this year.

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Project Development Hit by Pandemic and Economic Fallout, But Shows Signs of Recovery

More than $1 trillion in project activity is impacted.

July 6, 2020

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In just a few months, the COVID-19 pandemic, economic turmoil, and plunging oil and gas prices have cast a wide shadow over project development across the globe.

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U.S. Sees $55 Billion in 1Q PVF Planned Project Completions

Industrial manufacturing led the way with more than $17 billion worth of projects, followed by oil and gas production, and electric power.

May 4, 2020

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Amid continued uncertainty over the long-term impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus, oil and gas prices, and the economy in general, Industrial Info Resources has tracked more than $55 billion worth of U.S. capital projects requiring pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) that were planned for completion in the first quarter of 2020.

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2020 to See U.S. PVF Spending Increase

The overall U.S. plant spending forecast is $336.4 billion, a 1.6 percent increase from spending in 2019.

February 3, 2020

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Bolstered by continued growth in the economy, overall U.S. pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) spending across 12 industries is expected to increase to $13.6 billion in 2020, up by nearly $400 million from 2019, notes Industrial Info Resource’s PVF Market Assessment.

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Project Growth Accelerates, But Headwinds Remain

U.S. and Canada’s Power, Refining Industries Adjust After 2020 Headwinds

Power Industry Leads 2021 Maintenance Projects Requiring PVF

PVF Equipment Looms Large in Manufacturing, Power Projects for 2021

PVF 2020 Spending Forecast Slips by $2 Billion

Project Development Hit by Pandemic and Economic Fallout, But Shows Signs of Recovery

U.S. Sees $55 Billion in 1Q PVF Planned Project Completions

2020 to See U.S. PVF Spending Increase

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