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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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.


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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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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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