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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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PVF Equipment Looms Large in Manufacturing, Power Projects for 2021

PVF Equipment Looms Large in Manufacturing, Power Projects for 2021

February 26, 2021
Brian Ford
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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
Brian Ford
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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
Brian Ford
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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
Brian Ford
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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
Brian Ford
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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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