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 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.