More Specialty Pyrrolidones Production in North America
New production plans promote global supply of HEP and NOP.
French Fleet Awards Trillium France with Contract
The contract asks Trillium to supply equipment that requires additional qualification tests.
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Clearlake Capital-Backed FloWorks Acquires Flotech
Flotech is a distributor and servicer of industrial valves and automation solutions across the southeast.
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Recession or Not, U.S. Economy Has Slowed Notably
NAM's August 2022 report cites mixed news for manufacturing.
DOE Selects Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Design for Versatile Test Reactor in Idaho
A sodium-cooled fast test reactor was selected to be installed at Idaho National Laboratory.
Eastern Controls Acquires Pittsburgh-based Andrews Industrial Controls
Andrews Industrial Controls has been acquired by Eastern Controls, expanding Eastern’s territory throughout Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.
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The Manufacturing Sector Remains Vulnerable to Account Compromise and Supply Chain Attacks in the Cloud
Netwrix study reveals that manufacturing organizations experienced these types of attacks more often than any other industry surveyed.
New Valve for Hydrogen Fueling Stations Promotes Maintenance Safety, Minimizes Leaks
Emerson launches its TESCOM Anderson Greenwood Instrumentation H2 Valve Series for hydrogen applications.
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TotalEnergies Announces the Start-up of New Ethane Cracker in Port Arthur
Bayport Polymers LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between TotalEnergies and Borealis, announces the start-up of commercial operations of a new ethane cracker with an annual production capacity of one million tons of ethylene.

VMA Member News
Registration Now Open: 87th Annual VMA/VRC Meeting
Gather with top executives from across the industrial valve and flow control industry.
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