INSIGHTS

Insights

Ohio University Graduate Builds a Career in Valves After Completing his Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

“I didn’t want to be at a company where I was another number. I wanted to be a specialist, which is why I chose valves,” said Lowery. 

Insights

ITT Honored by VETS Indexes as a 2022 Recognized Employer

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

In 2021, ITT launched its Veteran’s Resource Group to build and grow an inclusive veteran community across the company.
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Applications

LyondellBasell Announces Plans to Exit Refining Business

By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

LyondellBasell announced on April 21 its decision to cease operation of its Houston refinery no later than Dec. 31, 2023.

Applications

Valmet and Neles Merger is Complete

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Together the two companies create a leading organization with a unique offering for global process industries.
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Manufacturing

Biden to Require U.S.-made Steel and Iron for Infrastructure

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The administration hopes to create more jobs, ease supply chain strains and reduce the reliance on China and other nations with interests that diverge from America's.

Insights

Tech Giants Stripe, Alphabet, Meta, McKinsey and Shopify Pledge $925M for Carbon Capture and Storage

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Frontier is an advance market commitment (AMC) that aims to accelerate the development of carbon-removal technologies by guaranteeing future demand for them. The goal is to send a strong demand signal to researchers, entrepreneurs and investors that there is a growing market for these technologies.

Manufacturing

U.S. DOE Invests $5M in Advancing Lithium Battery Manufacturing and Workforce

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

“I am glad to see the Department of Energy collaborating with our industry partners to invest in the next generation of our clean energy workforce,” said U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Insights

Flowserve Receives Top Scores in Performance and Reliability in EnergyPoint’s 2022 Customer Satisfaction Survey

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

“This recognition is a testament to our continued commitment to operational excellence and providing our customers with an enhanced customer experience and reliable products and services,” said Scott Rowe, Flowserve president and CEO.
#VMAnews #water-wastewater

Manufacturing

Research Finds Limited Economic Cost to Carbon Emission Goals

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

While researchers find that immediate economic benefits of carbon emissions reductions are limited, most scenarios have net economic benefits after 2050, and the vast majority (more than 75%) by 2080.

Manufacturing

Kearney Reshoring Index Remains Negative, but the Tide is Turning

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Annual report on the extent of reshoring shows little change over the previous year but predicts that a redefinition of reshoring will soon create dramatic change, with companies combining reshoring and nearshoring to create a best cost — rather than a lowest cost — supply chain.