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Survey Finds Manufacturers Lag in Modernization Despite Surge of Pandemic-Driven Investments

A lack of digital maturity in United States and United Kingdom manufacturing remains a serious roadblock to productivity.

Manufacturing

May 20, 2022

Hydrocarbon Demand Continues Despite Rise of EVs

Hydrocarbon Demand Continues Despite Rise of EVs

"We have a rapid scenario that sees at least a 70% emission reduction in line with a Paris Accord scenario,” BP chief U.S. economist Michael Cohen said. "That rapid scenario sees oil demand plateauing in the 2020s”.

General

May 20, 2022

Flowserve Valves Selected for Waste-to-Product Chemical Recycling Plant in Austria

The plant will employ their patented ReOil technology to convert plastic waste into synthetic feedstock, which can then be used to produce base chemicals and plastics for all types of applications.

General Manufacturing Sustainability VMAnews

May 18, 2022

Six Months in, 4,300 Infrastructure Projects Underway

White House senior adviser Mitch Landrieu said that those challenges are “an unbelievable opportunity to get right something that we actually haven’t been collectively very good at in the country.”

Manufacturing

May 17, 2022

Phillips 66 Makes Final Investment Decision to Convert CA Refinery to a Renewable Fuels Facility

Production of these fuels is projected to reduce lifecycle carbon emissions by approximately 65% — the equivalent of taking 1.4 million cars off California roads each year.

General

May 17, 2022

STEP Ahead Awards Honor Women in Manufacturing

The STEP Ahead program, which is designed to help advance women’s achievements in the fields of science, technology, engineering and production.

Manufacturing

May 16, 2022

ACC Urges EPA To Fix “Misguided” TSCA Implementation

ACC Urges EPA To Fix “Misguided” TSCA Implementation

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is urgently calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reverse “misguided policy changes” and get Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) implementation back on track, according to the organization.

General Quality/Compliance

May 16, 2022

Standard Power to Build Massive Blockchain Data Center at Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Station

Energy Harbor Corporation and Standard Power have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a “large-scale carbon-free data infrastructure operation” adjacent to Energy Harbor’s Beaver Valley nuclear facility in Shippingport, PA.

General Manufacturing

May 16, 2022

Flowserve Corporation Reports First Quarter 2022 Results

“Improving our backlog conversion cadence for the balance of the year is our major priority. I am confident in our ability to deliver sequential revenue and earnings growth throughout 2022 based upon our ongoing operational efforts, our six-year-high backlog and the robust demand environment,” said Scott Rowe, Flowserve’s president and CEO.

Manufacturing VMAnews

May 16, 2022

Documents Show Superior Oil Refinery Knew About Valve Issues Years Prior to 2018 Explosion

Documents Show Superior Oil Refinery Knew About Valve Issues Years Prior to 2018 Explosion

The refinery was aware of erosion on that valve during past turnarounds for at least a decade, according to a 2018 report from OSHA’s Health Response Team.

General

May 12, 2022

Emergency Shutoff Valve Automation with Cowan’s E2H-ESD Actuator

“We designed this product around the modular concept to allow the customer to have the flexibility to remove the hydraulics and controls in the field with very minimal work since an important reason for failure of electric and electrohydraulic actuators is vibration in the pipe transferred to the process valve,” says Maria Aguirre, director of Business Development.

Actuators Automation Controls General Manufacturing

May 12, 2022

Kansas County Wins $281M WIFIA Loan for $400M Wastewater Plant Modernization

The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan will help fund upgrades at the 1940s-era facility, a significant portion of which is nearing the end of its useful life.

General Water/wastewater

May 11, 2022

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