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Great Lakes Process Controls Joins Recent Allied Valve Acquisitions

The four companies have been merged to form Allied Instrumentation.

Controls VMAnews

March 9, 2022

Biden Looks to Reshoring as Inflation Continues to Climb

The administration has a solution for high inflation that seems counterintuitive: Bring factory jobs back to the United States.

Manufacturing Supply Chain

March 9, 2022

New Green Hydrogen 60GW Project to be Built in Texas

Dubbed “Hydrogen City,” the project is being developed by Green Hydrogen International (GHI) and will include integrated green hydrogen production, storage and transportation capabilities able to produce 2.5 billion kilograms of green hydrogen each year.

General

March 9, 2022

U.S. Job Openings Remain High

Average hourly pay increased 5.1% in February compared with a year earlier — a rapid gain that forces companies to either become more efficient or raise prices to offset their higher labor costs.

Workforce Development

March 9, 2022

Emerson to Sell Therm-O-Disc Business to One Rock Capital Partners

The sale of Therm-O-Disc represents the next step in the company’s drive toward a higher-growth, more diversified and cohesive portfolio.

Leadership VMAnews

March 8, 2022

Solar and Batteries Account for 60% of Planned New U.S. Electric Generation Capacity

Battery storage capacity, as well as renewable capacity, significantly increased in the United States during 2021, partly because of tax credits and partly because of falling technology costs, especially for batteries.

March 8, 2022

Flowserve Announces Launch of Energy Advantage Program

“As the world transitions to cleaner forms of energy and focuses on lowering carbon emissions, we too are focused on making a more sustainable future for our planet,” said president and chief executive officer, Scott Rowe.

General Sustainability VMAnews

March 7, 2022

ExxonMobil Planning Hydrogen Production, Carbon Capture and Storage

ExxonMobil Planning Hydrogen Production, Carbon Capture and Storage

“By helping to activate new markets for hydrogen and carbon capture and storage, this project can play an important part in achieving America’s lower-emissions aspirations,” said Joe Blommaert, president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions.

General Manufacturing

March 3, 2022

IEA Nations to Release 60 Million Barrels of Oil from Strategic Reserves

Member countries are sending a strong message to oil markets that supplies won’t fall short in the midst of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

General

March 2, 2022

$35 Million for U.S. Mine to Counter China’s Lithium and Rare Earths Dominance

Las Vegas-based MP Materials runs the Mountain Pass mine and processing facility that is the only one of its kind in North America.

General Supply Chain

March 2, 2022

Chevron, Iwatani Agree to Build 30 Hydrogen Fueling Stations in California

Chevron plans to fund construction of the sites, which are expected to be located at Chevron-branded retail locations across the state

General

March 1, 2022

U.S. Ports Get $450 Million from Infrastructure Bill

The funds are part of the Biden administration’s efforts to reduce supply chain congestion and lower prices for American consumers, according to the AP.

Manufacturing

February 28, 2022

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