Tag: industry
The Effect of Recent Nickel Prices on Industry
Nickel is one of the most versatile metals currently available. It is resistant to high temperatures, corrosion, and oxidation, among other features, making it a key component in a wide variety of everyday objects. Nevertheless, one thing this essential metal is not impervious to, as everyone has learned over the last couple of years, is global supply chain disruptions.
Valves for the Chemical & Petrochemical Industry
Throughout the process industries, emission control has become increasingly important in valve selection, seal design and ultimately system reliability.
Rising oil prices encourage more spending
Rising oil prices encouraged more spending by small and intermediate oil and gas companies in Western Canada during the first six months of 2018.
Oil & gas mergers and acquisitions on the rise
Record-level deal making took place in the oil and gas sector during the first quarter of 2018. Now, 90% of oil and gas executives are anticipating the global mergers and acquisitions market will improve in the next 12 months, up from 43% in April 2017, according to the EY Oil & Gas Global Capital Confidence Barometer.
Oil & gas industry expecting to create more jobs
The oil and gas industry expects more new jobs to be created than lost over the next twelve months, according to newly published research from NES Global Talent and oilandgasjobsearch.
New R&D laboratory to open in 2018
Suez Environment, a global leader in the water and wastewater industry, has unveiled a new laboratory in Tomball, Texas, USA, which is expected to open in mid-2018.
API welcomes responsible offshore industry
API has welcomed a letter sent by 36 US Senators in support of the safe and environmentally responsible development of the US’ offshore energy resources as the Administration begins developing a new five year offshore oil and natural gas leasing program.
Festo introduces new valves
Festo recently introduced a new family of sanitary ball, angle seat and pinch valves at Interphex 2017 at the Javits Center in New York City.
SUSTAKON: The new all-round material
SUSTAKON is the first semi-finished product made of the new polyketone (PK) material. This material opens up brand-new options for engineers for manufacturing parts of plants and machines.
Due to its chemical structure, the polyketone (PK) SUSTAKON offers a unique combination of mechanical, tribological and chemical characteristics.
GIA’s new industrial valves report
Global Industry Analysts (GIA) has released a comprehensive global report on industrial valves. The global market for Industrial Valves is projected to surpass US$78.4 billion by 2020 driven by industrial expansion in developing economies, plant automation and emission control regulations.