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Marathon remains on schedule to conduct a plant-wide maintenance turnaround in early-January 2020 at its 103,500-BBL/d Wilmington, California, ...
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North America

  

October 18, 2019 | Petroleum Refining
Marathon remains on schedule to conduct a plant-wide maintenance turnaround in early-January 2020 at its 103,500-BBL/d Wilmington, California, refinery. Units involved include the Lone Crude and 41,000-BBL/d Delayed Coker.

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October 18, 2019 | Chemical Processing
Industrial Info is tracking nearly $39 billion worth of global projects involving Honeywell's services, with more than $30 billion attributed to projects in Texas and Canada

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October 18, 2019 | Pipelines
Midstream operator Kinder Morgan Incorporated (NYSE:KMI) (Houston, Texas) has plans afoot. In the just-passed third quarter, the company announced that it would be selling its 70% interest in Canadian branch Kinder Morgan Limited (KML) (TSX:KML) (Calgary, Alberta) as well as the U.S. portion of the Cochin multi-product pipeline system to Pembina Pipeline Corporation (NYSE:PBA) (Calgary) for more than $1.5 billion.

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October 18, 2019 | Metals & Minerals
Steel Dynamics saw a drop in its quarterly earnings.

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October 18, 2019 | Production
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Europe

  

October 18, 2019 | Petroleum Refining
Marathon remains on schedule to conduct a plant-wide maintenance turnaround in early-January 2020 at its 103,500-BBL/d Wilmington, California, refinery. Units involved include the Lone Crude and 41,000-BBL/d Delayed Coker.

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October 18, 2019 | Pipelines
Ineos FPS has experienced operational issues on the Forties Pipeline System due to a lightning strike in the Cruden Bay, which resulted in a full FPS system shutdown on Friday morning.

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October 17, 2019 | Petroleum Refining
Marathon completed planned maintenance on October 13 and restarted the 28,500-BBL/d FCCU, 11,250-BBL/d Reformer 1, 11,250-BBL/d Reformer 2 and associated units at its 101,000-BBL/d Saint Paul Park, Minnesota, refinery. The 49,000-BBL/d Crude 1 and 52,000 BBL/d Crude 2 have returned to normal operation after reducing production rates by 30% throughout the event to control inventory. The turnaround began on September 6.

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October 17, 2019 | Pipelines
Scan through a selection of energy-related news highlights that we think will interest our clients.

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October 17, 2019 | Market Brief
Technical gases play an important role in industrial production, often ensuring efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Many of the most commonly used industrial gases act as catalysts in the combustion process, making it more environmentally friendly

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Latin America

  

October 18, 2019 | Petroleum Refining
Marathon remains on schedule to conduct a plant-wide maintenance turnaround in early-January 2020 at its 103,500-BBL/d Wilmington, California, refinery. Units involved include the Lone Crude and 41,000-BBL/d Delayed Coker.

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October 18, 2019 | Market Brief
If planned completion dates of under-construction projects are fulfilled by the end of 2019, Mexico will have more than 6.5 gigawatts (GW) of newbuild power generation capacity using natural gas as the main fuel.

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October 18, 2019 | Market Brief
Mexico continues to invest in the automotive sector, which includes vehicle assembly plants that produce cars, light trucks, buses and commercial heavy-duty trucks, as well as tier suppliers that produce automotive parts.

Industrial Info is tracking 137 active projects in Mexico's automotive sector, worth more than $5.5 billion, that are planned to kick off in 2020. These include grassroot assembly plants or parts manufacturing, and upgrades, expansions and modernizations of existing plants. Guanajuato State leads in the number of projects, while Puebla leads in project spending.

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October 16, 2019 | Market Brief
About 200 Industrial Manufacturing capital projects are expected to be completed in Latin America during the fourth quarter this year, totaling $4 billion in investments.

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October 16, 2019 | Market Brief
Brazil continues to invest in the transportation system sector.

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Africa

  

October 18, 2019 | Market Brief
China Harbor and Engineering Company will execute mini-harbor work in Ghana at 10 different locations. After the completion of the landing sites, this will help increase the productivity of fishermen by providing a safe place for berthing of canoes and fish handling.

Industrial info is tracking 40 mini-harbor projects in Ghana with a total investment value of $250 million. Click here for a list of projects and see map below for project locations.

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October 17, 2019 | Market Brief
The manufacturing sector contributes significantly to the provincial economy in South Africa's Eastern Cape, and is driven by the needs of the automotive sector.

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October 17, 2019 | Market Brief
Industrial Info is tracking 59 Oil & Gas Production and Pipeline maintenance projects worth $128.40 million by Algeria's state-owned company Sonatrach that are scheduled for the next two to three years.

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October 17, 2019 | Market Brief
The prospects for the Chemical Processing Industry in Egypt seem very favorable. The industry has shown significant growth in the last few years, and many new projects have been announced.

Industrial info is tracking 63 capital chemical projects worth more than $20 billion in Egypt. Major investment is planned in the agrochemical sector, which includes nitrogenous and phosphate fertilizers, with about $7.8 billion investment, followed by the petrochemical sector, with about $6.3 billion in projects. Click here for a list of projects and see graph below for investment by sector.

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October 16, 2019 | Market Brief
Industrial Info is tracking 44 projects, worth $2.33 billion, in Angola's offshore Oil & Gas Production Industry. Daily oil production has dropped to about 1.4 million barrels

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Asia & Middle East

 

October 18, 2019 | Market Brief
China's overall social power consumption reached 602 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) in September, an increase of 4.4% year over year, according to China's National Energy Administration (NEA).

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October 18, 2019 | Market Brief
Industrial Info is tracking 59 capital projects in India worth $3 billion by Indian Oil Corporation Limited that are planned to begin construction in 2020.

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October 18, 2019 | Market Brief
Industrial Info is tracking 54 grassroot automotive projects in India, with a total investment value of $2.19 billion

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October 18, 2019 | Market Brief
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) recently started construction on a bio-refinery in Bragarh, India, to produce advanced ethanol

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October 17, 2019 | Market Brief
The prospects for the Chemical Processing Industry in Egypt seem very favorable. The industry has shown significant growth in the last few years, and many new projects have been announced.

Industrial info is tracking 63 capital chemical projects worth more than $20 billion in Egypt. Major investment is planned in the agrochemical sector, which includes nitrogenous and phosphate fertilizers, with about $7.8 billion investment, followed by the petrochemical sector, with about $6.3 billion in projects. Click here for a list of projects and see graph below for investment by sector.

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Oceania

 

October 17, 2019 | Pipelines
Scan through a selection of energy-related news highlights that we think will interest our clients.

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October 15, 2019 | Market Brief
Santos has agreed to buy ConocoPhillips' Australian Oil & Gas assets for $1.39 billion, with the exception of a Queensland-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.

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October 15, 2019 | Market Brief
The distribution and warehousing sector exploded in popularity in Oceania businesses after the closure of major manufacturing plants in the region. Industrial Info is tracking 61 warehousing and distribution projects in Oceania totaling $2.21 billion. New South Wales leads in terms of project value, with more than $1.25 billion in projects. Click here for a list of projects and see graph below for investment by state.

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Power
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Electric Power

 

October 18, 2019 |  Market Brief
China's overall social power consumption reached 602 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) in September, an increase of 4.4% year over year, according to China's National Energy Administration (NEA).

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October 18, 2019 |  Market Brief
If planned completion dates of under-construction projects are fulfilled by the end of 2019, Mexico will have more than 6.5 gigawatts (GW) of newbuild power generation capacity using natural gas as the main fuel.

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October 17, 2019 |  Power
Jingoli Power is at work on several projects that will carry energy from high-generation areas to cities that are seeing a growing demand for infrastructure. Industrial Info is tracking about $2.7 billion in related projects

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October 15, 2019 |  Power
The lights have come back on for PG&E's customers in northern and central California, but customer anger is unlikely to dim over last week's decision by the utility to initiate preemptive blackouts as a way to prevent wildfires.

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October 15, 2019 |  Power
Industrial Info is tracking more than $6.6 billion in projects involving engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Barton Malow Company (Southfield, Michigan).

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Energy
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Terminals

  

October 16, 2019 | Production
KBR Incorporated is continuing to acquire big-ticket contracts in the global energy and energy-related markets. Industrial Info is tracking more than $155 billion worth of projects involving KBR worldwide

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October 16, 2019 | Market Brief
Industrial Info is tracking close to $1.5 billion worth of capital projects covering the Terminals, Pipelines and Production sectors that are planned to kick off construction in 2020.

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October 16, 2019 | Market Brief
Industrial Info is tracking 44 projects, worth $2.33 billion, in Angola's offshore Oil & Gas Production Industry. Daily oil production has dropped to about 1.4 million barrels

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October 16, 2019 | Market Brief
Industrial Info is tracking nearly 100 active projects, worth $1.79 billion, in Libya's Oil & Gas Terminals, Pipelines and Production industries

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October 16, 2019 | Market Brief
According to Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, India will see an investment of $118 billion in oil and gas exploration as well as the setting up of natural gas infrastructure in the next few years as the country prepares to meet the needs of a fast-growing economy. As much as $58 billion will be invested by 2023 in oil and gas exploration and production, while, another $60 billion will be put toward the creation of natural gas infrastructure such as pipelines, import terminals and city gas distribution networks by 2024.

Industrial Info is tracking 599 oil & gas projects in India worth $39.79 billion. Click here for a list and see map below for locations.

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Pipelines

  

October 18, 2019 | Pipelines
Ineos FPS has experienced operational issues on the Forties Pipeline System due to a lightning strike in the Cruden Bay, which resulted in a full FPS system shutdown on Friday morning.

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October 18, 2019 | Pipelines
Midstream operator Kinder Morgan Incorporated (NYSE:KMI) (Houston, Texas) has plans afoot. In the just-passed third quarter, the company announced that it would be selling its 70% interest in Canadian branch Kinder Morgan Limited (KML) (TSX:KML) (Calgary, Alberta) as well as the U.S. portion of the Cochin multi-product pipeline system to Pembina Pipeline Corporation (NYSE:PBA) (Calgary) for more than $1.5 billion.

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October 18, 2019 | Market Brief
Industrial Info is tracking 59 capital projects in India worth $3 billion by Indian Oil Corporation Limited that are planned to begin construction in 2020.

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October 17, 2019 | Pipelines
Scan through a selection of energy-related news highlights that we think will interest our clients.

View Article

  

October 17, 2019 | Market Brief
Industrial Info is tracking 59 Oil & Gas Production and Pipeline maintenance projects worth $128.40 million by Algeria's state-owned company Sonatrach that are scheduled for the next two to three years.

View Article

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Production

 

October 18, 2019 | Pipelines
Midstream operator Kinder Morgan Incorporated (NYSE:KMI) (Houston, Texas) has plans afoot. In the just-passed third quarter, the company announced that it would be selling its 70% interest in Canadian branch Kinder Morgan Limited (KML) (TSX:KML) (Calgary, Alberta) as well as the U.S. portion of the Cochin multi-product pipeline system to Pembina Pipeline Corporation (NYSE:PBA) (Calgary) for more than $1.5 billion.

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October 18, 2019 | Production
Scan through a selection of energy-related news highlights that we think will interest our clients.

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October 18, 2019 | Market Brief
Companies continue to plan and file permits to construct Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and export facilities in North America.

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October 17, 2019 | Production
In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) says that oil production in the U.S. Federal Gulf of Mexico was 1.8 million barrels per day (BBL/d) in 2018, and this is expected to rise 1.9 million BBL/d this year and 2 million BBL/d in 2020.

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October 17, 2019 | Pipelines
Scan through a selection of energy-related news highlights that we think will interest our clients.

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Alternative Fuels

 

October 16, 2019 | Production
Scotland has confirmed a de facto ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and other methods of developing unconventional oil and gas (UOG) resources.

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Petroleum Refining (HPI)

  

October 18, 2019 | Petroleum Refining
Marathon remains on schedule to conduct a plant-wide maintenance turnaround in early-January 2020 at its 103,500-BBL/d Wilmington, California, refinery. Units involved include the Lone Crude and 41,000-BBL/d Delayed Coker.

View Article

  

October 18, 2019 | Chemical Processing
Industrial Info is tracking nearly $39 billion worth of global projects involving Honeywell's services, with more than $30 billion attributed to projects in Texas and Canada

View Article

  

October 18, 2019 | Market Brief
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) recently started construction on a bio-refinery in Bragarh, India, to produce advanced ethanol

View Article

  

October 17, 2019 | Petroleum Refining
Marathon completed planned maintenance on October 13 and restarted the 28,500-BBL/d FCCU, 11,250-BBL/d Reformer 1, 11,250-BBL/d Reformer 2 and associated units at its 101,000-BBL/d Saint Paul Park, Minnesota, refinery. The 49,000-BBL/d Crude 1 and 52,000 BBL/d Crude 2 have returned to normal operation after reducing production rates by 30% throughout the event to control inventory. The turnaround began on September 6.

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October 17, 2019 | Pipelines
Scan through a selection of energy-related news highlights that we think will interest our clients.

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Industrial Infrastructure
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Chemical Processing (CPI)

  

October 18, 2019 | Chemical Processing
Industrial Info is tracking nearly $39 billion worth of global projects involving Honeywell's services, with more than $30 billion attributed to projects in Texas and Canada

View Article

  

October 17, 2019 | Market Brief
Technical gases play an important role in industrial production, often ensuring efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Many of the most commonly used industrial gases act as catalysts in the combustion process, making it more environmentally friendly

View Article

  

October 17, 2019 | Market Brief
The prospects for the Chemical Processing Industry in Egypt seem very favorable. The industry has shown significant growth in the last few years, and many new projects have been announced.

Industrial info is tracking 63 capital chemical projects worth more than $20 billion in Egypt. Major investment is planned in the agrochemical sector, which includes nitrogenous and phosphate fertilizers, with about $7.8 billion investment, followed by the petrochemical sector, with about $6.3 billion in projects. Click here for a list of projects and see graph below for investment by sector.

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October 16, 2019 | Chemical Processing
Industrial Info is tracking $5.4 billion worth of capital polypropylene project activity in North America.

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October 16, 2019 | Market Brief
Industrial Info is tracking more than 200 active projects valued at more than $69.7 billion in China's polyester sector, which includes paraxylene, purified terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol, polyethylene terephthalate, polyesters and polyester fiber. Click here for a list of projects and see the graph below for a breakdown by province.

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Metals & Minerals

  

October 18, 2019 | Metals & Minerals
Steel Dynamics saw a drop in its quarterly earnings.

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October 17, 2019 | Market Brief
Technical gases play an important role in industrial production, often ensuring efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Many of the most commonly used industrial gases act as catalysts in the combustion process, making it more environmentally friendly

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October 16, 2019 | Market Brief
PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia, a joint venture company of PT Indonesia Asahan Alumina and PT Aneka Tambang, has selected Black & Veatch to manage the project for its alumina refinery. Black & Veatch will release and review the bidding and equipment as well as the construction to the final commissioning.

In the first phase, the facility will produce 1 million metric tonnes of smelter-grade alumina per year and which will ramp up to 2 million tonnes. In addition, the alumina facility will be supported by 70-megawatt coal-fired power plant. It is estimated that Black & Veatch will start construction next year for the infrastructure and processing facility.

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October 15, 2019 | Power
Industrial Info is tracking more than $6.6 billion in projects involving engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Barton Malow Company (Southfield, Michigan).

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October 15, 2019 | Market Brief
Gold dominates Mali's mining industry. Gold production in Mali was 61.2 metric tons in 2018, up from 49.6 metric tons in 2017. This made the country Africa's third-largest gold producer after South Africa and Ghana.

Industrial Info is tracking gold projects in Mali totaling $1.78 billion. Click here for a list of projects and see graph below for investment by state.

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Food & Beverage

  

October 17, 2019 | Market Brief
Industrial Info is tracking more than 3,100 active projects, valued at more than $46.1 billion, in the U.S. and Canadian Food & Beverage Industry

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October 17, 2019 | Market Brief
The Indian state of Gujarat is planning to come up with eight new desalination plants to convert seawater in to potable water. After the completion of the projects, plants would be able to treat approximately 370 million liters per day of seawater in total. Projects would be coming up under the public-private partnership model, and total investment is approximately $563.6 million.

Industrial Info is tracking $1.69 billion of desalination projects in India. Click here for a list.

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October 16, 2019 | Industrial Manufacturing
Industrial Info is tracking more than $2 billion in projects involving general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie (Birmingham, Alabama).

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October 15, 2019 | Market Brief
Sugar refiners in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) say India's sugar exporters are responsible for slumping prices. The UAE refiners say their Indian competitors have flooded markets in the Middle East and southern Asia

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October 15, 2019 | Food & Beverage
In the Food & Beverage Industry, the beverage sector continues to grow in the U.K. and Ireland due to growing demand.

Industrial Info is tracking 121 active beverage projects worth $1 billion in the U.K. and Ireland, including grassroot facilities and expansions of existing ones. Click here for the list of projects.

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Industrial Manufacturing

  

October 18, 2019 | Market Brief
Industrial Info is tracking 54 grassroot automotive projects in India, with a total investment value of $2.19 billion

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October 18, 2019 | Market Brief
China Harbor and Engineering Company will execute mini-harbor work in Ghana at 10 different locations. After the completion of the landing sites, this will help increase the productivity of fishermen by providing a safe place for berthing of canoes and fish handling.

Industrial info is tracking 40 mini-harbor projects in Ghana with a total investment value of $250 million. Click here for a list of projects and see map below for project locations.

View Article

  

October 18, 2019 | Market Brief
Mexico continues to invest in the automotive sector, which includes vehicle assembly plants that produce cars, light trucks, buses and commercial heavy-duty trucks, as well as tier suppliers that produce automotive parts.

Industrial Info is tracking 137 active projects in Mexico's automotive sector, worth more than $5.5 billion, that are planned to kick off in 2020. These include grassroot assembly plants or parts manufacturing, and upgrades, expansions and modernizations of existing plants. Guanajuato State leads in the number of projects, while Puebla leads in project spending.

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October 17, 2019 | Market Brief
The manufacturing sector contributes significantly to the provincial economy in South Africa's Eastern Cape, and is driven by the needs of the automotive sector.

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October 16, 2019 | Industrial Manufacturing
Industrial Info is tracking more than $2 billion in projects involving general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie (Birmingham, Alabama).

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Pharmaceutical & Biotech

  

October 16, 2019 | Industrial Manufacturing
Industrial Info is tracking more than $2 billion in projects involving general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie (Birmingham, Alabama).

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October 15, 2019 | Power
Industrial Info is tracking more than $6.6 billion in projects involving engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Barton Malow Company (Southfield, Michigan).

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October 14, 2019 | Market Brief
According to U.K. Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock, the current "reasonable worst-case" planning assumption is that the flow of goods across the English Channel could be reduced to 40-60% of current levels on the first day of Brexit, with the expectation the flow would improve to 50-70% after three months and then return to current levels after 12 months.

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