Released December 05, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Oregon has become a hive of industrial activity in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, boasting more than $6.9 billion worth of industrial projects presently under construction that are being tracked by Industrial Info. Many of the projects have a high-tech slant, involving data centers or newer forms of energy, such as wind and solar power.
Several Oregon municipalities are quite receptive to hosting data centers, and many such projects are in the works in the state. At the top of the list is Google Incorporated's (Mountainview, California) expansion of a recently built data center in The Dalles, on the border of Washington and Oregon. The data center is being built on a former Northwest Aluminum site. The expansion project entails constructing a 290,000-square-foot building addition, and general contractor The Whiting Turner Contracting Company (Baltimore, Maryland) is expected to complete the project by the end of next year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Other big-name players are driving data center development in Oregon, including Amazon.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMZN) (Seattle, Washington) and Stack Infrastructure (Denver, Colorado). Subscribers can click here for a look at all of the data center projects underway in the state.
Oregon's renewable portfolio standard requires that 50% of power used in the state comes from clean-energy sources by 2040, and there are proposals to increase this to 100% by that date. Some companies are getting the jump on the legislation with the construction of wind and solar facilities that will be providing clean energy to the grid within a year or two from now. Among these is NextEra Energy Incorporated's (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida) second-phase addition to the Wheatridge Windfarm near Heppner. The addition adds 80 2.5-megawatt turbines, adding 200 MW of emissions-free generation. Blattner Energy Incorporated (Avon, Minnesota) is providing engineering, procurement and construction services on the project, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Power Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Oregon is well known for its forests, and lumber company Roseburg Forest Products Company (Springfield, Oregon) is banking on continued strength in this sector as it constructs not one but two fiberboard-manufacturing plants in Dillard, in the southeast of the state. The plants are part of a $700 million investment strategy from Roseburg and will increase the company's production of standard medium-density fiberboard as well as thin high-density fiberboard. The state-of-the-art plants are expected to begin production by the summer of 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Pulp, Paper & Wood Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
Just-in-time delivery strategies from major retailers have resulted in a strong buildout of warehouse and distribution facilities to facilitate the rapid movement of goods. Since 2023, Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) (Goodlettsville, Tennessee) has been constructing a distribution center in Salem. The 1 million-square-foot building will serve as a dual-use facility for both dry and perishable goods to be delivered to Dollar General's regional stores. The facility will feature robotics technology and conveyor systems and is expected to begin operating next summer. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Fertilizers represent an important part of the world's agricultural sector, with traditional nitrogen-phosphorous-potassium fertilizers playing a leading role in crop production. Alternative forms of fertilization are becoming available, including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which is a type of soil microbe that forms a symbiotic with some plants, increasing the plant's supply of water and nutrients. AMF penetrates the root systems of vascular plants in exchange for photosynthetic products. In addition to increasing nutrient-intake, AMF can also help protect against some pathogens. Earlier this year, Valent BioSciences Corporation (Libertyville, Illinois) broke ground an AMF-production plant in White City that is expected to begin operating early next year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Chemical Processing Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
The U.S. Metals & Minerals Industry is home to several environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related projects as producers of aluminum, steel and cement aim to reduce their heavy emissions and power usage. In Durkee, Oregon, Ash Grove Cement Company (Overland Park, Kansas) is implementing a low-carbon finish mill that could reduce its cement plant's carbon emissions by 30%. The project broke ground a few months ago and is expected to wrap up next summer. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Metals & Minerals Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Several Oregon municipalities are quite receptive to hosting data centers, and many such projects are in the works in the state. At the top of the list is Google Incorporated's (Mountainview, California) expansion of a recently built data center in The Dalles, on the border of Washington and Oregon. The data center is being built on a former Northwest Aluminum site. The expansion project entails constructing a 290,000-square-foot building addition, and general contractor The Whiting Turner Contracting Company (Baltimore, Maryland) is expected to complete the project by the end of next year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Other big-name players are driving data center development in Oregon, including Amazon.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMZN) (Seattle, Washington) and Stack Infrastructure (Denver, Colorado). Subscribers can click here for a look at all of the data center projects underway in the state.
Oregon's renewable portfolio standard requires that 50% of power used in the state comes from clean-energy sources by 2040, and there are proposals to increase this to 100% by that date. Some companies are getting the jump on the legislation with the construction of wind and solar facilities that will be providing clean energy to the grid within a year or two from now. Among these is NextEra Energy Incorporated's (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida) second-phase addition to the Wheatridge Windfarm near Heppner. The addition adds 80 2.5-megawatt turbines, adding 200 MW of emissions-free generation. Blattner Energy Incorporated (Avon, Minnesota) is providing engineering, procurement and construction services on the project, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Power Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Oregon is well known for its forests, and lumber company Roseburg Forest Products Company (Springfield, Oregon) is banking on continued strength in this sector as it constructs not one but two fiberboard-manufacturing plants in Dillard, in the southeast of the state. The plants are part of a $700 million investment strategy from Roseburg and will increase the company's production of standard medium-density fiberboard as well as thin high-density fiberboard. The state-of-the-art plants are expected to begin production by the summer of 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Pulp, Paper & Wood Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
Just-in-time delivery strategies from major retailers have resulted in a strong buildout of warehouse and distribution facilities to facilitate the rapid movement of goods. Since 2023, Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) (Goodlettsville, Tennessee) has been constructing a distribution center in Salem. The 1 million-square-foot building will serve as a dual-use facility for both dry and perishable goods to be delivered to Dollar General's regional stores. The facility will feature robotics technology and conveyor systems and is expected to begin operating next summer. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Fertilizers represent an important part of the world's agricultural sector, with traditional nitrogen-phosphorous-potassium fertilizers playing a leading role in crop production. Alternative forms of fertilization are becoming available, including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which is a type of soil microbe that forms a symbiotic with some plants, increasing the plant's supply of water and nutrients. AMF penetrates the root systems of vascular plants in exchange for photosynthetic products. In addition to increasing nutrient-intake, AMF can also help protect against some pathogens. Earlier this year, Valent BioSciences Corporation (Libertyville, Illinois) broke ground an AMF-production plant in White City that is expected to begin operating early next year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Chemical Processing Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
The U.S. Metals & Minerals Industry is home to several environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related projects as producers of aluminum, steel and cement aim to reduce their heavy emissions and power usage. In Durkee, Oregon, Ash Grove Cement Company (Overland Park, Kansas) is implementing a low-carbon finish mill that could reduce its cement plant's carbon emissions by 30%. The project broke ground a few months ago and is expected to wrap up next summer. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Metals & Minerals Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
