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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "North America IoT in Oil & Gas Market, by Industry Stream (Upstream, Downstream, Midstream), by Solution (Sensor system, Communication Networks, Others), by Application (Fleet & Asset Management, Preventive Maintenance, Others), Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.


The North American IoT in Oil & Gas Market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of around 12% during 2021-2025.

IoT adoption in oil & gas allows in improving safety and while increasing profits at the same time. IoT will allow the industry to digitize, optimize, and automate processes that were previously disconnected, which would save time, money, besides increasing safety. Fluctuations in the oil prices and the digitization boom in the oil & gas industry are anticipated to drive the North American IoT in Oil & Gas Market over the coming years. Additionally, widespread implementation of the cloud-based software systems is further forecast to fuel the market on account of reduced security risks and increasing production capabilities.

The North American IoT in Oil & Gas Market is segmented based on the industry stream, solution, application, company, and country. Based on application, the market can be segmented into fleet & asset management, preventive maintenance, pipeline monitoring, security monitoring and others. The preventive maintenance segment is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period since by utilizing IoT and creating a maintenance strategy, oil & gas companies can track deteriorated parts and equipment with higher possibility of diagnosing a problem remotely through preventive maintenance.

Major players operating in the North American IoT in Oil & Gas Market include C3 IoT, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Equinor US Holding Inc, ABB Ltd., General Electric Company, Honeywell International Inc., Intel Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Microsoft Corporation, Rockwell Automation Inc. and others. Market players are developing advanced technologies and launching new products in order to stay competitive in the market. Other competitive strategies include mergers & acquisitions.

Years considered for this report:

  • Historical Years: 2015-2018
  • Base Year: 2019
  • Estimated Year: 2020
  • Forecast Period: 2021-2025

The Objective of the Study

  • To analyze and forecast the market size of the North American IoT in Oil & Gas Market.
  • To classify and forecast the North American IoT in Oil & Gas Market based on the industry stream, solution, application, company and country distribution.
  • To identify drivers and challenges for the North American IoT in Oil & Gas Market.
  • To examine competitive developments such as expansions, new product launches, mergers & acquisitions, etc., in the North American IoT in Oil & Gas Market.
  • To conduct pricing analysis for the North American IoT in Oil & Gas Market.
  • To identify and analyze the profile of leading players operating in the North American IoT in Oil & Gas Market.

Key Topics Covered

1. Product Overview

2. Research Methodology

3. Executive Summary

4. Voice of Customer

5. North America IoT in Oil & Gas Market Outlook

5.1. Market Size & Forecast

5.1.1. By Value

5.2. Market Share & Forecast

5.2.1. By Industry Stream (Upstream, Downstream, Midstream)

5.2.2. By Solution (Sensor system, Communication Networks, Data Management, Others)

5.2.3. By Application (Fleet & Asset Management, Preventive Maintenance, Pipeline Monitoring, Security Monitoring, Others)

5.2.4. By Company

5.2.5. By Region

5.3. Product Market Map

5.4. North America: Country Analysis

5.4.1. United States IoT in Oil & Gas Market Outlook

5.4.1.1. Market Size & Forecast

5.4.1.1.1. By Value

5.4.1.2. Market Share & Forecast

5.4.1.2.1. By Industry Stream

5.4.1.2.2. By Solution

5.4.1.2.3. By Application

5.4.2. Canada IoT in Oil & Gas Market Outlook

5.4.2.1. Market Size & Forecast

5.4.2.1.1. By Value

5.4.2.2. Market Share & Forecast

5.4.2.2.1. By Industry Stream

5.4.2.2.2. By Solution

5.4.2.2.3. By Application

5.4.3. Mexico IoT in Oil & Gas Market Outlook

5.4.3.1. Market Size & Forecast

5.4.3.1.1. By Value

5.4.3.2. Market Share & Forecast

5.4.3.2.1. By Industry Stream

5.4.3.2.2. By Solution

5.4.3.2.3. By Application

6. Market Dynamics

6.1. Drivers

6.2. Challenges

7. Policy & Regulatory Landscape

8. Market Trends & Developments

9. Competitive Landscape

9.1. Competition Outlook

9.2. Company Profiles

9.3. Regional Players Profiled (Leading Companies)

9.3.1. C3 IoT, Inc.

9.3.2. Cisco Systems, Inc.

9.3.3. Equinor US Holding Inc.

9.3.4. ABB Ltd.

9.3.5. General Electric Company

9.3.6. Honeywell International Inc.

9.3.7. Intel Corporation

9.3.8. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

9.3.9. Microsoft Corporation

9.3.10. Rockwell Automation Inc.

(Note: The companies list can be customized based on the client requirements.)

10. Strategic Recommendations

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The market is driven by the growing marine logistics business. In addition, the development of containerized ballast water management systems is anticipated to boost the growth of the ballast water management market.

Maritime transport is crucial in cross-border transport networks and the backbone of globalization that enable international trade and support supply chains. Maritime transport fosters industrial development by supporting manufacturing growth, bringing together consumers, intermediate and capital goods industries, and promoting regional economic and trade integration. In 2018, the global seaborne trade grew at the highest rate in several years. A volume of 11,005 million tons was loaded, and 11,002 million tons were unloaded globally. Moreover, growth in the availability of shipping data and application of big data analytics in the shipping industry has been providing greater visibility into the market as well as pricing trends, thereby allowing the shippers to choose optimal routes, fuel consumption patterns, gauge the weather conditions, and avoid piracy risks. Thus, the marine logistics business is growing, which has been resulting in the growth in ballast water use, thereby boosting the demand for ballast water management.

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Alfa Laval AB has its business operations under various segments, such as energy, food and water, marine, greenhouse, and operations and other. The company offers PureBallast 3.1.

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Evoqua Water Technologies LLC operates its business through two segments, such as integrated solutions and services, and applied product technologies. The company offers SeaCURE Ballast Water Management System

Headway Technology Group (Qingdao) Co. Ltd.

Headway Technology Group (Qingdao) Co. Ltd. offers exhaust gas cleaning system, CR system, communication & navigation product, and other products. The company's key offerings in the ballast water management market includes OceanGuard BWMS.

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Digital Oilfield Market by Solutions (Hardware, Software & Service, and Data Storage Solutions), Processes (Reservoir, Production, and Drilling Optimizations), Application (Onshore and Offshore), and Region - Global Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.


The global digital oilfield market is projected to reach USD 28.5 billion by 2025 from an estimated USD 20.2 billion in 2020, at a post-COVID-19 CAGR of 7.1% from 2020 to 2025.

New technological advancements and increased Return on Investment (ROI) are driving the digital oilfield market. Europe and North America are expected to be the largest markets for digital oilfield during the forecasted year. Data security and cyber threats are key pain points for oil field operations that can restrain the growth of the market during the forecast period.

The hardware segment is expected to hold the largest share of the digital oilfield market, by solutions, during the forecast period.

The hardware solutions segment includes Distributed Control System (DCS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), smart wells, safety systems, wireless sensors, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), computer equipment & application hardware, process automation manager, and human-machine interaction instrument which is responsible for surveillance and communication data transfer in both onshore and offshore fields. The hardware segment of the global digital oilfield market is expected to grow at a fast pace during the forecast period. The capital investment by oilfield operators toward technology enhancement and process automation enables the companies to eliminate non-productive time, optimize production and enhanced control, and monitor oil & gas fields.

Middle East: The fastest market for digital oilfields.

The Middle East is the largest market for digital oilfields, followed by North America and the Asia Pacific. The region consists of major oil & gas producing countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran, which have some of the largest petroleum reserves in the world. Saudi Arabia continues to drive the demand for the market in the region. Despite the recent decline in profit margins for the national oil companies, the companies continue to increase their production output. The use of digitization techniques would enhance the production output synergies, thereby enabling the oilfield operators to improve their operational efficiency.

Market Dynamics

Drivers

  • New Technological Advancements in the Digital Oilfield Market
  • Increased Return on Investment (Roi) in the Digital Oilfield Market
  • Increased Demand from Oil & Gas Operators to Scale Up Production from Mature Wells

Restraints

  • Delay in Decision-Making Process by Deploying Various Analytic Tools
  • Cybersecurity Threat Hampering the Growth of the Digital Oilfield Market

Opportunities

  • Introduction of Digital Trends in the Digital Oilfield Market
  • Offshore/Ultra-Deepwater Discoveries

Challenges

  • Engaging New Digital Talent
  • Interoperability of Multiple System Components from Different Solution Providers
  • Impact of Covid-19 on Oil and Gas Production Activities

Companies Profiled

  • Schlumberger
  • Weatherford
  • Baker Hughes Company
  • Halliburton
  • National Oilwell Varco
  • ABB
  • Emerson
  • Rockwell
  • Siemens
  • Honeywell
  • Kongsberg
  • CGG
  • Digi International
  • Pason
  • Redline
  • EDG
  • Oleumtech
  • Petrolink
  • Katalyst
  • IBM
  • Accenture
  • Oracle
  • Intel
  • Microsoft

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WILTON, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--INVISTA’s technology and licensing group, INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT), and SASA Polyester Sanayi A.Ş. (SASA) reached an agreement on Aug. 25 for the license of IPT’s P8 process technology for SASA’s PTA project in Adana, Turkey.



With an annual PTA production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes, this would be the largest single-stream design capacity licensed by INVISTA. Built on the demonstrated performance of IPT’s P8 technology platform, the variable cost, capital productivity and environmental performance of this PTA plant is expected to set new benchmarks within the industry.

Ibrahim Erdemoğlu, SASA’s chairman, said, “SASA will continue to invest in polyester to position itself as the leading polyester producer after China and India. This agreement will enable self-sufficiency in PTA, terminating all PTA imports into Turkey. This is also the first step of SASA’s investment in petrochemicals with more investment in polyester, PTA and MEG to follow in Adana's Yumurtalik district.”

Mike Pickens, IPT president, said, “Our companies have a long history of cooperation dating back to 1974, when SASA licensed IPT’s polyester technology. We are honoured that our industry-leading P8 PTA technology has been selected by SASA. The signing of this license agreement has great significance in terms of long-term collaboration between SASA and IPT.”

IPT’s industry-leading PTA technology, including its latest version of P8 technology, is available as a license package from IPT. For more information, please visit the IPT website at www.ipt.invista.com.

About INVISTA:

From the fibers in your carpet to the plastic in your automobiles, INVISTA’s commitment to continuous improvement has led its employees to develop some of the most durable, versatile polymers and fibers in the world. A subsidiary of Koch Industries since 2004, INVISTA brings to market the proprietary ingredients for nylon 6,6 and recognized brands including STAINMASTER®, CORDURA® and ANTRON®. INVISTA also offers specialty chemical intermediates and process technologies. See the bigger picture at INVISTA.com.

About SASA:

SASA is a leading producer in the world for polyester staple fibers, filament yarns, polyester-based and specialty polymers and intermediates (DMT). Combining and blending a leadership responsibility in industry with a powerful technical inheritance and a high production capacity, SASA successfully manages the whole process from design to production and distribution. SASA began its activities in the polyester sector in 1966.


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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#CNG--Please replace the release dated August 31, 2020 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.

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FORTISTAR AND PALOMA DAIRY BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON A RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS FACILITY THAT WILL POWER ENOUGH TRUCKS TO MOVE 10 MILLION MILES OF FREIGHT

Fortistar and Paloma Dairy today announced the beginning of construction on a dairy digester renewable natural gas (RNG) facility, the Sunoma Renewable Biofuel Project. The new facility will produce 1.6 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGE) of vehicle fuel annually for the Class 8 trucking sector—enough fuel to move 10 million miles of freight.

In addition to the significant community environmental benefits and savings for the fleets that use the fuel, the project will boost the local economy with 50 construction jobs and 6 permanent positions in Gila Bend, Arizona. This project continues an aggressive renewable fuels growth strategy at Fortistar aimed at helping businesses and public agencies dramatically reduce their GHG emissions with a solution that also saves them money. TruStar Energy, a Fortistar portfolio company and leading developer of RNG fueling stations, will market and deliver the fuel.

“This one project will help provide solutions for two important American industries. We are using our expertise to create new economic streams for dairies, while capturing methane and repurposing it to decarbonize the transportation sector,” said Mark Comora, President of Fortistar. “We are excited about partnering with the Van Hofwegen family on the Sunoma Renewable Biofuel Project to create the lowest carbon transportation fuel on the market.”

“The decision was easy,” remarked Robert Van Hofwegen Sr., patriarch of the Paloma Dairy family business. “We saw a great environmental and economic opportunity in the management of our manure and emissions. The key was finding a partner that could execute and unlock the potential value. We believe we found that partner with Fortistar and we look forward to working with them on this most exciting project.”

Paloma Dairy is owned by the Van Hofwegen family, a fourth-generation dairy farm family in Gila Bend, AZ. The farm relies on the latest radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology that helps to provide its distinctive black and white Holstein cows with individualized care and provisions. Paloma Dairy keeps track of the entire health record of each cow via its signature RFID technology, which also allows employees to check on the health of each cow daily. In addition to the care of over 10,000 animals, the farm produces cow feed via alfalfa, corn silage, wheat and barley across 7,000 acres of farmland.

Montrose Water and Sustainability Services, a division of Montrose Environmental Group, completed design and engineering for the project as well as equipment procurement. Montrose’s subject matter experts will provide construction oversight, along with startup and commissioning support for the project. Industrial Services Company (ISC) will lead the building of the system.

Strengthening their position in the RNG industry, the Montrose team is excited to partner with Fortistar, the Van Hofwegen Family, and ISC to bring to market an industry-leading anaerobic digestion project that will offer long-term sustainable benefits to the farm and local community. The project will be interconnected with Southwest Gas Company who will also purchase the gas. Financing was provided by Live Oak Bank.

The Sunoma Renewable Biofuels Project is the third of 12 new Fortistar RNG projects totaling nearly $500 million in capital that Fortistar expects to begin over the next year. These new projects will help produce 120 million GGE of RNG over the next three years and reduce U.S. transportation emissions by 2 million metric tons of CO2 annually, which is the equivalent of taking approximately 424,628 passenger cars off the road.

About Fortistar

Founded in 1994, Fortistar is a privately-owned investment firm that successfully builds, operates and manages companies and projects that address global challenges that others viewed as too complex or uncertain. Fortistar utilizes its capital, flexibility and operating expertise to grow high-performing assets, first in independent power projects and now into other areas that support decarbonization. As a team, Fortistar has led financings raising over $3.5 billion in capital for companies and projects in the energy, transportation and industrial sectors. For more information about Fortistar or its portfolio companies, please visit: www.fortistar.com and follow the company on LinkedIn.


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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Titan Division of Hunting Energy Services, a subsidiary of Hunting PLC, the international energy services company, today announced the addition of the Exploding Foil Initiator (EFI) to their ControlFire® cartridge product line.


Hunting’s ControlFire EFI cartridge is an inherently safe, addressable, plug-and-play detonator. The EFI, a Group 3 detonator as defined by API RP 67, has the highest possible safety designation in the industry.

The EFI cartridge is the safest detonator ever introduced into the oilfield industry: no primary explosive is used, intrinsically radio frequency safe, electrostatic safe and protected by ControlFire technology from stray voltage.

About Hunting

Hunting PLC is an international energy services provider to the world's leading upstream oil and gas companies. Established in 1874, it is a premium-listed public company traded on the London Stock Exchange. The Company maintains a corporate office in Houston and is headquartered in London. As well as the United Kingdom, the Company has operations in Canada, China, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.

The company’s Hunting Energy Services Titan Division engineers and manufactures perforating systems, wireline selective firing systems, cased hole logging instruments, nuclear detectors, energetics, and associated wireline hardware and accessories.


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Annual Award Recognizes Breakthrough Solutions Created Through Itron’s Partner Enablement Program

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, announces a call for nominations for the second annual Itron Innovator Award. The award will recognize an Itron customer for driving excellence in innovation by taking advantage of Itron’s partner enablement programs to deliver value for smart utilities and smart communities. The winner will be announced during Itron Utility Week 2020, a virtual event taking place on Oct. 27-29, 2020.


Nominations must recognize an Itron customer that is successfully implementing a solution developed through our partner ecosystem. The winning solution should demonstrate the use of ecosystem tools and services such as development kits, innovation challenges or consulting. The solution must also be successfully integrated with Itron technology and utilize Itron’s networks or distributed intelligence capabilities, with preference given to solutions that are delivering quantifiable outcomes. Learn more about the winner of the 2019 Innovator Award here.

“Innovation is critical to addressing our industry's challenges, and Itron’s Developer Program enables visionaries everywhere to build open, interoperable, value-driven solutions that meet consumer demands,” said Todd Thayer, director of partner enablement at Itron. “This award highlights the amazing results that can be achieved from the intersection of customers, partners and the power of innovation.”

Itron’s partner enablement programs provide cities and utilities with the tools to develop cutting-edge industrial IoT solutions. Central to the program, Itron’s vibrant partner ecosystem includes more than 220 smart utility, smart city and strategic business partners from around the world. With Itron’s ecosystem, cities and utilities are taking advantage of Itron’s partner network to deliver best-in-class solutions to address challenges both today and tomorrow.

Submit your nomination today here. Nominations are due on Sept. 21.

About Itron

Itron enables utilities and cities to safely, securely and reliably deliver critical infrastructure solutions to communities in more than 100 countries. Our portfolio of smart networks, software, services, meters and sensors helps our customers better manage electricity, gas and water resources for the people they serve. By working with our customers to ensure their success, we help improve the quality of life, ensure the safety and promote the well-being of millions of people around the globe. Itron is dedicated to creating a more resourceful world. Join us: www.itron.com.

Itron® is a registered trademark of Itron, Inc. All third-party trademarks are property of their respective owners and any usage herein does not suggest or imply any relationship between Itron and the third party unless expressly stated.


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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#GlobalStraddleCarrierMarket--Technavio has been monitoring the straddle carrier market and it is poised to grow by 2273 units during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of over 4% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment.



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The market is concentrated, and the degree of concentration will accelerate during the forecast period. ASCOM Spa, Cargotec Corp., Cimolai Technology Spa, Combilift Material Handling Solutions, CVS Ferrari Spa, Faymonville Group, Konecranes Plc, Kress Corp., Liebherr-International AG, and Morello Giovanni Srl are some of the major market participants. To make the most of the opportunities, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments, while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments.

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Growing preference for marine transport has been instrumental in driving the growth of the market.

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Straddle Carrier Market 2020-2024: Segmentation

Straddle Carrier Market is segmented as below:

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    • APAC
    • Europe
    • North America
    • MEA
    • South America

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This study identifies economies of scale achieved by the container industry as one of the prime reasons driving the straddle carrier market growth during the next few years.

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Straddle Carrier Market 2020-2024: Key Highlights

  • CAGR of the market during the forecast period 2020-2024
  • Detailed information on factors that will assist straddle carrier market growth during the next five years
  • Estimation of the straddle carrier market size and its contribution to the parent market
  • Predictions on upcoming trends and changes in consumer behavior
  • The growth of the straddle carrier market
  • Analysis of the market’s competitive landscape and detailed information on vendors
  • Comprehensive details of factors that will challenge the growth of straddle carrier market, vendors

Table of Contents:

Executive Summary

Market Landscape

  • Market ecosystem
  • Value chain analysis

Market Sizing

  • Market definition
  • Market segment analysis
  • Market size 2019
  • Market outlook: Forecast for 2019 - 2024

Five Forces Analysis

  • Five Force Summary
  • Bargaining power of buyers
  • Bargaining power of suppliers
  • Threat of new entrants
  • Threat of substitutes
  • Threat of rivalry
  • Market condition

Market Segmentation by Application

  • Market segments
  • Comparison by Application
  • Sea Ports - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • Others - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • Market opportunity by Application

Customer landscape

Geographic Landscape

  • Geographic segmentation
  • Geographic comparison
  • APAC - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • Europe - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • North America - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • MEA - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • South America - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • Key leading countries
  • Market opportunity by geography
  • Market drivers
  • Market challenges
  • Market trends

Vendor Landscape

  • Vendor landscape
  • Landscape disruption

Vendor Analysis

  • Vendors covered
  • Market positioning of vendors
  • ASCOM Spa
  • Cargotec Corp.
  • Cimolai Technology Spa
  • Combilift Material Handling Solutions
  • CVS ferrari Spa
  • Faymonville Group
  • Konecranes Plc
  • Kress Corp.
  • Liebherr-International AG
  • Morello Giovanni Srl

Appendix

  • Scope of the report
  • Currency conversion rates for US$
  • Research methodology
  • List of abbreviations

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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Flowserve Corporation, (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced today that Tamara Morytko will join the company as president of the Flowserve Pumps Division, beginning Monday, September 14.



Ms. Morytko recently served as chief operating officer and senior vice president, administration of Norsk Titanium, a late stage startup focused on transforming the materials management sector through the use of technology and 3D printed forgings. Prior to that, Ms. Morytko served as vice president, Asia Pacific for Baker Hughes, responsible for operations spanning China, Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Australia. She also held leadership roles in North America and supply chain while at Baker Hughes. Early in her career, Ms. Morytko worked in operations at United Technologies and as an auditor for Arthur Andersen specializing in the manufacturing sector.

“I’m truly excited about the international experience Tamara brings to Flowserve in the areas of product development, engineering, as well as manufacturing and aftermarket services,” said Scott Rowe, Flowserve president and chief executive officer. “Her proven leadership in these core areas, along with her extensive background in operations will help to build upon our Flowserve 2.0 Transformation efforts as we build the Flowserve of the future,” he added.

Ms. Morytko brings more than 25 years of experience in industrial manufacturing including supply chain management, materials management, operations, technology integration and aftermarket services from a variety of industrial companies. She holds an MBA and a B.S. in Accounting from Purdue University.

About Flowserve: Flowserve Corp. is one of the world’s leading providers of fluid motion and control products and services. Operating in more than 55 countries, the company produces engineered and industrial pumps, seals and valves as well as a range of related flow management services. More information about Flowserve can be obtained by visiting the company’s Web site at www.flowserve.com.

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#GlobalMarineElectronicsMarket--Technavio has been monitoring the marine electronics market and it is poised to grow by $ 927.70 mn during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of 3% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment.



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The market is fragmented, and the degree of fragmentation will accelerate during the forecast period. FLIR Systems Inc., Furuno Electric Co. Ltd., Garmin Ltd., Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, Navico, Northrop Grumman Corp., Raytheon Co., Thales Group, thyssenkrupp AG, and Ultra Electronics Holdings Plc are some of the major market participants. To make the most of the opportunities, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments, while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments.

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The rise in seaborne trade has been instrumental in driving the growth of the market. However, delay in defense budget sanctioning might hamper market growth.

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Marine Electronics Market 2020-2024: Segmentation

Marine Electronics Market is segmented as below:

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    • Sonar Systems
    • Radars
    • GPS Tracking Devices
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    • North America
    • APAC
    • Europe
    • MEA
    • South America

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This study identifies developments in SAS technology as one of the prime reasons driving the marine electronics market growth during the next few years.

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Market Landscape

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Market Sizing

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  • Market segment analysis
  • Market size 2019
  • Market outlook: Forecast for 2019-2024

Five Forces Analysis

  • Five forces summary
  • Bargaining power of buyers
  • Bargaining power of suppliers
  • Threat of new entrants
  • Threat of substitutes
  • Threat of rivalry
  • Market condition

Market Segmentation by Product

  • Market segments
  • Comparison by Product
  • Sonar systems - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • Radars - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • GPS tracking devices - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • Market opportunity by Product

Customer landscape

Geographic Landscape

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  • Geographic comparison
  • North America - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • APAC - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • Europe - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • MEA - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • South America - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • Key leading countries
  • Market opportunity by geography
  • Volume drivers – Demand led growth
  • Market challenges
  • Market trends

Vendor Landscape

  • Overview
  • Vendor landscape
  • Landscape disruption

Vendor Analysis

  • Vendors covered
  • Market positioning of vendors
  • FLIR Systems Inc.
  • Furuno Electric Co. Ltd.
  • Garmin Ltd.
  • Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
  • Navico
  • Northrop Grumman Corp.
  • Raytheon Co.
  • Thales Group
  • thyssenkrupp AG
  • Ultra Electronics Holdings Plc

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  • Currency conversion rates for US$
  • Research methodology
  • List of abbreviations

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TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) (PARIS:FTI) announced today that Doug Pferdehirt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will address attendees on Wednesday, September 9, at 8:25 a.m. EDT at the following event:

Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference
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The access to the live webcast and accompanying presentation slides will be made available at the time of the event and can be accessed on the Investor Relations website. An audio replay of the webcast for the presentation will be available on this same website for 180 days.

About TechnipFMC

TechnipFMC is a global leader in the energy industry; delivering projects, products, technologies and services. With our proprietary technologies and production systems,integrated expertise, and comprehensive solutions, we are transforming our customers’ project economics.

Organized in three business segments — Subsea, Surface Technologies and Technip Energies — we are uniquely positioned to deliver greater efficiency across project lifecycles from concept to project delivery and beyond. Through innovative technologies and improved efficiencies, our offering unlocks new possibilities for our customers in developing their energy resources and in their positioning to meet the energy transition challenge.

Each of our approximately 37,000 employees is driven by a steady commitment to clients and a culture of project execution, purposeful innovation, challenging industry conventions, and rethinking how the best results are achieved.

TechnipFMC utilizes its website www.TechnipFMC.com as a channel of distribution of material company information. To learn more about us and how we are enhancing the performance of the world’s energy industry, go to www.TechnipFMC.com and follow us on Twitter @TechnipFMC.


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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#GlobalOffshoreWindCableMarket--Technavio has been monitoring the offshore wind cable market and it is poised to grow by $ 655.89 mn during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of over 7% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment.



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The market is fragmented, and the degree of fragmentation will accelerate during the forecast period. ABB Ltd., Brugg Kabel AG, Hellenic Cables SA, Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Leoni AG, Nexans SA, NKT AS, Parker Hannifin Corp., Prysmian Spa, and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. are some of the major market participants. To make the most of the opportunities, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments, while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments.

Growing offshore renewable energy installations has been instrumental in driving the growth of the market. However, higher investments needed in offshore projects might hamper market growth.

Offshore Wind Cable Market 2020-2024 : Segmentation

Offshore Wind Cable Market is segmented as below:

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    • Export Cable
    • Inter-array Cable
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    • APAC
    • North America
    • MEA
    • South America

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We provide a detailed analysis of around 25 vendors operating in the offshore wind cable market, including some of the vendors such as ABB Ltd., Brugg Kabel AG, Hellenic Cables SA, Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Leoni AG, Nexans SA, NKT AS, Parker Hannifin Corp., Prysmian Spa, and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. Backed with competitive intelligence and benchmarking, our research reports on the Offshore Wind Cable Market are designed to provide entry support, customer profile and M&As as well as go-to-market strategy support.

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Emerges from Chapter 11 and Appoints New Board of Directors

TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unit Corporation (Company) today announced that it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This marks the successful completion of the Company's financial restructuring process along with implementing the Company's Plan of Reorganization (Plan), which was confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division on August 6, 2020.


"Our successful financial restructuring positions us to handle current challenges in the oil and gas industry and realize the potential of our Company," said David T. Merrill, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We look forward to continuing to enhance our financial strength and using our strengths, teamwork, and focus to improve our performance as a Company. On behalf of the Company and newly appointed Board of Directors, I would like to express our gratitude to our employees for their continued hard work and dedication during this process."

New Capital Structure

Under the Plan, the Company will complete a debt-for-equity exchange with the holders of the Company's previous 6.625% senior subordinated notes (Subordinated Notes) and will exchange its prior common stock (old common stock) for warrants to purchase its new common stock. As part of the Plan, the Company converted its existing credit facility agented by BOKF, NA into a $140 million reserve-based lending revolving loan and $40 million term loan, which remains agented by Tulsa headquartered BOKF, NA and committed by all lenders under the previous facility (the lenders). Additionally, the Company will have significantly reduced its unsecured debt liabilities, further bolstering its balance sheet.

Credit Facility

Under the terms of the Plan, the Company and certain subsidiaries (Borrowers) entered into an amended and restated credit agreement with the lenders and BOKF, NA, as administrative agent (Exit Credit Agreement) providing for a $140 million senior secured revolving credit facility (RBL Facility) and a $40 million senior secured term loan facility (Term Loan Facility). The maturity date of borrowings under the Exit Credit Agreement is March 1, 2024. As of September 3, 2020, the Borrowers had (i) $40 million in principal amount of Term Loans outstanding under the Term Loan Facility, (ii) approximately $92 million in principal amount of revolving loans outstanding under the RBL Facility and (iii) approximately $6.7 million of outstanding letters of credit.

New Common Stock

The Company will issue a total of 12 million shares of new common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Of the total outstanding shares, 95% will be issued to holders of the Subordinated Notes and holders of certain allowed general unsecured claims, and 5% has been issued to the lenders under the Exit Credit Agreement.

Warrants

Under the Plan, warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of approximately 1.8 million shares of the Company’s new common stock will be issued to holders of old common stock. The exercise price of the warrants will be determined and the warrants will become exercisable once all general unsecured claims are resolved. The Company will calculate the initial exercise price per share for the warrants, which will be set at an amount that implies a recovery by holders of the Subordinated Notes of the $650 million principal amount of the Subordinated Notes plus interest thereon to the May 15, 2021 maturity date of the Subordinated Notes.

New Board of Directors

A new Board of Directors was appointed upon the Company's emergence, providing valuable expertise and experience to the Company as it moves forward post-restructuring. The new Board of Directors consists of seven members, including Robert Anderson, Alan Carr, Phil Frohlich, Steven Hildebrand, David Merrill, Philip Smith, and Andrei Verona.

Trading on an OTC Market

The Company is seeking to facilitate trading of the new common stock on one of the OTC markets. Such market will be determined by the Board of Directors. The Company expects to complete this process during the 2020 fourth quarter and will publicly disclose the results once completed.

The Company expects the debt for equity exchange and the common stock for warrant exchange under the Plan to be completed during the 2020 fourth quarter. More information about these Chapter 11 cases can be accessed via PACER at https://www.pacer.gov and https://cases.primeclerk.com/UnitCorporation or by calling (877) 720-6581 (Toll-Free) or (646) 979-4412 (Local).

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. served as legal advisor, Evercore Group L.L.C. served as investment banker, and Opportune LLP served as restructuring advisor to the Company.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP served as legal advisor and Greenhill & Co., LLC served as financial advisor to an ad hoc group of holders of Subordinated Notes.

About the Company

Unit Corporation is a Tulsa-based energy company engaged through its subsidiaries in oil and gas exploration, production, contract drilling and natural gas gathering and processing. For more information about Unit Corporation, visit its website at http://www.unitcorp.com.

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- Three new independent directors join Board of Directors

- Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Young and Chief Strategy Officer Henry Bartoli also join Board

- New directors are part of a well-planned transition and strategic shift to accelerate growth in light of improved operational stability

- Five directors have retired, and the new Board is comprised of six members with four serving independently

- Kenneth Young succeeds Matthew Avril as Chairman of the Board and current director Alan Howe named Lead Independent Director

-Company to host conference call today to discuss the Board changes and provide an operational update

AKRON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$BW #BabcockWilcox--Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. ("B&W" or the "Company") (NYSE: BW) today announced the appointment of three new independent members to its Board of Directors, reflecting a well-planned transition and strategic shift to accelerate growth within B&W in light of improved operational stability. The new independent members are Philip Moeller, Rebecca Stahl and Joseph Tato. CEO Kenneth Young and Chief Strategy Officer Henry Bartoli have also joined the Board, with Young appointed as Chairman of the Board.


In connection with this transition, Matthew Avril (former Chairman), Cynthia Dubin, Brian Kahn, Bryant Riley and Kenneth Siegel have retired from the Board. As a result of the transition, the new Board is comprised of six members, with four serving as independent directors, including current Director Alan Howe becoming Lead Independent Director. In order to provide continuity, the retiring Board members will be available to provide support to the new Board through the end of the year.

“Our announcement today marks a moment of significant transition for B&W, highlighting the Company’s recent refinancing and improved operational stability,” said former Chairman Matthew Avril. “I would like to express my appreciation to the retiring directors for their tireless efforts and guidance to the Company over the last few years, overseeing the resolution of a wide range of complex financial and operational issues. The new Board has industry depth and expertise to help guide B&W through its next phase.”

Kenneth Young, B&W’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, stated: “B&W is on an exciting path forward as we work to execute on our growth strategy, including expanding our global sales team, pursuing strategic investments in new technologies, and capitalizing on a robust global pipeline within our new Renewable, Environmental and Thermal segments. The new directors have strong and successful backgrounds across each of these segments and are well experienced in global growth initiatives. We greatly appreciate the efforts of the previous Board and their support during the past several years as we focused on reducing losses on our EPC projects and refinancing our debt, as well as their willingness to be available to support the Board transition. Our recent organizational re-alignment and re-branding efforts reflect our mission to provide solutions to our customers around the world while providing proven, industry-leading technologies. With our financial position now strengthened, reconstituting the Board is a logical next step as we focus on our long-term growth opportunities.”

Bryant Riley, former B&W board member as well as Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of B. Riley Financial Inc., added: “B&W’s recent turnaround success has solidified our confidence in the Company’s operational stability and growth trajectory. We have the utmost confidence in the skillset of the Company’s management and new directors as B&W enters the next phase of its corporate evolution.”

Brian Kahn, departing B&W board member added “Kenny and his team have done a tremendous job moving the Company past the costly legacy fixed-price EPC projects, restructuring B&W as a whole, and extending the Company’s financing out two years. The incoming board members bring skillsets, relationships, and overall experience that are well-suited to accelerate the advancement of B&W in renewable energy, environmental, and thermal technologies, which we believe will collectively drive shareholder value over the next several years.”

New Members of the Board of Directors

Henry E. Bartoli is the Chief Strategy Officer of Babcock & Wilcox. Bartoli is a seasoned executive with more than 35 years of experience in the global power industry, and more recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Power Systems America, LTD from 2004 to 2014. From 2002 to 2004, Bartoli was Executive Vice President of The Shaw Group, after serving in a number of senior leadership roles at Foster Wheeler Ltd. from 1992 to 2002, including Group Executive and Corporate Senior Vice President, Energy Equipment Group, and Group Executive and Corporate Vice President and Group Executive, Foster Wheeler Power Systems Group. From 1971 to 1992, he served in a number of positions of increasing importance at Burns and Roe Enterprises, Inc. Bartoli also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fermilab, United States’ premier particle physics laboratory owned by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Bartoli earned a B.A. in mechanical engineering from Rutgers University, and a M.S. in mechanical engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Philip Moeller serves as Executive Vice President, Business Operations Group and Regulatory Affairs at the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), which is an association that represents all of the nation’s investor-owned electric companies. Within the role, Moeller oversees issues impacting the future structure of the electric power industry, new rules in evolving competitive markets, and strategic areas of energy supply, environmental and regulatory issues, among others. Prior to joining EEI in 2016, Moeller served as a Commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from 2006 – 2015. Earlier in his career, Moeller headed the Washington, D.C., office of Alliant Energy Corporation, served as a Senior Legislative Assistant for Energy Policy to U.S. Senator Slade Gorton (R-WA), and as the Staff Coordinator of the Washington State Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee in Olympia, Washington.

Moeller received his B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University.

Rebecca Stahl currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), an organization that represents and promotes U.S.-based manufacturing technology and its members and holds 25 years of experience in finance and accounting. Prior to AMT, Rebecca held the Chief Financial Officer position at Lightbridge Communications Corporation (LCC) from 2008 - 2015, a multinational wireless engineering company, and was awarded the Private Company Chief Financial Officer of the Year Award from Northern Virginia Technology Council in 2015. Earlier in her career, Stahl also held roles at BT Infonet, the Walt Disney Company and Arthur Anderson.

Stahl received her B.S. in Accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at University of California Los Angeles. She is also a certified public accountant.

Joseph Tato is a partner at Covington & Burling, LLP, one of the world’s leading regulatory practices. Tato regularly represents project sponsors, equity investors, financial institutions, and governments in the development and financing of power, oil and gas, LNG, renewables, water, mining, and other infrastructure projects in the U.S., Africa, Latin America, and Europe. Prior to that, Tato held positions as Partner, Chair of Projects and Infrastructure, and Co-Chair of Energy Sector at DLA Piper, LLP and worked at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP (Dewey & LeBoeuf), holding positions of Partner, Chair of Global Project Finance and Chair of Africa Practice.

Tato earned his B.A. from Columbia College, M.A. from Columbia University and J.D. from New York University School of Law.

Kenneth Young has served as Chief Executive Officer of Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) since November 2018 and Chairman since September 2020, has more than 30 years of operational, executive and director experience, primarily within the energy, communications and finance industries, on a global basis. He currently serves as President of B. Riley Financial, Inc., and Chief Executive Officer for B. Riley Principal Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of B. Riley Financial.

Before joining B. Riley, he held executive leadership positions with Lightbridge Communications Corporation (LCC), which was the largest independent telecom construction and services company in the world and a recognized leader in providing network services. Initially serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Americas for LCC, he was named President and CEO in 2008, serving in that position until he led the company’s sale in 2015. Under his leadership, LCC’s revenues grew more than 200 percent and the company expanded its geographical presence into more than 50 countries. Prior to joining LCC, Young was Chief Marketing and Operations Officer with Liberty Media’s TruePosition and held various senior executive positions with multiple corporations, including Cingular Wireless, SBC Wireless, Southwestern Bell Telephone and AT&T as part of his 16-year tenure within the now-combined AT&T Corporation.

Young holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Graceland University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern Illinois.Young has previously served on seven public company boards and is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Sonim Technologies NASDAQ: (SONM) and B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. II NYSE: (BMRG).

Conference Call Information

B&W plans to host a conference call today, Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 10 a.m. E.T. to discuss the Company’s Board changes and provide an operational update. The listen-only audio of the conference call will be broadcast live via the Internet on B&W’s Investor Relations site. The dial-in number for participants in the U.S. is (833) 227-5843; the dial-in number for participants outside the U.S. is (647) 689-4070. The conference ID for all participants is 8117968. A replay of this conference call will remain accessible in the investor relations section of the Company's website for a limited time.

Forward-Looking Statements

B&W cautions that this release contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements relating to expectations regarding future growth, expansion and profitability, as well as statements about B&W’s future pipeline of new projects and business within its new Renewable, Environmental and Thermal operating segments and their impact on future shareholder value. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, the impact of COVID-19 on us, the capital markets and the global economic climate generally; our recognition of any asset impairments as a result of any decline in the value of our assets or our efforts to dispose of any assets in the future; our ability to obtain and maintain sufficient financing to provide liquidity to meet our business objectives, surety bonds, letters of credit and similar financing; our ability to comply with the requirements of, and to service the indebtedness under, our credit agreement as amended and restated; our ability to obtain waivers of required pension contributions; the highly competitive nature of our businesses and our ability to win work, including identified project opportunities in our pipeline; general economic and business conditions, including changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates; cancellations of and adjustments to backlog and the resulting impact from using backlog as an indicator of future earnings; our ability to perform contracts on time and on budget, in accordance with the schedules and terms established by applicable contracts with customers; failure by third-party subcontractors, partners or suppliers to perform their obligations on time and as specified; our ability to successfully resolve claims by vendors for goods and services provided and claims by customers for items under warranty; our ability to realize anticipated operational and strategic benefits from our new board members and new market-focused initiatives; our ability to successfully address productivity and schedule issues in fulfilling our customer agreements, including the ability to complete our EPC projects and other loss projects within the expected time frame and the estimated costs; our ability to successfully partner with third parties to win and execute new contracts; changes in our effective tax rate and tax positions, including any limitation on our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards and other tax assets; our ability to maintain operational support for our information systems against service outages and data corruption, as well as protection against cyber-based network security breaches and theft of data; our ability to protect our intellectual property and renew licenses to use intellectual property of third parties; our use of the percentage-of-completion method of accounting to recognize revenue over time; our ability to successfully manage research and development projects and costs, including our efforts to successfully develop and commercialize new technologies and products; the operating risks normally incident to our lines of business, including professional liability, product liability, warranty and other claims against us; changes in, or our failure or inability to comply with, laws and government regulations; actual or anticipated changes in governmental regulation, including trade and tariff policies; difficulties we may encounter in obtaining regulatory or other necessary permits or approvals; changes in, and liabilities relating to, existing or future environmental regulatory matters; changes in actuarial assumptions and market fluctuations that affect our net pension liabilities and income; potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; our ability to successfully compete with current and future competitors; the loss of key personnel and the continued availability of qualified personnel; our ability to negotiate and maintain good relationships with labor unions; changes in pension and medical expenses associated with our retirement benefit programs; social, political, competitive and economic situations in foreign countries where we do business or seek new business; the possibilities of war, other armed conflicts or terrorist attacks; the willingness of customers and suppliers to continue to do business with us on reasonable terms and conditions; our ability to successfully consummate strategic alternatives for non-core assets, if we determine to pursue them; the impact of the upcoming U.S. Presidential and Congressional elections; and the other factors specified and set forth under "Risk Factors" in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The Company cautions not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except to the extent required by applicable law.

About B&W Enterprises

Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises is a global leader in energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets. Follow us on Twitter @BabcockWilcox and learn more at www.babcock.com.


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Executive Summary

Market Landscape

  • Market ecosystem
  • Value chain analysis

Market Sizing

  • Market definition
  • Market segment analysis
  • Market size 2019
  • Market outlook: Forecast for 2019-2024

Five Forces Analysis

  • Five forces summary
  • Bargaining power of buyers
  • Bargaining power of suppliers
  • Threat of new entrants
  • Threat of substitutes
  • Threat of rivalry
  • Market condition

Market Segmentation by Technology

  • Market segments
  • Comparison by Technology
  • Fuel injection systems - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • Pump feed systems - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • Gravity feed systems - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • Market opportunity by Technology

Customer landscape

Geographic Landscape

  • Geographic segmentation
  • Geographic comparison
  • North America - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • Europe - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • APAC - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • South America - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • MEA - Market size and forecast 2019-2024
  • Key leading countries
  • Market opportunity by geography
  • Volume drivers – Demand led growth
  • Market challenges
  • Market trends

Vendor Landscape

  • Overview
  • Vendor landscape
  • Landscape disruption

Vendor Analysis

  • Vendors covered
  • Market positioning of vendors
  • ALOFT AeroArchitects
  • BAE Systems Plc
  • Crane Co.
  • Eaton Corporation Plc
  • Honeywell International Inc.
  • Parker Hannifin Corp.
  • Raytheon Technologies Corp.
  • Safran SA
  • Senior Plc
  • Woodward Inc.

Appendix

  • Scope of the report
  • Currency conversion rates for US$
  • Research methodology
  • List of abbreviations

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RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synalloy Corporation (Nasdaq: SYNL), today announced its results for the second quarter of 2020. On June 30, 2020, management and the Board of Directors committed to and approved a plan to pursue a sale and exit of its Palmer Tanks of Texas, Inc. business and is actively marketing the sale of the assets.


During the second quarter of 2020, the Company realized operating losses of $1.9 million and non-cash, pre-tax charges totaling $6.1 million for asset impairments related to the Palmer of Texas Tanks, Inc. business. "The volatility of this business unit accelerated in recent years, reflecting the chaotic oil market. The COVID-19 pandemic created a demand shock that further exacerbated an oversupply of oil worldwide. WTI prices have fallen to levels where drilling in the Permian Basin no longer covers the cost of capital. Prospects for improvement in the short and intermediate terms are not promising," said Craig C. Bram, President and CEO. "While marginally profitable on an Adjusted EBITDA basis during the past several years, committing additional capital and management attention to this business going forward, no longer makes economic sense," added Bram.

Net sales for the second quarter of 2020 totaled $66.1 million. This represents a decrease of $12.6 million or 16.0% when compared to net sales for the second quarter of 2019. Net sales for the first six months of 2020 were $140.8 million, a decrease of $22.7 million or 13.9% from net sales for the first six months of 2019. The decline in sales at the Palmer business accounted for a large percentage of the year over year decline for the entire Company. Excluding the Palmer operation, sales in the second quarter and first six months of 2020 were down 5.0% from the previous year periods.

For the second quarter of 2020, the Company recorded a net loss of $7.0 million, or $0.77 diluted loss per share, compared to a net loss of $0.3 million, or $0.03 diluted loss per share for the second quarter of 2019. The second quarter of 2020 was negatively impacted by the previously mentioned operating losses of $1.9 million and $6.1 million in non-cash, pre-tax asset impairment charges at Palmer, inventory price change losses which, on a pre-tax basis, totaled $3.5 million, compared to a $1.8 million loss in the second quarter of 2019, $2.7 million in costs associated with the Company's proxy contest and election of directors at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, as well as changes in operating performance described in more detail below in the Segment discussions.

For the first six months of 2020, net loss was $8.1 million, or $0.90 diluted loss per share. This compares to a net loss of $1.2 million, or $0.13 diluted loss per share for the first six months of 2019. The first six months of 2020 was negatively impacted by operating losses at Palmer totaling $2.7 million and $6.1 million in non-cash, pre-tax asset impairment charges, inventory price change losses, which on a pre-tax basis totaled $3.9 million, compared to a $5.2 million loss for the first six months of 2019, as well as $2.9 million in costs associated with the Company's proxy contest and election of directors at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

The Company also reports its performance utilizing two non-GAAP financial measures: Adjusted Net (Loss) Income and Adjusted EBITDA. The Company's performance, as calculated under the two measures, is as follows:

  • Adjusted Net Loss for the second quarter of 2020 was $1.1 million, or $0.11 adjusted diluted loss per share compared to an Adjusted Net Loss of $0.3 million, or $0.04 adjusted diluted loss per share for the second quarter of 2019. For the first six months of 2020, Adjusted Net Loss was $1.8 million, or $0.19 adjusted diluted loss per share, compared to Adjusted Net Income of $0.3 million, or $0.04 adjusted diluted earnings per share for the first six months of 2019.
  • Adjusted EBITDA decreased $1.5 million for the second quarter of 2020 to $1.9 million (2.9% of sales), from $3.4 million (4.3% of sales) for the second quarter of 2019. For the first six months of 2020, Adjusted EBITDA was $4.6 million (3.3% of sales), compared to $8.2 million (5.0% of sales) for the first six months of 2019.

Both the Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA metrics include an add-back of the $2.7 million and $2.9 million in costs associated with the Company's proxy contest as noted above and an add-back of the $6.1 million in non-cash asset impairment charges for the Palmer operation. These costs were added back due to the nature of the charges as one-time charges unrelated to the ongoing operations of the Company.

The Company's results are periodically impacted by factors that are not included as adjustments to our non-GAAP measures, but which represent items that help explain differences in period to period results. As mentioned above, the second quarter of 2020 was negatively impacted by inventory price change losses which, on a pre-tax basis, totaled $3.5 million, compared to a $1.8 million loss in the second quarter of 2019, representing a decrease of $1.7 million in pre-tax income compared to the second quarter 2019.

Additionally, during the second quarter, other significant items occurred with a pre-tax impact of $2.1 million, and included the following:

  • Mark-to-market valuation gains on investments in equity securities totaling $1.1 million;
  • Settlement of the insurance claim associated with the heavy wall press outage resulted in proceeds and related gain of $1.0 million.

"The cost cutting initiatives implemented at the start of this year continued to build momentum in the second quarter. On a sequential basis, Adjusted EBITDA for the operating units, other than Palmer, totaled $3.5 million in the second quarter of this year as compared with $3.1 million in the first quarter of this year. This following a sales decline of $6.2 million in the second quarter as compared with the first quarter and inventory price change losses that totaled $3.5 million in the second quarter as compared with $0.4 million in inventory price change losses in the first quarter of the year," said Mr. Bram.

Metals Segment

The Metals Segment's net sales for the second quarter of 2020 totaled $52.0 million, a decrease of $12.5 million or 19.4% from the second quarter of 2019. Excluding the Palmer business, sales declined 6.0% from the same quarter last year. Pounds shipped in the second quarter of this year were down 8.7% from the same quarter last year, with average selling prices falling by 9.9%. Excluding the Palmer business, pounds shipped were down 1.1% and average selling prices were down 4.0% from the same quarter last year. Looking at sequential quarterly performance, pounds shipped in the second quarter were down 10.9% as compared with the first quarter of this year, while average selling price declined by 3.3% quarter over quarter. Excluding the Palmer business, pounds shipped were down 9.2%, while the average selling price declined by 1.8%.

Pounds of heavy wall seamless carbon pipe and tube were down 4.0% from last year’s second quarter, primarily in the oil and gas sector. Average selling prices were down 12.0%. On a sequential quarterly basis, pounds shipped for this product category were down 19.0% in the second quarter of this year as compared with the first quarter of this year, while average selling prices declined by 4.7%.

Pounds shipped of commodity welded pipe and tube in the second quarter of this year were up 0.6% over the second quarter of last year, while average selling prices declined by 1.9% despite a richer mix of alloys and projects. On a sequential quarterly basis, pounds shipped in the second quarter were down 8.1% from the first quarter of this year and average selling prices declined 1.9%. Shipments of polished ornamental pipe and tube in the second quarter of this year were down 16.5% from the same period last year, with average selling prices up by 2.5%. Sequentially, shipments in the second quarter of this year were down 2.4% from the first quarter of this year, while average selling prices declined by 2.1%, primarily related to declines in the automotive and consumer discretionary markets offset by increases in COVID-19 related medical equipment.

The backlog for our subsidiary, Bristol Metals, LLC, as of June 30, 2020, was $26.6 million, a decrease of 15.5% when compared to the same period in 2019. Total pounds in the backlog were down by 29.3%. Pricing for the stainless steel product line was up approximately 27%, primarily due to increased special alloy orders. Galvanized products had pricing 5% lower than prior year levels due to the decline in galvanized raw materials and the pass-through mechanisms in these contracts.

The Metals Segment's reported operating losses of $9.2 million for the second quarter of 2020 compared to operating income of $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2019.

Current quarter operating results were affected by nickel prices and resulting surcharges for 304 and 316 alloys. The second quarter of 2020 proved to be a much more unfavorable environment than the second quarter of 2019, with net metal pricing losses of $3.5 million, compared to last year's $1.8 million in metal pricing losses. Second quarter 2020 surcharges on 304 alloy were approximately 11% lower than second quarter 2019 levels and 2020 surcharges on 316 alloy were 17% lower than the second quarter of 2019. More importantly, second quarter 2020 surcharges on 304 and 316 alloys were lower by 19% and 21%, respectively, when compared with the surcharges in place just five months earlier.

Specialty Chemicals Segment

Net sales for the Specialty Chemicals Segment in the second quarter of 2020 totaled $14.1 million, representing a $0.2 million or 1.1% decrease from the second quarter of 2019. Pounds shipped in the second quarter of this year were up 1.4% over the same period last year, while average selling prices were down 2.6%. On a sequential quarterly basis, pounds shipped in the second quarter of this year were up 10.6% over the first quarter of this year, with average selling prices declining by 9.1%.

Companies in the specialty chemical space are facing a significant downturn in demand for specialty chemicals. Weak industrial and manufacturing activities due to the COVID-19 lock-down restrictions and disruptions in supply chains have affected demand in North America. The relative strength of sales during the second quarter, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the Household, Industrial & Institutional and Sanitation supply chain, is a result of the Segment's increased production of hand sanitizer and cleaning aids to help supply critical sanitation products.

Operating income for the Specialty Chemicals Segment for the second quarter of 2020 was $2.0 million, an increase of $1.1 million from the same quarter of 2019. The increase in operating income is directly related to significant profit improvement efforts that yielded pricing and margin improvements of $0.2 million, lower manufacturing costs of $0.6 million and lower selling, general, and administrative costs of $0.3 million.

Other Items

Unallocated corporate expenses for the second quarter of 2020 decreased $0.4 million or 18.4% to $1.6 million (2.4% of sales) compared to $1.9 million (2.5% of sales) for the same period in the prior year. The second quarter decrease resulted primarily from lower professional fees, incentive bonuses, and travel expenses in the period.

Interest expense was $0.5 million and $1.0 million for the second quarter of 2020 and 2019, respectively. The decrease was related to lower average debt outstanding in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the second quarter of 2019.

The effective tax rate was 23.6% and 14.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, resulting in a tax benefit of $2.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The June 30, 2020 effective tax rate was higher than the statutory rate of 21.0% due to the discrete treatment of costs attributable to our proxy contest, year to date tax benefits on our stock compensation plan, and estimated tax benefits associated with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) which was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act includes various income and payroll tax provisions, notably enabling us to carry back net operating losses and recover taxes paid in prior years.

The effective tax rate was 30.4% and 23.6% for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, resulting in a tax benefit of $3.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first six months of 2020 was higher than the statutory rate of 21.0% due to the discrete treatment of costs attributable to our proxy contest, and tax benefits on our stock compensation plan and estimated tax benefits associated with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) which was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act includes various income and payroll tax provisions, notably enabling us to carry back net operating losses and recover taxes paid in prior years.

The Company's cash balance increased $0.8 million to $1.4 million as of June 30, 2020 compared to $0.6 million at December 31, 2019. Fluctuations affecting cash flows during the six months ended June 30, 2020 were comprised of the following:

a)

Net inventories decreased $2.9 million at June 30, 2020 when compared to December 31, 2019, mainly due to the write-down of inventory related to the Palmer business in the second quarter. Inventory turns increased from 1.62 turns at December 31, 2019, calculated on a three-month average basis, to 1.75 turns at June 30, 2020;

 

b)

Accounts payable increased $3.7 million as of June 30, 2020 as compared to December 31, 2019, primarily due to higher metal purchases in the second quarter compared to the fourth quarter. Accounts payable days outstanding were approximately 32 days at June 30, 2020 compared to 36 days at December 31, 2019;

 

c)

Net accounts receivable increased $1.2 million at June 30, 2020 as compared to December 31, 2019, due primarily to improved business activity within the Specialty Chemicals Segment in the second quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Days sales outstanding, calculated using a six-month average basis, was 46 days outstanding at June 30, 2020 and 50 days at December 31, 2019, respectively;

 

d)

Capital expenditures for the first six months of 2020 were $2.0 million; and

 

e)

The Company paid $2.3 million during the first six months of 2020 related to the earn-out liabilities from the 2019 American Stainless, 2018 MUSA-Galvanized and 2017 MUSA-Stainless acquisitions.

The Company had $78.6 million of total borrowings outstanding with its lender as of June 30, 2020. The total is up $3.0 million from the balance at December 31, 2019. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had $7.2 million of remaining available capacity under its line of credit.

Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Company is subject to certain covenants including maintaining a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.25, maintaining a minimum tangible net worth of not less than $60.0 million, and a limitation on the Company’s maximum amount of capital expenditures per year, which is in line with currently projected needs.

The Company notified its bank of a technical default of the fixed charge coverage ratio in its Credit Agreement at the quarter ended June 30, 2020. To address the technical default, the Company entered into two amendments to its Credit Agreement with its bank subsequent to the end of the quarter. On July 31, 2020, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (the "Third Amendment") with its bank. The Third Amendment amended the definition of the fixed charge coverage ratio to include the proxy contest costs in the numerator of the ratio calculation. The amendment is effective for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and the directly following three quarters after June 30, 2020. Additionally, on August 13, 2020, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (the "Fourth Amendment") with its bank. The Fourth Amendment amended the definition of the fixed charge coverage ratio to include the lesser of the actual non-cash asset impairment charge related to Palmer, or $6.0 million in the numerator of the ratio calculation. The amendment is effective for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and the directly following three quarters after June 30, 2020.

At June 30, 2020, the Company had a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.39 and a minimum tangible net worth of $67.4 million.

Outlook

The manufacturing sector will continue to face challenges over the next several quarters. As a result of the uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have suspended all Fiscal 2020 guidance and are not providing guidance at this time. With a restart of the economy pending, we cannot predict the impact on our various businesses. We remain diligent and thoughtful in managing profitability and liquidity while navigating these unprecedented times and continuing to execute our strategy.

Synalloy Corporation (Nasdaq: SYNL) is a growth oriented company that engages in a number of diverse business activities including the production of stainless steel and galvanized pipe and tube, the master distribution of seamless carbon pipe and tube, and the production of specialty chemicals. For more information about Synalloy Corporation, please visit our website at www.synalloy.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release includes and incorporates by reference "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." The words "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "believe," "should," "anticipate," "hope," "optimistic," "plan," "outlook," "should," "could," "may" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those identified below, which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The following factors could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated: adverse economic conditions; the impact of competitive products and pricing; product demand and acceptance risks; raw material and other increased costs; raw materials availability; employee relations; ability to maintain workforce by hiring trained employees; labor efficiencies; customer delays or difficulties in the production of products; new fracking regulations; a prolonged decrease in nickel and oil prices; unforeseen delays in completing the integrations of acquisitions; risks associated with mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and other expansion activities; financial stability of our customers; environmental issues; negative or unexpected results from tax law changes; unavailability of debt financing on acceptable terms and exposure to increased market interest rate risk; inability to comply with covenants and ratios required by our debt financing arrangements; ability to weather an economic downturn; loss of consumer or investor confidence, risks relating to the impact and spread of COVID-19 and other risks detailed from time-to-time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information included in this release.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

Financial statement information included in this earnings release includes non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables which provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures.

Adjusted Net (Loss) Income and Adjusted Diluted (Loss) Earnings per Share are non-GAAP measures and exclude discontinued operations, goodwill impairment, asset impairment, stock option / grant costs, non-cash lease costs, acquisition costs, proxy contest costs, shelf registration costs, earn-out adjustments, gain on excess death benefit, realized and unrealized (gains) and losses on investments in equity securities, casualty insurance gain, all (gains) losses associated with a Sale-Leaseback, and retention costs from net income. They also utilize a constant effective tax rate to reflect tax neutral results.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and excludes discontinued operations, goodwill impairment, asset impairment, interest expense (including change in fair value of interest rate swap), income taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock option / grant costs, non-cash lease cost, acquisition costs, proxy contest costs, shelf registration costs, earn-out adjustments, gain on excess death benefit, realized and unrealized (gains) and losses on investments in equity securities, casualty insurance gain, all (gains) losses associated with a Sale-Leaseback and retention costs from net income.

Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide additional useful information to allow readers to compare the financial results between periods. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider the Company's performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the Company. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.

Synalloy Corporation Comparative Analysis

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

(unaudited)

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

Net sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals Segment

$

52,018

 

 

$

64,503

 

 

$

112,681

 

 

$

135,607

 

Specialty Chemicals Segment

14,118

 

 

14,275

 

 

28,152

 

 

27,975

 

 

$

66,136

 

 

$

78,778

 

 

$

140,833

 

 

$

163,582

 

Operating (loss) income

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals Segment

$

(9,155

)

 

$

1,193

 

 

$

(8,221

)

 

$

2,675

 

Specialty Chemicals Segment

1,980

 

 

926

 

 

2,447

 

 

1,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unallocated expense (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

1,586

 

 

1,944

 

 

3,607

 

 

4,251

 

Acquisition costs and other

6

 

 

20

 

 

135

 

 

348

 

Proxy contest costs

2,734

 

 

 

 

2,909

 

 

 

Earn-out adjustments

(827

)

 

(418

)

 

(823

)

 

(401

)

Operating (loss) income

(10,674

)

 

573

 

 

(11,602

)

 

17

 

Interest expense

532

 

 

1,010

 

 

1,251

 

 

2,034

 

Change in fair value of interest rate swap

(4

)

 

77

 

 

81

 

 

124

 

Other (income) expense, net

(2,129

)

 

(110

)

 

(1,303

)

 

(404

)

Net loss before income taxes

(9,073

)

 

(404

)

 

(11,631

)

 

(1,737

)

Income tax (benefit)

(2,116

)

 

(142

)

 

(3,496

)

 

(548

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(6,957

)

 

$

(262

)

 

$

(8,135

)

 

$

(1,189

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

(0.77

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.90

)

 

$

(0.13

)

Diluted

$

(0.77

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.90

)

 

$

(0.13

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

9,058

 

 

8,974

 

 

9,066

 

 

8,951

 

Diluted

9,058

 

 

8,974

 

 

9,066

 

 

8,951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

1,947

 

 

3,408

 

 

4,587

 

 

8,175

 

(1) The term Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company believes is useful to investors in evaluating its results to determine the value of a company. An item is included in the measure if its periodic value is inconsistent and sufficiently material that not identifying the item would render period comparability less meaningful to the reader or if including the item provides a clearer representation of normalized periodic earnings. The Company includes in Adjusted EBITDA two categories of items: 1) Base EBITDA components, including: earnings before discontinued operations, interest (including change in fair value of interest rate swap), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and 2) Material transaction costs including: goodwill impairment, asset impairment, acquisition costs, proxy contest costs, shelf registration costs, earn-out adjustments, gain on excess death benefit, realized and unrealized (gains) and losses on investments in equity securities, casualty insurance gains, all (gains) losses associated with Sale-leaseback, stock option/grant costs, non-cash lease cost, and retention costs from net income. For a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent, refer to the Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA as shown on next page.


Contacts

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AMES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGI) announced today that it has added Walter Berger to the company’s Board of Directors.



Mr. Berger brings a broad cross-section of experience with commercial, product, operating, strategic, M&A, and financial responsibilities and outcomes. Notably, he has strong domain expertise in technology commercialization, including energy, Cloud, software, and communications.

“We are very pleased to be adding Walter to the REG Board. His professional background and expertise bring additional diverse and synergistic perspectives to REG,” said Jeffrey Stroburg, Chairman of the Board. “Despite the current challenging operating environment under COVID-19, REG continues to accelerate our participation in the energy transition. Walter will be an asset to our team as we drive for ongoing growth and long-term success.”

Mr. Berger currently serves as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director of KYMETA Corporation, a satellite technology and communications company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

Before joining KYMETA, Mr. Berger served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Nuvectra Corporation, a medical device company. Before that, Mr. Berger served as Chief Financial Officer of AppDynamics Inc., an application performance management and IT operations analytics company. Mr. Berger has also served on for-profit and non-profit boards, including Sirius Computer Solutions, a national integrator of technology-based business solutions, until late 2017. Mr. Berger holds a B.A. in business administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Berger will serve as a Class I Director and will serve on the Audit and Risk Management committees of the Board. His term will expire at the 2021 annual meeting of the company’s stockholders.

About Renewable Energy Group

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGI) is leading the energy industry's transition to sustainability by transforming renewable resources into high-quality, cleaner fuels. REG is North America’s largest producer of biodiesel and an industry leading producer of renewable diesel. REG solutions are alternatives for petroleum diesel and produce significantly lower carbon emissions. REG utilizes a global integrated procurement, distribution and logistics network to operate 13 biorefineries in the U.S. and Europe. In 2019, REG produced 495 million gallons of cleaner fuel delivering over 4.2 million metric tons of carbon reduction. REG is meeting the growing global demand for lower-carbon fuels and leading the way to a more sustainable future.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions, are subject to change, and actual results may differ materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are described in REG's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and from time to time in the Company's other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and REG does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements based on new developments or changes in our expectations


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Aspen GDOT™ software delivers production optimization across the plant, driving efficiency and improved execution

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZPN), a global leader in asset optimization software, today announced that Heide Refinery, one of the most complex refineries in Europe, has licensed Aspen Generic Dynamic Optimization Technology (GDOT) software to achieve production levels more closely aligned to plan.


The solution will be deployed to help improve refinery margins with real-time, closed-loop, dynamic optimization increasing the flexibility of operations. GDOT will maximize against operational constraints across the refinery and help to reduce finished product quality giveaway, improving business results.

Juergen Wollschlaeger, CEO at Heide Refinery said: “AspenTech’s GDOT will improve agility in our response to changes in market conditions, such as those we are experiencing right now. It will optimize our production by continuously adjusting targets in the individual controllers within the Advanced Process Control layer so that they align with the economic objectives from planning and scheduling. Ultimately GDOT will optimize profits by minimizing finished product quality giveaway and maximizing production of the most valuable products.”

Matt Holland, vice president of sales for EURA, Aspen Technology added: “The global energy industry is facing a number of unforeseen challenges today. Operational flexibility for refineries is more crucial than ever in this environment. Our GDOT technology will give Heide Refinery the increased agility and flexibility in its operations that this unpredictable landscape demands.”

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About Raffinerie Heide

Raffinerie Heide GmbH is part of the Klesch Group and is one of the largest employers in Dithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein, with around 560 employees and 40 trainees. The company has an annual processing capacity of 4.5 million tonnes of crude oil, equal to the oil demands of the entire state of Schleswig-Holstein. The refinery with a medium-sized ethos, which was founded in 2010, produces traditional petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and aviation fuel. It also produces light heating oil and base materials for the chemicals industry. Raffinerie Heide, which is one of the most complex refineries in Europe, is among the best in the continent in terms of utilisation and availability thanks to its strict standards of care in relation to maintenance.

About Aspen Technology

Aspen Technology (AspenTech) is a global leader in asset optimization software. Its solutions address complex, industrial environments where it is critical to optimize the asset design, operation and maintenance lifecycle. AspenTech uniquely combines decades of process modelling expertise with artificial intelligence. Its purpose-built software platform automates knowledge work and builds sustainable competitive advantage by delivering high returns over the entire asset lifecycle. As a result, companies in capital-intensive industries can maximize uptime and push the limits of performance, running their assets safer, greener, longer and faster. Visit AspenTech.com to find out more. 

© 2020 Aspen Technology, Inc. AspenTech, aspenONE®, the Aspen leaf logo, Aspen, Aspen GDOT™ are trademarks of Aspen Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. 


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Aspen Technology, Inc.
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ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Ramsey County District Court judge today found that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) did not engage in any procedural irregularities in connection with the processing of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the NorthMet copper-nickel-precious metals project, according to Poly Met Mining, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PolyMet Mining Corp. (together “PolyMet” or the “company”) TSX: POM; NYSE American: PLM.


In his decision, Judge John H. Guthmann rejected the allegations that MPCA engaged in a systematic effort to keep evidence out of the administrative record. Those allegations had been made by the relators Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, WaterLegacy, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness. Judge Guthmann made his findings after presiding over a seven-day hearing in St. Paul in January and extensive briefing from the parties.

Judge Guthmann found no evidence that the MPCA attempted to suppress EPA comments. Indeed, the court observed that the process for PolyMet’s permit involved “significantly more interaction between the EPA and the MPCA than with the usual NPDES permit.” The court determined that “[a]t no time did the MPCA try to discourage or prevent the EPA from submitting written comments on either the pre-proposed permit or the final permit.” The court found that MPCA’s effort to reach an agreement with EPA to delay making written comments on a draft NorthMet NPDES permit until sometime after the public notice period did not constitute a procedural irregularity. The court concluded that the MPCA exceeded the requirements of the Memorandum of Agreement between EPA and MPCA.

The district court’s conclusion that no procedural irregularities occurred in the processing of PolyMet’s permit will be incorporated into the broader challenge to that permit currently pending before the court of appeals. In that case, environmental groups and the Fond du Lac Band have challenged the MPCA’s decision to issue the permit and its denial of a contested-case hearing. The court of appeals will decide the schedule for briefing and oral argument.

“We are pleased with the district court’s ruling and look forward to defending the challenge to the water permit currently pending in the court of appeals,” said Jon Cherry, chairman, president and CEO. “We remain confident the water quality permit meets all applicable standards and will ultimately be upheld by the courts.”

The district court decision comes on the heels of the Minnesota Supreme Court this spring granting the company’s and regulators’ petitions to review court of appeals’ rulings on its Permit to Mine, dam safety and air quality permits. The Minnesota Supreme Court recently scheduled oral argument in the Permit to Mine appeal for October 13, 2020.

About PolyMet

PolyMet is a mine development company that owns 100% of the NorthMet Project, the first large-scale project to be permitted within the Duluth Complex in northeastern Minnesota, one of the world’s major, undeveloped mining regions. NorthMet has significant proven and probable reserves of copper, nickel and palladium – metals vital to global carbon reduction efforts – in addition to marketable reserves of cobalt, platinum and gold. When operational, NorthMet will become one of the leading producers of nickel, palladium and cobalt in the U.S., providing a much needed, responsibly mined source of these critical and essential metals.

Located in the Mesabi Iron Range, the project will provide economic diversity while leveraging the region’s established supplier network and skilled workforce, and generate a level of activity that will have a significant effect in the local economy. For more information: www.polymetmining.com.

PolyMet Disclosures

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements concerning anticipated developments in PolyMet’s operations in the future. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “potential,” “possible,” “projects,” “plans,” and similar expressions, or statements that events, conditions or results “will,” “may,” “could,” or “should” occur or be achieved or their negatives or other comparable words. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding the ability to receive environmental and operating permits, job creation, and the effect on the local economy, or other statements that are not a statement of fact. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements due to risks facing PolyMet or due to actual facts differing from the assumptions underlying its predictions.

PolyMet’s forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, expectations and opinions of management on the date the statements are made, and PolyMet does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management’s beliefs, expectations and opinions should change.

Specific reference is made to risk factors and other considerations underlying forward-looking statements discussed in PolyMet’s most recent Annual Report on Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, and in our other filings with Canadian securities authorities and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Annual Report on Form 40-F also contains the company’s mineral resource and other data as required under National Instrument 43-101.

The TSX has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


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Trend expected to continue into 2020 for the sixth consecutive year

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), the voice of Ontario’s engineering community, has released updated data on curtailed (wasted) energy, following its 2019 Retail Electricity Price Reform Report, revealing that Ontario wasted a total of 6.5 terawatt-hours (TWh) of clean electricity in 2019 – an amount sufficient to power 720,000 average-sized homes1 for one year.

These findings represent a 12 per cent increase in wasted electricity from 2018. This trend has remained consistent with data dating back to 2015 and is anticipated to continue this year, with the prolonged impacts of COVID-19 expected to significantly increase the amount of wasted clean electricity in 2020. The initial report, released by OSPE in April 2019, follows a detailed analysis of year-end data issued by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and Ontario Power Generation (OPG).

The Gap Between Production and Demand

The data indicates that Ontario’s electricity pricing system is not structured to account for the low demand it has been experiencing.

“Over the last six years, Ontario has curtailed 38.5 TWh of clean electricity,” said Sandro Perruzza, CEO of OSPE. “This system is too expensive and simply not sustainable, which is why we are calling upon the provincial government and Ontario Energy Board to explore reformed retail pricing plans for consumers to subscribe to on a voluntary basis.”

“The province also continues to export even larger amounts of surplus clean electricity to neighbouring jurisdictions at a lower price than the total cost of production,” said Paul Acchione, P.Eng., energy expert and former President and Chair of OSPE.

In addition to curtailment, surplus hydroelectric, wind, solar and nuclear generated electricity was also exported to adjoining power grids from 2014 to 2019 at prices much lower than the cost of production. This occurs because Ontario produces more clean electricity than Ontario consumers currently use, so the province is forced to sell off the surplus at the low wholesale market rate. Total exports in 2019 were 19.8 TWh, compared to 18.6 TWh in 2018. OSPE estimates that about half of those exports were surplus clean electricity, enough to power about 1.2 million homes for one year.

The Impact of COVID-19

Ontario’s current electricity system is built to support businesses operating between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and a large percentage of homes left idle for a minimum of eight hours a day. Electricity consumption patterns have drastically changed over the last six months, primarily as a result of shifts in the business climate and workplace. These changes have led to an inevitable increase in wasted electricity.

“The restrictions COVID-19 has imposed on economic activity are already having an impact on Ontario’s electricity consumption,” said Perruzza. “OPG reported that in the first quarter of 2020, hydroelectric curtailment increased by 130 per cent. This will continue for the duration of the pandemic, ultimately resulting in a significant increase in the amount of curtailment in 2020.” Despite high Ontario system demand peaks such as those on some hours of the day in July 2020, there remains many, many hours during the year with surplus generation that is either curtailed or exported at low prices which is a wasted economic and environmental opportunity.

Proposed Solutions

OSPE has become recognized as a trusted advisor by the Ontario government and is regularly looked to by politicians to provide input on policy, planning and budget decisions. Rather than continuing to waste viable clean electricity, OSPE recommends the province leverage its excess electricity to:

  • Displace fossil fuel consumption for consumer’s heating needs
  • Charge Ontario’s growing fleet of electric vehicles
  • Create clean hydrogen for Ontario’s industrial sector and hydrogen powered vehicles

Emily Thorn Corthay, OSPE’s Energy Task Force Chair, emphasizes that, “OSPE’s proposed retail electricity pricing would incent people to fill the troughs in electricity demand through low pricing with no additional system costs which would overall lower total energy costs for those consumers who choose to opt in.”

“Professional Engineers are key to discovering, leading and implementing data-driven, practical solutions to support the integration of green technologies for a long-term, sustainable and resilient future,” said Réjeanne Aimey, President and Chair of OSPE. “Re-allocating surplus electricity by way of price reform is the next step in Ontario’s advancement, and engineers are equipped with the innovation and scientific skills to accomplish this.”

For more information, please refer to the full 2019 Retail Electricity Price Reform report.

About the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE)

OSPE is the advocacy body and voice of the Ontario engineering profession, representing more than 85,000 Professional Engineers and 293,600 engineering students and graduates in Ontario. OSPE’s Energy Task Force has provided strategic engineering input to Ontario’s Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and the previous Ministry of Energy for more than ten years, with many of OSPE’s recommendations saving consumers hundreds of millions of dollars per year.

As a member-driven professional association, OSPE welcomes the entire engineering community to contribute knowledge, skills and leadership to help create a better future for the profession and society. For more information about OSPE, please visit www.ospe.on.ca.

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1 https://www.oeb.ca/oeb/_Documents/Documents/Report_Defining_Typical_Elec_Customer_20160414.pdf


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