Mar 12, 2020   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

BGL Industrials Insider - Green Drives Industrial Technology Investment

CLEVELAND, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Technology is leading resource conservation strategies across the industrial sector, with a heightened focus on energy efficiency, de-carbonization, and the deployment of smart manufacturing, according to the Industrials Insider, an industry report released by Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL). Industrial technology investment activity is aligned with these trends, with capital flowing to equipment and products that advance green manufacturing practices in the industrial environment. Access the full report here.

    --  The Energy sector is undergoing a pronounced shift with a growing
        emphasis on emissions reduction. Permitted U.S. refinery expansion
        projects have the potential to increase annual emissions by up to
        267,200 tons of VOC, NOx, and CO2 by 2025, which will require
        significant investment in additional emissions control equipment.
        Tightening regulatory requirements and rising attention to environmental
        stewardship are also inciting demand for reliable emissions control
        solutions and driving additional technology investment to ensure
        operational compliance.

    --  Technology is disrupting the Water sector with nutrient management and
        smart infrastructure core to advancing water quality and conservation
        strategies. Intelligent equipment such as smart meters and sensors
        provide industrial facilities and municipalities with robust digital
        solutions for water, wastewater, and stormwater monitoring and control.

    --  Manufacturing automation and robotics are addressing pressures of a
        tight labor market and expected to drive efficiency, lower production
        costs, and reduce waste in industrial settings. In the Waste sector,
        emerging robotics technology is helping address operational challenges
        arising from mixed volumes and waste streams by lowering processing
        costs and improving recovery and recycling rates.

The "greening" of industry is drawing broad investor interest, with conservation of energy and natural resources, waste reduction and recycling, and improved air quality among key areas of focus. Recent private equity and venture capital investment activity is illustrative of investor demand and spans various areas of resource management including energy and emissions (Apollo Global Management (Power and Energy Business of SPX Flow) and KPS Capital Partners (Howden)); water (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and XPV Partners (Nexom and EOSi); Renovo Capital (FPI Sensors International); Midwest Mezzanine Funds (Dorsett Technologies)); and recycling (Sequoia Capital and other investors (AMP Robotics)). Manufacturing automation is also seeing accelerating M&A activity, with recent investments by Hitachi (JR Automation), Airbus (MTM Robotics), and Amazon (CANVAS Technology) among the notable acquisitions.

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