Discus: Manufacturing Through Challenging Economies

The experts at Discus look at the challenges of internal floating roofs and how repurposing infrastructure can benefit the wider US ecomony Domestic manufacturing is not just an ESG value-add, but a vital component to a sustainable fabrication strategy. The effects of repeated tariffs and tariff threats have caused considerable supply chain constraints on many suppliers, who were previously well-positioned to serve the major US oil companies. Tariffs have driven up pricing for many in the US supply chain, and the ongoing volatility of tariffs is particularly harmful to US suppliers who rely on imported materials, or parts fabricated abroad. Storage terminals maintain a critical function for the US energy industry. Liquid fuels dominate more than 40% of the tank storage market, and the industry looks forward to even greater expansion with the development and mandating of sustainable and renewable fuels. As science and emerging technology improve the liquids we use, new sustainable liquid products underscore the need for additional storage. Liquid storage capacity remains central to our future. A big change is that the owners of aging infrastructure are not merely maintaining...