Brilex, Valerus to Celebrate Youngstown Partnership
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Brilex Industries will celebrate its partnership with Houston-based Valerus during an open house Wednesday for civic and business leaders and the news media.
Houston-based Valerus, a global provider of oil and gas handling and processing equipment, announced last year it would partner with Brilex, a local fabricating, machining and assembly company, to manufacture oil and gas production equipment at the Brilex plant on Andrews Avenue here. The partnership was created to serve customers in the Marcellus and Utica shale plays. In January, the partners announced hey had completed their first order of Ohio-manufactured oil and gas production equipment for a Utica shale operator.
Valerus “greatly appreciates the support it received” from entities including the state, city and Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, said Nick Sajatovic, vice president of the manufacturing and supply chain for Valerus, in a prepared statement announcing the open house.
“Brilex’ partnership with Valerus will benefit the local economy and bring value to the region’s rapidly growing oil and gas industry,” added Brian Benyo, president of Brilex Industries. “The completion of Brilex’ first set of production equipment for Valerus signifies the beginning of a partnership that will benefit both the city of Youngstown through job creation and the region’s unconventional gas market, which is expected to grow.”
Tomorrow’s event will begin with remarks by Valerus and Brilex executives, followed by lunch and an opportunity to tour the plant and learn more about the equipment being manufactured there.
Valerus said its venture here will give potential customers faster access to production equipment and at lower transportation costs.
The partnership with Brilex has created 10 jobs to date and is expected to add a total of 30 local jobs as manufacturing increases at the plant, Valerus said.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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