Vorbeck Materials Holds Grand Opening of New Facility in Grand Forks
The 47,000-square-foot facility will produce about 1 million gallons of PFAS-free foam a year, officials said.
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New Grand Forks facility focuses on safer firefighting foam
GRAND FORKS — A Grand Forks manufacturer is hoping to bring a safer firefight to the region and country. Vorbeck held a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, May 6, for an expansion to its facility in Grand Forks, where it'll annually produce 1 million gallons of fire suppressant. They set up a large controlled kerosene fire outside the new Vorbeck Materials plant, used as a simulation to show off the special firefighting foam. "We've already been talki…
Vorbeck Materials Holds Grand Opening of New Facility in Grand Forks
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Elected officials, first responders, and many more gathered in Grand Forks on May 6 for the grand opening of a new manufacturing facility. Those leaders say that facility will have a massive, positive ripple effect on the entire local community. The facility belongs to Vorbeck Materials, which was founded in Maryland, but decided to relocate. “North Dakota and Grand Forks in particular became the ideal spot for us,” sa…
Vorbeck holds ribbon cutting for Grand Forks manufacturing facility
GRAND FORKS — Sen. John Hoeven said a new manufacturing facility in Grand Forks producing one million gallons of fire suppressant a year, the same company creating graphene antennas, shows how technologies and the economy in the state will continue to grow and develop. Hoeven, R-N.D., said it has importance both to North Dakota’s unmanned aircraft system work and students at the University of North Dakota. “(Students are) not just coming for an …
Hoeven addresses success of Grand Forks business in multiple sectors
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota Senator John Hoeven says a 47-thousand square foot facility in Grand Forks develops advanced materials for extreme environments, focusing on defense, aerospace and industrial application. Vorbeck Materials is in negotiations with the Defense Logistics Agency to finalize the contract for funding seven million dollars to support development of Vorbeck’s graphite-based fire suppressant. Vorbeck was founded in Maryla…
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