The Pennsylvania Energy Infrastructure Alliance (PEIA) recently issued statements in response to a new study that reveals how domestic natural gas strengthens manufacturing and encourages U.S. manufacturing growth and employment.

The study, entitled “Energizing Manufacturing: Natural Gas and Economic Growth” and conducted by IHS Economics and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Center for Manufacturing Research, suggested that even as natural gas production reshapes the U.S. economy and redefines America’s competitive advantages, there is still room to grow.

There is a mismatch, geographically, in natural gas supply and demand. New pipeline and processing infrastructure will be keys to connecting new supply sources with new and growing sources of demand, especially in manufacturing sectors.

“Pipelines connect gas fields in the western part of the state to processing facilities in eastern Pennsylvania,” said Trish McFarland, President of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and a founding member of PEIA. “In other words, we’re all in this together. Pipelines are helping to fuel an economic and manufacturing revival in Pennsylvania.

“Nowhere is that more evident than in Delaware County, where developments in and around Marcus Hook are driving investments and creating jobs.”

PEIA is a broad-based coalition of labor, agriculture, manufacturing, and other business interests that support private investment in pipeline and other energy infrastructure developments.