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NOW Inc. operates globally, with a significant presence in the United States and Canada, specializing in the distribution of essential industrial and energy-related products. Its primary focus is on serving sectors such as petroleum refining, chemical processing, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, power generation utilities, and general industrial manufacturing operations. The company's offerings are available under its well-known brand names, DistributionNOW and DNOW. Its comprehensive product portfolio encompasses a wide array of items, from routine maintenance, repair, and operational (MRO) consumables to critical infrastructure components. This includes piping, valves, fittings, flanges, gaskets, fasteners, and various electrical and instrumentation products. They also supply specialized equipment such as artificial lift systems, pumping solutions, valve actuators, modular processing units, and measurement and control devices. Furthermore, the company stocks general industrial supplies like mill goods, tools, safety gear, and personal protective equipment (PPE), alongside application-specific products like coatings and other expendable materials. Beyond general supplies, NOW Inc. is a provider of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) machinery, such as industrial pumps, generators, air and gas compressors, dryers, blowers, mixers, and specialized valves. They also deliver prefabricated oil and gas tank battery solutions. Their service extends to providing complete application systems, optimizing work processes, facilitating parts integration, offering comprehensive optimization strategies, and delivering crucial after-sales technical support. Additionally, NOW Inc. offers robust supply chain and materials management services. These solutions cover procurement, strategic inventory planning and oversight, and efficient warehouse management. Their capabilities further extend to logistics optimization, deployment of point-of-use technologies, project management, streamlining business processes, and detailed performance metrics reporting. With a broad operational footprint encompassing roughly 180 locations, NOW Inc. caters to a diverse client base across the entire energy spectrum – upstream, midstream, and downstream. Their clientele includes drilling and well-servicing contractors, independent and national oil and gas enterprises, midstream infrastructure operators, and refineries. They also support petrochemical, chemical, utility, and other downstream energy processing entities, alongside a variety of general industrial and manufacturing businesses. Established in 1862, the company maintains its corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.