First Minister Carwyn Jones is leading a delegation of 18 companies to meet with business, political and academic leaders in San Francisco as part of a four-day trade mission.
The agreement will see Hydro, a water treatment manufacturer, working in the US emergency response arena.
It is a great privilege to work side-by-side with a market giant such as T&T.
During the next three years, this project will create high quality job opportunities for an estimated 100 people, not only within Wales but for Welsh people who have an ambition to work outside the UK in exciting and diverse locations.
I welcome this new venture involving two companies that between them have the potential to bring about real environmental benefits through mitigating the damaging effects of disasters, whether they be natural or man-made.
This agreement today will not only launch Hydro into the US emergency response arena – a truly significant market - but will also generate a good number of high quality jobs in Wales.
The First Minister pictured with bosses at Hydro Industries and T&T Salvage, who have struck a deal set to create 100 Welsh jobs Credit: Welsh Government
Around 100 new jobs are set to be created in Wales through a joint venture between Llangennech-based company Hydro Industries and US company T&T Salvage.
The deal was sealed during a four-day trade mission in San Francisco, where First Minister Carwyn Jones is leading a delegation of 18 Welsh businesses.
Hydro Industries specialises in the design, manufacture and operation of electro-based water treatment products. The deal will see unique products that have been developed and patented in Wales deployed across the United States market.
More Welsh firms are looking to overseas markets to fill their order books, driven by sluggish demand at home.
Over £13bn of goods are exported from Wales each year, with more than a quarter going to the United States.
Now the First Minister is heading to San Franscisco - the latest stop in a series of 16 trade missions this year designed to promote Wales as a place to invest and Welsh companies abroad.
First Minister visits US on four-day trade mission
The First Minister will visit Silicon Valley as he aims to boost Wales' profile stateside. Credit: PA
The First Minister arrives in the US today to meet with business, political and academic leaders in San Francisco as part of a four-day trade mission.
Carwyn Jones will lead a delegation of 18 Welsh companies from sectors including life sciences, ICT, and the creative industries in efforts to promote trade and potential inward investment in Wales.
