Industrial Valves

Industrial Valves

Growth in the US market for industrial valves will average 4.9% annually to $19.8 billion in 2018. Demand will be fueled by increased output in process manufacturing and other markets that use valves.

This report segments the industrial valve industry by material, product and market. Data is provided in dollars.

Valve products include:
Application-specific standard (nuclear; plumbing, heating, and cooling; and waterworks)
Multi-turn standard (gate, globe, and check)
Quarter turn standard (ball, butterfly, and plug)
Other standard valve products
Automatic actuators
Automatic control (pneumatic, solenoid, and electric and other)
Automatic regulator

Multi-turn standard valves will remain the largest of these in dollar terms in 2018, accounting for 22% of the market total. The fastest growth will be posted by automatic regulator valves, driven by rising output in end-use industries and by concerns about safety and general system regulation.

Major markets include:
Construction
Process manufacturing (chemicals, petroleum refining, pulp and paper, and other)
Resource extraction (crude oil and natural gas, and mining)
Utilities (Electric power, natural gas, and water and sewage)
Other

Process manufacturing was the leading market in 2013, responsible for 38% of all industrial valve demand. The most rapid gains through 2018 are forecast for construction, supported by a rebound in building activity after a period of decline.

Among the materials used to manufacture industrial valves are:
Copper-based (brass and bronze)
Iron
Steel and steel alloys
Plastic and other

Steel and steel alloys are the most commonly used valve materials, accounting for 49% of the 2013 market total. However, sales of copper-based valves will climb the fastest through 2018, driven by an upturn in building construction spending.

Hundreds of companies are active in the US industrial valve industry. Leading suppliers include Cameron International, Curtiss-Wright, Emerson Electric, Flowserve, General Electric, McWane, Mueller, Pentair, and Watts Water Technologies.


  • INTRODUCTION
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • Table INDUSTRIAL VALVE SUPPLY & DEMAND
  • MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    • General
    • Macroeconomic Overview
      • Table MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
    • Nonresidential Fixed Investment Trends
      • Table NONRESIDENTIAL FIXED INVESTMENT
    • Manufacturing Outlook
      • Table MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS
      • Chemical Industry Overview
        • Table CHEMICAL SHIPMENTS
      • Petroleum Refining Industry Overview
        • Table REFINED PETROLEUM DEMAND
      • Pulp & Paper Industry Overview
        • Table PAPER & PAPERBOARD PRODUCTION
      • Utilities Outlook
        • Table UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES
        • Table WATER WITHDRAWAL TRENDS
        • Table ELECTRICITY GENERATION
        • Table NATURAL GAS UTILITY INDICATORS
    • Resource Extraction Outlook
      • Crude Oil & Natural Gas Overview
        • Table CRUDE OIL & NATURAL GAS SUPPLY & DEMAND
      • Mining Industry Overview
        • Table MINING MATERIALS HANDLED
    • Construction Industry Overview
      • Table CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES
  • VALVE OVERVIEW
    • General
    • Supply & Demand
      • Table INDUSTRIAL VALVE SUPPLY & DEMAND
      • Table CHART III-1 INDUSTRIAL VALVE DEMAND BY TYPE, 2003-2023
      • Valve Demand by Type
      • Valve Demand by Material
        • Table INDUSTRIAL VALVE DEMAND BY PRIMARY MATERIAL
        • Table CHART III-2 INDUSTRIAL VALVE DEMAND BY PRIMARY MATERIAL, 2003-2023
        • Table STEEL & STEEL ALLOY VALVE DEMAND
        • Table COPPER-BASED VALVE DEMAND
        • Table IRON VALVE DEMAND
        • Table PLASTIC & OTHER VALVE DEMAND
    • Historical Market Trends
      • Table INDUSTRIAL VALVE MARKET, 2003-2013
      • Table CHART III-3 INDUSTRIAL VALVE MARKET, 2004-2013
    • Pricing
      • Table INDUSTRIAL VALVE DEFLATORS
      • Table CHART III-4 INDUSTRIAL VALVE PRICING, 2003-2023
    • Regulations & Standards
    • Technology
    • World Industrial Valve Market
      • Table WORLD VALVE DEMAND BY REGION
    • US Foreign Trade
      • Table US FOREIGN TRADE IN INDUSTRIAL VALVES
      • Imports
        • Table US INDUSTRIAL VALVE IMPORTS BY SOURCE, 2003-2013
        • Table CHART III-5 US INDUSTRIAL VALVE IMPORTS BY SOURCE, 2013
      • Exports
        • Table US INDUSTRIAL VALVE EXPORTS BY DESTINATION, 2003-2013
        • Table CHART III-6 US INDUSTRIAL VALVE EXPORTS BY DESTINATION, 2013
  • STANDARD VALVES
    • General
      • Table STANDARD VALVE SUPPLY & DEMAND
      • Table CHART IV-1 STANDARD VALVE DEMAND BY TYPE, 2003-2023
    • Multiturn Valves
      • Table MULTITURN VALVE SUPPLY & DEMAND
      • Gate, Globe, &Check Valves
        • Table GATE, GLOBE, &CHECK VALVE DEMAND BY MATERIAL
      • Pinch & Diaphragm Valves
        • Table PINCH & DIAPHRAGM VALVE DEMAND
    • Quarterturn Valves
      • Table QUARTERTURN VALVE SUPPLY & DEMAND
      • Table CHART IV-2 QUARTERTURN VALVE DEMAND BY TYPE, 2013
      • Ball Valves
        • Table BALL VALVE DEMAND BY MATERIAL
      • Butterfly Valves
        • Table BUTTERFLY VALVE DEMAND BY TYPE & MATERIAL
      • Plug Valves
        • Table PLUG VALVE DEMAND BY MATERIAL
    • Application-Specific Valves
      • Table APPLICATION-SPECIFIC VALVE SUPPLY & DEMAND
      • Table CHART IV-3 APPLICATION-SPECIFIC VALVE DEMAND BY TYPE, 2013
      • Waterworks Valves
        • Table WATERWORKS VALVE DEMAND BY TYPE
      • Plumbing, Heating, &Cooling Valves
        • Table PLUMBING & HEATING VALVE DEMAND BY TYPE
      • Nuclear Valves
        • Table NUCLEAR VALVE DEMAND BY TYPE
    • Safety & Relief Valves
      • Table SAFETY & RELIEF VALVE SUPPLY & DEMAND
    • Other Industrial Valve Products
      • Table OTHER INDUSTRIAL VALVE PRODUCT SUPPLY & DEMAND
      • Gas Cylinder Valves
      • Separately Sold Actuators
      • Steam Traps
      • Other Standard Valves & Parts
  • AUTOMATIC VALVES
    • General
      • Table AUTOMATIC VALVE SUPPLY & DEMAND
    • Control Valves
      • Table CONTROL VALVE SUPPLY & DEMAND
      • Table CHART V-1 CONTROL VALVE DEMAND BY TYPE, 2013
      • Pneumatic
        • Table PNEUMATIC VALVE DEMAND BY TYPE
      • Solenoid
        • Table SOLENOID VALVE DEMAND BY TYPE
      • Electric & Other
        • Table ELECTRIC & OTHER VALVE DEMAND BY TYPE
    • Regulator Valves
      • Table REGULATOR VALVE SUPPLY & DEMAND
      • Table CHART V-2 REGULATOR VALVE DEMAND BY TYPE, 2013
    • Automatic Actuators
      • Table AUTOMATIC ACTUATOR SUPPLY & DEMAND
  • MARKETS
    • General
      • Demand by Market
        • Table INDUSTRIAL VALVE DEMAND BY MARKET
      • Demand by Source
        • Table INDUSTRIAL VALVE DEMAND BY SOURCE
    • Process Manufacturing
      • Table PROCESS MANUFACTURING VALVE DEMAND
      • Table CHART VI-1 PROCESS MANUFACTURING VALVE DEMAND BY MARKET, 2013
      • Chemicals
        • Table CHEMICAL INDUSTRY VALVE DEMAND
      • Petroleum Refining
        • Table PETROLEUM REFINING VALVE DEMAND
      • Pulp & Paper
        • Table PULP & PAPER INDUSTRY VALVE DEMAND
      • Other
        • Table OTHER PROCESS INDUSTRY VALVE DEMAND BY MARKET
    • Utilities
      • Table PUBLIC UTILITIES VALVE DEMAND BY MARKET
      • Table CHART VI-2 UTILITIES VALVE DEMAND BY MARKET, 2013
      • Water & Sewage
        • Table WATER & SEWAGE VALVE DEMAND
      • Electric Power Generation
        • Table ELECTRIC POWER VALVE DEMAND BY MARKET
      • Natural Gas
        • Table NATURAL GAS UTILITIES VALVE DEMAND
    • Resource Extraction Industries
      • Table RESOURCE INDUSTRY VALVE DEMAND BY APPLICATION & SOURCE
      • Crude Oil & Natural Gas
        • Table CRUDE OIL & NATURAL GAS VALVE DEMAND
      • Mining
        • Table MINING INDUSTRY VALVE DEMAND
    • Construction
      • Table CONSTRUCTION VALVE DEMAND
    • Other
      • Table OTHER MARKETS FOR VALVES BY APPLICATION & SOURCE
  • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    • General
    • Industry Composition
      • Table INDUSTRIAL VALVE SALES BY COMPANY, 2013
    • Market Share
      • Table CHART VII-1 INDUSTRIAL VALVE MARKET SHARE, 2013
    • Product Development
    • Manufacturing
    • Marketing & Distribution
    • Cooperative Agreements
      • Table SELECTED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
      • Table SELECTED ACQUISITIONS & DIVESTITURES
    • Company Profiles
      • Aalberts Industries NV
      • Alfa Laval AB
      • Aliaxis SA
      • American Cast Iron Pipe Company
      • Armstrong International Incorporated
      • AVK Holding A/S
      • Cameron International Corporation
      • CIRCOR International Incorporated
      • Crane Company
      • Curtiss-Wright Corporation
      • Danfoss A/S
      • Emerson Electric Company
      • EnPro Industries Incorporated
      • Fischer (Georg) Limited
      • Flowserve Corporation
      • FMC Technologies Incorporated
      • General Electric Company
      • Honeywell International Incorporated
      • IMI plc
      • ITT Corporation
      • KITZ Corporation
      • KSB AG
      • McWane Incorporated
      • Metso Corporation
      • Mueller Water Products Incorporated
      • NIBCO Incorporated
      • Parker-Hannifin Corporation
      • Pentair plc
      • Roper Industries Incorporated
      • SPX Corporation
      • Swagelok Company
      • Velan Incorporated
      • Victaulic Company of America
      • Watts Water Technologies Incorporated
    • Other Companies Mentioned in Study

Download our eBook: How to Succeed Using Market Research

Learn how to effectively navigate the market research process to help guide your organization on the journey to success.

Download eBook
Cookie Settings