The annual output value of China's valve industry exceeds 210 billion yuan

According to statistics, in 2012, China's valve industry completed a total industrial output value of 211.649 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.71%. In 2012, there were a total of 1,543 enterprises above designated size in the valve industry (companies with an annual sales income of over 20 million yuan), employing more than 270,000 people, producing 7.21 million tons of valves, and export delivery value of 3.19 billion yuan, total profit. 15 billion yuan.

In contrast: In 2012, the industrial output value of China's valve industry reached 211.64 billion yuan, and the output was 7.21 million tons. In 2006, the total industrial output value of the valve industry in China was 72.51 billion yuan, and the output was 2.05 million tons; in 2012, the total industrial output in 2006 The output value increased by 191.86%, and the growth rate was nearly two times.

Song Yinli, deputy secretary-general of the China General Machinery Industry Association and general secretary of the valve branch, believes that the development status of China's valve industry: the valve manufacturer with the largest output, the country with the most valve manufacturers, the country with the fastest valve industry development, and the lowest valve price One of the countries; one of the best countries for valve repair services; one of the countries with the fastest valve quality improvement; one of the countries with the highest import of high-end valves.

It is understood that there are 1,543 valve companies with an annual sales income of over 20 million yuan, of which 509 are in Zhejiang Province, and 272 in Jiangsu Province.

Valves become a manufacturing power in the world

It is understood that China's export value of one-year valve is about 300 billion yuan, and some products have also been recognized by international buyers. Of the more than 300 billion yuan, 16 billion yuan is contributed by foreign-funded enterprises. After these products were manufactured in China, they were sold back out. The export volume accounted for more than half of China's total exports. The remaining more than 100 billion yuan is the export of our local enterprises, and the region is also mainly concentrated in two regions of Zhejiang Province and Jiangsu Province.

It is reported that at present, 50% of the world's valve components are purchased from China. In fact, due to OEM and other reasons, more finished valve products are purchased in China. Global procurement of petroleum equipment is driving China's valve equipment to accelerate to overseas markets.

As of 2012, the API of the American Petroleum Institute has certified more than 1,200 oil companies in China, ranking first in API certification, while there are only 800 in the United States and only 300 in India.

Jiangsu, Zhejiang Province into the valve manufacturing province
Jiangsu is one of the important production bases of China's valve industry. After more than 60 years of development, Jiangsu's valve industry has formed one of the five largest provinces of domestic valve production and has become China's valve industry's main industrial agglomeration area. Jiangsu valve industry cluster area concentrates about 25% of the national valve production. According to incomplete statistics, there are currently more than 800 large and small-sized valve companies in Jiangsu, and 272 enterprises above designated size included in the statistics of China National Aircraft Federation in 2012. In 2012, the total industrial output value of the Jiangsu valve industry was approximately 45 billion yuan, accounting for 24% of the country's total.

In 2012, under the shadow of the global economic downturn and the European debt crisis, Yongjia County's valve and valve industry still maintained a rapid growth momentum. The county's output value of pumps and related industries totaled 24.7 billion yuan, of which 117 enterprises above designated size achieved sales of 10.903 billion yuan, up 9.8% year-on-year; exports of pump valves were 279.44 million dollars, up 27.93% year-on-year, accounting for the entire 40.3% of the county's total self-exports.

The Yongjia valve industry has a long history, distinctive features and rapid development. A large number of outstanding companies such as Bethel, Chaoda, Xuande, and the South have emerged, and they have become the largest and most concentrated production base for pump valves in China. There are many honorary titles such as "Hometown of China's Pump Valves," "Industrial Clusters' Two Intensive Integration Experiment Zones," and "Zhejiang Export Base".

Identify problems and seek new developments

After decades of efforts, especially in the rapid development of the past five years, China's valve industry has made great progress and achievements, and many key valves have achieved breakthroughs, such as the key to the vast majority of nuclear power, supercritical thermal power and natural gas pipelines. Valves have a delivery performance. However, due to the late start of the domestic valve industry, still in the development stage, the valve design, manufacturing, production and test capability is lower than the advanced level in foreign countries, coupled with the level of automation control, so there is a gap between the high-end valve technology and developed countries There are still some problems in the development of the industry, such as the low level of design, relatively backward technology and equipment, and imperfect experimental conditions. Secretary General Song stated that most of the valve products in the domestic nuclear power generating units that are already operating are local products. Long-distance pipeline high pressure large diameter valves, many valves in the field of petroleum refining can be completely self-sufficient. In all LNG projects of the Sinopec system, gate valves, check valves, and globe valves can basically be matched domestically, but high-pressure ball valves, especially large-diameter high-pressure ball valves, still need to be imported. In addition, cryogenic valves, especially LNG ball valves, currently have weak domestic supporting capabilities.

Change to valve power
At present, China's valve industry is facing a more severe situation: rapid market changes, low product prices, significant increase in labor costs, raw material prices, lack of talent, SMEs, capital difficulties, and higher export barriers.

Song Yinli believes that in the future, the valve industry needs to increase technical investment, develop high-end products, and improve supporting capabilities. Efforts were made to achieve breakthroughs in long-distance pipelines such as 56-inch high-pressure ball valves, large-scale pyrolysis furnace high-temperature decoking valves, LNG ultra-low temperature safety valves, and deep-sea oil and gas production high-pressure valves.At the same time, we must adopt advanced international standards to improve product levels. Concentration continues to increase, the formation of large-scale valve enterprise groups, and promote China's transition from a valve manufacturing country to a valve power.