According to statistics, from January to March 2019, the export volume of check valves, expansion valves and other valves in China increased, with the export volume of expansion valves reaching 3.19 million (sets/kg), an increase of 45% compared with the same period last year, and the valve industry in China is expanding rapidly.
With the continuous increase of the global population and the increasing energy demand, the development of petrochemical, metallurgical, electric power and other industries has been driven, and a large number of valve products demand has been generated. As a developing country, China's high-speed economic growth has greatly promoted the development of downstream industries of valves such as petroleum, natural gas, electricity and chemical industry, and has gradually become a new engine for the development of the valve industry.
According to statistics, from January to March 2019, the export volume of check valves, expansion valves and other valves in China increased, with the export volume of expansion valves reaching 3.19 million (sets/kg), an increase of 45.00% compared with the same period last year, and the valve industry in China is expanding rapidly.
At the same time, China's valve import volume and the amount of imports showed a significant downward trend. In January 2019, the average import price of valves in China was $6.17 per set, the price fell 16.9% year on year; in 2016, the import value of valves in China dropped 5% year on year.
It can be said that China's valve industry is in a very favorable period of development. So how can enterprises seize the opportunity and strengthen their international competitiveness?
Firstly, in the field of low-end industrial valves and civil valves, the technical level of domestic products can fully meet the market demand. The demand of valve products for this market is large, but due to the low technology content and low entry threshold, the market is full of a large number of manufacturers with low degree of specialization, small scale and family workshop. These enterprises are fighting a "price war" in the fierce market competition, which makes the market appear an embarrassing situation that the revenue rises rapidly, but the profit growth is not fast. Therefore, in the field of low-end valves, enterprises should pay attention to product quality, brand building and market analysis with a strategic and long-term perspective, so as to be more competitive in the international market.
Secondly, in the middle-end industrial valve market, the demand for products is still large, and the technology content is also high. Therefore, most of the large enterprises that can enter the international competition arena are mature in production technology and production technology, and have established stable cooperative relations with many international customers. While focusing on quality, enterprises should improve their ability of technological innovation, strengthen cooperation, absorb and learn foreign advanced technology and management experience, so as to expand their advantages and gain a firm foothold in the international market.
Finally, in the high-end valve market, because of the high technical requirements, harsh use environment and special material valves, the market is mostly dominated by the international well-known enterprises in the United States, Europe, Japan and other places, in which Chinese enterprises occupy a very low share. However, with the improvement of science and technology in China, the technology level and material technology of valves are constantly improving. Some domestic enterprises are investing a lot of money in research and development of high-end valve products, and gradually penetrate into the international market.
Not long ago, the ball valve, three-way reversing valve and pneumatic actuator developed by the Valve Company of Aerospace Long March Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. passed the examination of the Italian Machinery Product Certification Center, and obtained the "SIL" certificate issued by the company, and obtained the "pass" to participate in international competition. In addition, Lanzhou High-pressure Valve Co., Ltd., a high-tech enterprise in China, has developed the world's highest level of ultra-high temperature valves to compete for the international market.
Overall, China's valve industry is steadily improving. Correspondingly, North America and the European Union, as the traditional market of valve products, still occupy a larger market share in the global valve market, but the growth rate will tend to slow down. According to the analysis report, it is estimated that the export growth rate of valve leading products in China will average about 25% in the next three years. Enterprises should seize this historic opportunity, achieve leapfrog development, and promote China's valve manufacturing industry from a manufacturing power to a manufacturing power!