As a Chinese industrial valve manufacturer, we are very honored to talk to you about the key value of industrial valves in the field of process control - whether the medium involved is liquid, gas, slurry or powder, it plays an important role. Industrial valves are indispensable in many industries: from sewage treatment to refining and processing of chemical raw materials, from steam control in power plants to production and processing of food and beverages, from dye preparation in textile factories to pipeline transportation of natural gas, industrial valves are present in various industrial fields.
These industrial valves, which are found in various fields, are not simple "switches", but "nerve nodes" for precise control in process control. Take sewage treatment as an example. The water flow rate, pressure and even mixing ratio need to be controlled at different stages. Gate valves can quickly cut off large-flow sewage, butterfly valves can achieve linear flow control by fine-tuning the angle, and ball valves rely on their airtightness to ensure that there is no leakage when adding chemicals. The three work together to increase the sewage purification efficiency by more than 30%.
Even in the food and beverage industry, which has extremely high requirements for hygiene, the role of valves cannot be ignored. In dairy processing, stainless steel sanitary ball valves must not only achieve dead-angle transportation of materials to avoid bacterial growth, but also control the time and temperature of pasteurization through rapid opening and closing to ensure the nutrition and safety of milk. In the fermentation stage of beer brewing, precision diaphragm valves can accurately control the injection amount of carbon dioxide, which directly affects the taste and foam stability of beer.
It can be said that the technical level of industrial valves is directly related to the efficiency, safety and environmental protection of production in various industries. From manual operation to electric and pneumatic control, and now to intelligent valves combined with the Internet of Things, with the continuous upgrading of industrial automation, these "pipeline joints" are becoming more and more precise, efficient and intelligent, becoming the invisible cornerstone for promoting high-quality development of various industries.

Top 10 Industrial Valve Manufacturers in China
1. Suzhou Newway Valve
Neway Valve is a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. As one of the world's largest industrial valve manufacturers, its products cover more than 1,000 specifications. The company focuses on the research and development, production and sales of valves, has advanced production technology and equipment, and has a significant influence in the global valve market. Its products are widely used in many industrial fields such as oil, natural gas, and refining.
Products include ball valves, butterfly valves, etc., and can provide customers with a full set of industrial valve solutions. The 25,000psi deep-sea ball valve has passed DNV certification, leading the revision of ISO international standards for deep-sea valves, and nuclear power valves are adapted to the "Hualong One" project. LNG marine valves rank among the top three in the world, ball valves and butterfly valves rank first in China, and deep-sea oil and gas valves rank among the top three in the world. Overseas revenue accounts for 42%, covering energy projects in more than 60 countries.
Products Description
Formerly Suzhou Iron Works, which was established in 1952, was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 1997. It is the first listed company in China's valve industry and China National Nuclear Corporation. The company is a technology-based manufacturing enterprise integrating industrial valve research and development, design, manufacturing and sales. It has a professional industrial valve production base with a wide variety, complete specifications and high technical content in the domestic valve industry, and has a high reputation and influence in the domestic valve industry.
Focusing on the field of nuclear power valves, the company's products include key valves for nuclear power plants, etc., providing core supply services for nuclear power construction. Relying on the accumulation of nuclear industry technology, the company is technologically advanced in the field of valves for extreme working conditions such as high temperature, high pressure, and radioactive media, and is leading the formulation of national standards for nuclear power valves. The company is the only fully qualified enterprise for nuclear Class I valves in China, with a localization rate of over 90% for nuclear power valves and a market share of over 40%, and is supporting nuclear power plants such as Qinshan and Daya Bay.
3. Jiangsu Shentong Valve
Shentong Valve is located in Nanyang Town, Qidong City, Jiangsu Province, with a registered capital of 508 million yuan. The company is a national high-tech enterprise, specializing in the research and development, production and sales of new special valves, mainly including butterfly valves, ball valves, gate valves and other seven categories, 145 series and more than 2,000 specifications. The products are widely used in metallurgy, nuclear power, thermal power and other fields. "Shentong" brand and "Dieqiu" brand metallurgical special valves have a high reputation in the industry.
The main products are nuclear power butterfly valves, metallurgical special ball valves, etc. At the same time, we expand valve products related to municipal projects to provide customers with special valve solutions. The technical indicators of nuclear-grade butterfly valves have reached the international advanced level. The 70MPa hydrogen refueling valve has obtained the German TÜV certification, and the AI fault diagnosis accuracy rate is 98%. The market share of nuclear-grade butterfly valves is 53%, and the world's largest caliber (DN4000) products are used in the Xudabao Nuclear Power Station. It occupies an important position in the nuclear power and metallurgical special valve markets. The municipal project order amount in 2025 will exceed 1.2 billion yuan.
4. Shanghai Guanlong Valve Machinery
Founded in 1991, it is a Taiwan-invested enterprise that focuses on the research and development of water supply and drainage valves, industrial valves and their automatic control systems and environmental protection equipment. The Guanlong brand was founded in 1966. The company has 114 national patents, a sales network throughout the country, and its products are also exported to the United States, Germany and other countries. It has a high reputation and market share in the field of water supply and drainage valves.
Famous for its fire valves, butterfly valves and other products, it focuses on valves for water supply and drainage systems, and provides valve products and services for urban landmark buildings and water conservancy projects. The IoT intelligent control valve technology can reduce the leakage rate of the pipe network to less than 5%. It is an important service provider in the field of water supply and drainage valves in China, covering 80% of municipal water supply projects in the country, and has won bids for smart city projects in Southeast Asia. Its operation and maintenance costs are only 60% of those of European and American products, and it has exported to 30 countries.
5. Yuanda Valve Group
Yuanda Valve is a large-scale valve enterprise integrating R&D, production and sales, with an annual production capacity of over 500,000 tons. The company has been selected as a "Green Supply Chain Management Enterprise" by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. It has advanced production equipment and a strict quality control system. Its products cover gate valves, butterfly valves and other types, which are widely used in municipal heating, water supply and other fields.
It produces gate valves, butterfly valves and other valves, and provides products for 80% of the heating/water supply networks in prefecture-level cities across the country. It uses AI quality inspection technology, with a yield rate of 99.7%, and a 40% reduction in the carbon footprint of low-carbon stainless steel valves. It has a high market coverage in the field of municipal heating/water supply and is a first-tier supplier of PetroChina and Sinopec.
6. Shanghai Qizhong Valve
Shanghai Qizhong Valve is a company that focuses on the R&D and manufacturing of high-end valves, and has strong technical strength and market competitiveness in the field of special valves. The company's products include military-grade supersonic wind tunnel pressure regulating valves, new energy lithium battery valves, etc., serving multiple high-end fields such as military industry and new energy. The products have passed multiple international certifications, and exports to the European and American markets account for 35%.
Products include military-grade supersonic wind tunnel pressure regulating valves, new energy lithium battery valves, etc., providing valve products for military, new energy and other fields, with a delivery cycle 30% shorter than the industry. It has advantages in special valve technology such as Hastelloy valves, and uses AI quality inspection technology to improve product quality. New energy lithium battery valve orders increased by 180% year-on-year, and it is highly competitive in the special valve market.
7. Sanhua Holdings
It is a company focusing on the field of thermal management, with profound technical accumulation and rich production experience in the field of thermal management systems for new energy vehicles. With advanced technology and high-quality products, the company has broken the monopoly of foreign capital in related fields and established cooperative relations with many internationally renowned automobile companies.
The main product is thermal management valves, focusing on thermal management system valves in the field of new energy vehicles, adapted to Tesla's 4680 battery system. CO₂ refrigerant ultra-high pressure valve technology, the cost is 57% lower than that of Japanese companies. The global market share of thermal management valves in the field of new energy vehicles is 38%, occupying an important position in the thermal management valve market of new energy vehicles.
8. Zhejiang Chaoda Valve Group
It is a national high-tech enterprise with the largest valve testing center in Asia, which can simulate -196℃ cryogenic conditions. The company has been focusing on valve R&D and manufacturing for many years, with more than 150 national patents, strong technical strength in the field of petrochemical valves, reliable product quality, and has passed many international certifications.
We mainly produce valve products in the petrochemical field, such as valves resistant to hydrogen sulfide corrosion, and provide professional valve solutions for the petrochemical industry. The life of valves resistant to hydrogen sulfide corrosion is twice the industry average, and they have passed the API607 fire protection certification. We are among the top three petrochemical exporters in China, and have been a Class A supplier of Sinopec for five consecutive years. We have a high reputation and market share in the field of petrochemical valves.
9. Founder Valve Group
Founded in 1992, the company currently has 3 subsidiaries and three manufacturing bases in Wenzhou and Shanghai. Fangzheng Valve is a national specialized and innovative small giant enterprise, a national intellectual property advantage enterprise, with a national postdoctoral workstation, and has won honors such as Zhejiang Export Famous Brand and Provincial Credit-abiding and Contract-abiding 3A Enterprise.
Products include ball valves, gate valves, stop valves, check valves, plug valves, butterfly valves, etc., which are mainly used in oil, natural gas, oil refining, chemical industry and other industries. The company provides customers with a full set of industrial pipeline control solutions, and also provides products under strict quality control, short production cycle, competitive prices and good after-sales service. It has also completed the development of the first set of ultra-low temperature double floating all-metal sealed butterfly valve products for large-scale LNG receiving stations in China, and many new products have reached the domestic leading or international advanced level. It is also a key supply network member of major domestic oil and gas and petrochemical companies such as PetroChina, Sinopec, and CNOOC, and is also a qualified supplier of international energy and petrochemical giants such as Shell and BP. Products are sold to more than 50 countries and regions around the world, with overseas revenue accounting for 46.02% in 2023. It has a certain influence in the global industrial valve supply market and is a well-known valve manufacturer in the industry.
10.Zhejiang Diai Intelligent Control
It is an enterprise focusing on the research and development and application of intelligent valve systems, and is committed to providing intelligent valve solutions for smart city construction. With innovative achievements such as AI health monitoring technology, the company has taken a leading position in the field of smart city valves, serving 23 smart city projects, and is the core supplier of the pipeline corridor in Beijing's sub-city center.
We provide intelligent valve systems, covering 23 smart city projects, and are the core supplier of pipeline corridors in Beijing's sub-city center. AI health monitoring technology can reduce valve failure rate by 62%. We have a leading position in the field of smart city valve intelligent systems, providing intelligent valve solutions for urban infrastructure construction.

How competitive are Chinese industrial valves in the global market?
China's industrial valves continue to lead the global market competition with technological innovation, cost-effectiveness and global layout. As the world's largest industrial valve manufacturer and consumer, China's valve industry will reach US$17.1 billion in 2025, accounting for 35% of the global market share, and the annual compound growth rate will maintain a steady growth rate of 6.21%.
The localization rate of high-end valves has made a breakthrough, with the localization rate of nuclear power valves reaching more than 90%, achieving independent control of core technologies. Industry leaders are leading the formulation of international standards. Suzhou Newway Valve has taken the lead in revising the ISO international standard for deep-sea valves. Its 1,500-meter deep-sea ball valve has passed DNV certification; Jiangsu Shentong Valve's 70MPa hydrogenation valve has obtained German TÜV certification, and the supporting AI fault diagnosis system has an early warning accuracy rate of up to 98%.
Chinese valve products have significant price competitiveness. The prices of products from Yuanda Valve, Neway Valve and other companies are 40%-50% lower than similar imported products. The industrial cluster effect optimizes the efficiency of the supply chain. The Shanghai Qizhong Valve Industrial Cluster has formed a complete supporting system with a radius of 5 kilometers, achieving 72-hour global delivery service.
The product applications have covered traditional fields such as petrochemicals, electricity, and water services, and are accelerating the layout of emerging markets such as new energy, environmental protection, and intelligent manufacturing. Suzhou Newway Valve's LNG marine valves account for 40% of the global share of new transport ships; CNNC Su Valve's nuclear-grade valves are used in the "Hualong One" nuclear power project; Sanhua Holdings' CO₂ refrigerant ultra-high pressure valves break the technology monopoly of Japanese companies. The brand influence has been significantly improved. Founder Valve has passed the American Petroleum Institute API certification, the EU PED (CE) directive certification and other international qualifications, becoming a qualified supplier of global energy giants such as Dutch Shell and British Petroleum, marking that China's industrial valves have reached international advanced levels in quality control and technical standards.




