Wenzhou valve products recognized by the international market

After years of development, the number of Chinese valve companies ranks first in the world, and there are about 6,000 valve companies of all sizes. The valve industry is developing very rapidly. In particular, the number of valve companies in Wenzhou Yongjia Oubei and Wenzhou Longwan Yongqiang accounted for half of the total number of the country, and the scale is very concentrated. After more than 30 years of development, the valve industry chain has matured in the unique cluster model in Wenzhou. In addition to some cast-iron valves, more than 80% of all types of valves, including carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steel, and other special steel materials, originate from these two locations. It is China's largest valve production base and the largest valve export base.

Recently, the reporter learned from Wenzhou Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau that from January to June, 8672 batches of Wenzhou valve products were exported, the export value was 269 million US dollars, and the export amount increased by 42.33% year-on-year. Valve products have become one of the fastest growing products in the city in the first half of this year.

Yongjia and Longwan are the main bases for the production of Wenzhou pump valves. According to the staff of the Yongjiameng Valve Industry Association, from January to June, Yongjia had export-oriented pump valves worth 1.4388 trillion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 61.4%. More products were exported through foreign trade companies. Far larger than the statistical value. Longwan District Valve Industry Association Secretary-General Wang Jingtong told reporters that from January to June, Longwan District, the valve exports of about 35 million US dollars, an increase of 24.8%, mainly exported to the Middle East and the European Union.

Not long ago, the Yonghe County Haihe Pump Factory just completed an order from Thailand's Ministry of Water Resources and shipped it. This order is for 50 sets of self-priming diesel engine double-suction pumps with a total value of more than 3 million yuan. Feng Shuzhi, head of the sales department of Haihe Pump Factory, introduced that this order was only a small test order from Thailand and Thailand was very satisfied with the product quality. Next, the company will negotiate with them an order for 750 pump valves.

“Wenzhou's valve brand has gradually been recognized by the international market, and it has begun to move from OEM processing to independent brand management.” Feng Shuzhi introduced that Thai customers are looking for the Haihe Pump Factory's international reputation. This kind of sales model that directly faces the end customers makes the company profitable.

According to statistical analysis by the inspection and quarantine department, the export valves in Wenzhou area mainly include gate valves, globe valves, check valves, etc. There are 548 valve companies with export records in the jurisdiction, and 425 actually shipped in the first half of 2012. The number of exporting countries and regions is 128, and the top ten exports are: the United States, Russia, Italy, UAE, India, Spain, South Korea, Iran, Mexico, and Malaysia. In the first half of this year, the Wenzhou valve company's trade volume to these 10 countries has greatly increased, the export batch is 3239 batches, amounting to 140 million US dollars, accounting for 37.35% and 52.04% of the total export batch and total amount.

The relevant personages of the inspection and quarantine department analyzed that in recent years, Wenzhou's export valve quality has steadily increased, and has been recognized by foreign customers, especially long-term cooperation with customers, which is the greatest guarantee for the growth of the export volume of valves. In addition, most of Wenzhou's export valves are industrial general-purpose valves, most of which are used for supporting large-scale industrial projects and assembly lines. Although the economic crisis in the United States and the European Union has not been eased, it has little impact on them.