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News Release from: ARC Advisory Group | Subject: Control valve report
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 November 2007
Control valve worldwide market to exceed
USD5B
Driven by strong project activity, the worldwide control valve market experienced double-digit growth in 2006, and is forecast to exceed USD5Billion by 2011
The worldwide market for control valves is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) exceeding 5% over the next five years The market, which approached USD4Billion in 2006, is forecasted to exceed USD5Billion in 2011, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 21 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The global control valve market is in the midst of a phase of unprecedented growth due to booming Greenfield plants in developing countries and exploding investment in oil and gas exploration and production.
"Much of the growth in the forecasted period will occur over the next two years as new construction projects in Asia soar and the oil and gas market boom continues.
Following this increase, ARC Advisory Group expects a short-term dip in global control valve sales as the period of breakneck growth comes to an end.
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Long term year-on-year growth is then expected to taper to traditional levels," according to Senior Analyst David Clayton, the principal author of the ARC "Control Valve Worldwide Outlook" report.
Effectively meeting global customer demand with reasonable lead times requires significant planning and investment as strong demand for control valves strains the manufacturing capacities of many suppliers.
Protecting the needed capacity and lead times requires the establishment of long-term agreements with foundries across the globe.
Ensuring strong global delivery and service capabilities requires investing heavily in manufacturing and project engineering capabilities throughout the globe, with a particular focus in high-growth future markets such as China, India, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and Russia.
Those suppliers who chose not to make these necessary investments were ill prepared for the recent spike in demand.
Adoption of wireless technologies is a means of providing customers a cost effective solution to connecting production assets, like valves, to asset management and control systems, and it opens up many possibilities for improved control and optimised production by adding more field data, that was previously too costly.
Many of the leading control valve suppliers are adding wireless connectivity to their digital positioner products, because wireless not only allows manufacturers to connect valves to their systems, but also serves as a justification for them to replace older pneumatic positioners with digital positioners.
Control valve suppliers are increasingly collaborating with manufacturers and wireless standards bodies, such as SP100 and the Wireless HART initiative, to develop standards-based wireless digital positioners that fulfill customer needs and expectations.
Though China still represents significant growth opportunities, the Middle East has quickly become the regional market offering control valve suppliers the greatest growth potential.
There are signs that China is slowing construction of new manufacturing plants to keep its economy from over-heating.
Foreign investment in China is also tapering off, as cheap labour - arguably one of the most attractive attributes in China - and land, have become more expensive due to the booming economy.
On the other side, suppliers can expect increasing growth opportunities in the Middle East due to its high concentration of oil and gas activities.
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