Valves for chemical industry

Feeling more pressure from performance demands, regulatory bodies and environmental legislation? In need of a reliable partner to get your high-performance plant planned, built and operating on schedule? We’re here to help you with your process valves – and everything you need at every plant engineering stage – for smooth startup and profitable operation.

Benefits

More than 40% of the world’s polyolefins flow through Valmet valves

Meeting the toughest applications, such as up to 1.5 million cycles per year

500+ projects executed with Valmet's valves in the chemical industry

Licensor-approved technologies for demanding industrial chemical processes

Reliable valves and services for chemical industry

Our experts, with vast know-how of different chemical plant processes and challenges, work closely with you to choose and dimension the right valve for each specific use. And our wide offering of valves ranges from standard to application-specific technologies, ensuring the ideal solution for your particular needs.

What it takes to master the toughest conditions

Intelligent valve controllers, advanced diagnostics software and loop tuning are all part of our performance solutions for the chemical industry that provide you with easy, safe and reliable operation.

Valmet is known for providing the widest selection of valves for control, on-off and emergency shutdown applications. Each valve has been tested and certified in the most demanding circumstances to deliver the highest possible reliability. Because operating conditions vary greatly from one process to another, we provide many valve solutions that withstand the heat, abrasive flow media, polymer growth or plugging risks inherent to chemical plants.

Get lifelong benefits and ensure your success

Partnering with us means that you can rely on long-term customer support, determined problem-solving and a broad range of services throughout the lifetime of your chemical plant. From the engineering phase to execution, commissioning and startup through to repairs – we give you exactly the level of support you need to reach your goals. Plus, Valmet is known for its exceptional predictive maintenance planning support that saves you time and money.

We work closely with you to meet all your project requirements and specifications. With over 60 years of experience and dedication to delivering results, we pride ourselves on meeting even your toughest performance expectations. Because for us, every detail matters.

Our global and local comprehensive expert services are available near you. Additionally, you’ll have your own dedicated project execution team to make sure you get everything you need to keep your plant running reliably.

Valves for different applications in chemical industry

Valves for petrochemical applications

Today’s petrochemical producers face ever-increasing regulatory, environmental and performance demands. Now, more than ever, you need more than just a valve supplier. You need a reliability partner who offers deep application knowledge with a complete offering of technologies, customer support and services.

Ethylene and propylene processing

Steam cracking plants, which produce ethylene, are divided into three sections which together represent a very demanding environment. Propane dehydrogenation uses propane to produce high-quality propylene. Our valves offer the highest reliability throughout every step of the demanding process.

Polyolefins and polymers processing

Polyolefin technologies include gas-phase, slurry, high-pressure, mixed-phase, and solution processes. Our valves have been developed to operate in extreme conditions, dealing with an abrasive flow media at very demanding cycling requirements.

Valves for chlorine service

Chlorine service is notoriously challenging. It’s highly reactive as a liquid or gas and can easily go from a revenue generator to personal or environmental catastrophe if extreme precautions are not taken. Chlorine applications are not for the inexperienced or unproven.

Insights into chemical industry

Rubber hose solves scaling issue -Increased uptime and process efficiency with Flowrox pumps

A smelting plant in Norway had a scaling problem. Their spill process water contains lots of carbonates which caused reoccurring damage to the previously used centrifugal pump. Another challenge for the new pump was to also empty the 3-meter-deep tank located underneath the pump’s location.

Thriving in demanding petrochemical applications

The petrochemical industry presents valve solutions with demanding applications and operating environments. Reliable flow control solutions are vital in terms of both process quality and operational safety. Neles offers a full range of flow control solutions from valves and actuators to intelligent valve controllers for the wide range of petrochemical processes and applications.

Service is a key benefit of the product itself

Neles butterfly valves are a trusted part of many industrial processes the world over. There are currently more than a quarter of a million butterfly valves installed around the globe. And this number only includes the valves in our installed base database. In addition to the products themselves our service expertise is often a key reason behind many clients selecting our butterfly valves.

12 recommendations to minimize capital project start-up problems and lower total cost of ownership

Valves are a major investment, in every sense of the word, for process industry brownfield and greenfield projects. Particular attention is given to valves in severe, operation-critical, and safety-critical applications – products on which Neles has built its reputation – to ensure a timely and successful plant start-up. Read on to see our expert's recommendations.

Neles butterfly valves deliver versatility and performance for severe service applications

Their compact and lightweight design, availability in larger sizes and easy usability make Neles butterfly valves an attractive option for many industrial processes. Their versatility makes them suitable for a wide range of temperatures, pressures, industries, and applications. They can be used in either control, on-off or emergency shutdown service.

Steady and reliable feed ensured at a chemical plant in Germany with Flowrox pumps

CURRENTA is managing and providing services to CHEMPARK in Leverkusen, Germany. All of its hazardous waste incineration plants were using conventional filter presses to separate solids from waste water generated by flue-gas scrubbing. In 2009, CURRENTA started a modernization project to replace the existing filter press installations. Nowadays, Flowrox™ LPP-T peristaltic pumps feed fully automatic filter presses for flue-gas scrubbing process in this German chemical plant.