
Valves for refining
Improving reliability and productivity of your process
Is your mission to make your oil refinery a safe, sustainable and profitable business? That’s our mission too. We partner with you over the entire lifetime of your plant to make your oil refinery a business success. We apply our comprehensive industry knowledge at every turn, from planning and choosing the right valves to lifelong operations.
Benefits
Hundreds of refining customers around the world
Improving efficiency by reducing process variability
Over 50 years of experience in the refining industry
400+ service professionals in more than 40 countries
Reliable valves and services for refining industry
Neles™ has delivered valves to the refining businesses in over 100 countries for the past 60 years. We have helped hundreds of customers improve their process reliability, productivity, safety and sustainability with application-appropriate valve solutions.
During these times when progressively stringent standards may threaten your mission, our skilled experts in over 40 countries on 4 continents won’t let you down.
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Single-source supplier for thousands of flow control needs
An oil refinery requires thousands of unique flow control components, but you only need one single-source supplier for complete coverage of all your individual processes – Neles.
We have a long and proven history of supplying valves, actuators and positioners to the world’s leading refining companies for their end-to-end processes. As a result, we pride ourselves on thoroughly understanding and meeting your needs.
Our products cover all regular on-off and control applications, as well as those for more demanding refining applications, including switching valves for hydrogen production in PSA units, valves for catalyst applications or special sulfur-handling valves. We offer standard or customized severe service solutions. All Neles products guarantee long-lasting tightness forthe expected operational uptime between the shutdowns – exactly what you need for faultless and profitable operation of your refinery business.
Get dedicated and intelligent support
Working with Neles means you benefit from our global yet tight-knit network of experts dedicated to being forerunners in safety and sustainability. You also get your own team of highly trained flow control professionals ready to assist you reach the highest product quality. Whether you need to choose the right product for some of your toughest applications or want to efficiently plan and execute a shutdown, we can help you reach your target. Together, we can work to reduce maintenance and process operational costs.
And new digital technologies allow us to do so faster and more efficiently than ever before. We use intelligent solutions to ensure timely, top-quality service – because for us, every detail matters.
At last, you can spend less time worrying about environmental and operational issues and more time focused on unprecedented uptime and profits.
Valves for different applications in refining industry
Insights into refining

How to improve valve service life in Catalyst Cracking Units
A catalyst, by definition, is a substance that enhances a chemical reaction. In the refining industry, catalysts are extensively used in many upgrading processes. One common upgrading process in refineries is the Fluid Catalytic Cracking unit (FCC) unit, which converts heavier distillation cuts into lighter, more profitable products, such as gasoline. This unit has many severe service valve applications that require special attention to design and material selection.

Consider partnering with Neles for Resident engineer services
At Neles, we understand the challenges you face to maintain your installed base of valves on a day-to-day basis.

Experience matters in valve sizing and selection
All too often, valve sizing and selection tools are based on standard equations and rules of thumb shaped by performance data collected under laboratory conditions. While laboratory data may be considered extremely accurate, they are no substitute for real-world data collected under actual operating conditions over an extended period of time.