Valmet entered into a deal to acquire Severn Group, an industrial valve company, from UK private equity firm Bluewater for $480 million paid in cash. The deal covers Severn Glocon, ValvTechnologies and LB Bentley. Announced on 22 December 2025.

Flowserve signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Valves Division of Trillium Flow Technologies for $490 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2026. Announced on 8 February 2026.

Ampo Arabia has signed an agreement with EPC contractor C.A.T. Group to locally manufacture up to 1,200 engineered valves at its Dammam 2nd Industrial City plant. The valves will support Aramco's Zuluf offshore field expansion.

Ampo Poyam Valves will supply 85 high-pressure on-off ball valves for two upgrade projects at the Karachaganak Field in Kazakhstan, operated by Karachaganak Petroleum Operating. Manufacturing will take place at Ampo's Atyrau facility.

AMPO Poyam Valves has been selected to supply 14 Through Conduit Double Expanding Gate Valves for the AKM Field Development Project in Indonesia's Kasuri Block. Delivery is scheduled for Q1 2027 for Genting Oil's project, with PT. Meindo Elang Indah as EPC contractor.

Spanish valve maker AMPO Poyam Valves has been awarded a contract to supply 18 check and globe valves for Aramco's CRPO 147/157 offshore project at the Zuluf field. The order was placed by EPCI contractor Lamprell.

AMPO inaugurated AMPO Kazakhstan, a valve manufacturing and servicing facility in Atyrau covering a workshop of about 2,600 square metres. The plant will make ball, gate, globe and check valves and includes a training center.

Ampo Poyam Valves was selected to supply 180 large-size gate valves, including 148 cryogenic gate valves, for Aramco's Riyas NGL Fractionation Trains project in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The project is part of phase two of the Jafurah unconventional gas field development.

AMPO Poyam Valves secured a contract to supply more than 600 cryogenic ball valves for ADNOC's Ruwais LNG project in Abu Dhabi. The valves will be installed across the onshore liquefaction facilities serving the project's two LNG trains.

McWane, Inc. has purchased Waterman Industries, a manufacturer of water control products based in Exeter, California. McWane plans to invest in Waterman's production facility to modernize operations.

Gardner Denver Petroleum & Industrial Pumps is building a facility in Jebel Ali, Dubai, to serve Eastern Hemisphere markets from its pressure pumping, drilling and well service segments. Construction began in late 2017 and is expected to finish by June 2018.

Bedford Pumps will supply four high flow and two low flow suspended bowl pumps for the Prioress Mill River Water Extraction Pumping Station near Usk, Wales, under a contract with Skanska and Arcadis for Welsh Water.

Korean valve maker BMT says its semiconductor-grade premium valves are being tested at Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, and it expanded its factory last year to prepare for orders.

Egger Turo Pumps Belgium moved to a new building in Dilbeek, Belgium on 1 March 2018.

Hengli Hydraulic announced plans to invest 500 million yuan of its own funds in phase two of its casting project in Wujin, Changzhou, to add 30,000 tons per year of hydraulic castings capacity, with a one-year build period.

Hengli Hydraulic announced plans to invest 500 million yuan of its own funds in phase two of its hydraulic casting project in Wujin, Changzhou, adding 30,000 tonnes a year of capacity. The announcement was made on 28 February 2018 and the build takes one year.

Parker Hannifin signed a 4-year Enterprise Framework Agreement with Shell to supply instrumentation valves, manifolds, fittings, tubing and related products to Shell and its affiliates worldwide.

Parker Hannifin's Instrumentation Group signed a four-year Enterprise Framework Agreement with Shell and its affiliates worldwide to supply instrumentation valves, manifolds, fittings, tubing and enclosures.

Flint & Walling is investing more than $5 million to buy and equip a vacant 100,000-square-foot factory at 800 W. Mitchell St. in Kendallville, Indiana, to bring motor production back from Mexico. The move will employ almost 40 people.

NPCIL awarded KSB Pumps Limited an order worth €55 million (Rs 4130 million) for eight RSR 400/2 primary coolant pumps for its Gorakhpur project in Haryana. Manufacturing will take place at KSB's Shirwal plant near Pune, with delivery from June 2021 and completion by March 2023.

Hayward Tyler, part of Avingtrans, won a US$6.7 million contract from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power for spare parts to upgrade and refurbish existing nuclear power plants. Total orders from KHNP since September 2017 exceed US$10 million.

Drallim Industries expects National Grid Gas to place an order for rotary selector valves and 200 new slam shut cabinets within weeks, with an expected contract value of over £1.2 million. The valves passed -40°C tests after ball valves in existing cabinets failed in the field.

Australian Pump Industries announced a major contract to supply 500 bar hydrostatic test gear for the Middle East. The machines were chosen over US and European competitors.

Novozymes and Grundfos entered an open innovation collaboration to find new solutions to the world's water challenges.

EKKI Group of India and Germany's Homa Pumpenfabrik GmbH signed a definitive agreement to create an equal joint venture for wastewater pumps, headquartered in Coimbatore, India. Homa plans to invest ₹150 crore globally, with a significant portion for the JV.

Fluxo Soluções, a Brazilian distributor, obtained a new CRCC supplier certificate from Petrobras, dated December 2017, to represent the Masoneilan and Consolidated valve brands of Baker Hughes in Brazil's oil and gas market.

Germany's Homa Pumpenfabrik and India's Ekki Group signed a 50:50 joint venture to make waste water pumps, with a plant planned in Coimbatore expected to be commissioned in about a year. Homa's Indian sales arm will merge into the venture.

Aero and Military Products Pty Ltd was awarded a contract by the Australian Department of Defence for the supply of shutoff valves, valued at $31,472.76, in February 2018 for a seven-month term.

Rotork was selected by Iraq's State Company of Oil Projects (SCOP) to supply large quantities of IQ3 electric valve actuators, including SIL2 emergency shutdown functions, for the Karbala Refinery.

Halliburton signed a definitive agreement to sell its Dresser Equipment Group, a maker of valves, instruments and industrial equipment, to an investor group led by First Reserve and Odyssey Investment Partners for $1.55 billion in cash and assumed liabilities. Halliburton will keep a five percent equity stake.

Skive-based Hydra-Comp bought a one-third share in Kolding-based Hydropac, a specialist in pump stations, to create synergies and support growth. Both companies will continue as separate entities.

EagleTree Capital, on behalf of EagleTree Partners IV, acquired a majority stake in Rutherford, New Jersey-based Airtech Group, a maker of vacuum pumps, blowers, compressors and valves, from founder Tom Latsos and other management. Terms were not disclosed.

AxFlow Germany is acquiring Pumpen Karrer, a family-owned pump repair and maintenance firm in Germany's Allgau region, which will become its regional service base and take over the KSB service agreement.

Gusar valve plant in Gus-Khrustalny, Vladimir region, is launching a new foundry to start serial production of pipeline valves for Russia's fuel and energy sector in late February 2018. The investment is about 1.7 billion rubles, capacity 7-8 thousand tonnes of steel per year, and 400 jobs will be created.

EnerMech has acquired the UK trade and assets of the valves division of Denholm Oilfield Services, known as Denholm Valvecare, for an undisclosed sum. The UK valves business is expected to generate about £7 million revenue this year and about 25 staff transfer to EnerMech.

LOT Vacuum signed a single supply contract worth KRW 3.81 billion with SK Hynix for dry vacuum pumps used in semiconductor processes, with delivery in South Korea. The contract was signed on February 2, 2018 and disclosed on February 5.

Emerson has launched a new manufacturing facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, producing solenoid valves, filter regulators and control cabinets. The plant aims to serve customers across the Middle East and Africa.

MPOWER was awarded a public tender in 2016 to supply high-pressure forged gate and globe valves to Azerbaijan state oil company SOCAR Azerikimiya, valued at EUR 85,000.

Germany's Homa Pumpenfabrik GmbH and India's EKKI Pumps signed an agreement to set up a wastewater-focused joint venture pump company in India to serve domestic and neighbouring markets.

AxFlow Germany, part of Axel Johnson International's Fluid Handling Solutions group, acquired family-owned pump repair and maintenance company Pumpen Karrer, creating a regional base in the Allgau region west of Munich. The announcement was made on February 1, 2018.

LOT Vacuum signed a single supply contract worth 4.93 billion won with Samsung Electronics for dry vacuum pumps used in semiconductor processes, delivered to Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi. The contract was signed on January 31, 2018.

Rheinmetall subsidiary Pierburg won an order from Karma Automotive to supply CWA coolant pumps for the Revero plug-in hybrid, built from its Hartha, Saxony plant, with a contract value in the low six-digit euro range.

KSB Pumps secured orders worth Rs 413 crore from Nuclear Power Corporation of India to supply primary coolant pumps and electric motors with auxiliaries for the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana I and II project. Deliveries are phased over 2022 and 2023.

Herz, part of the Austrian Herz group, has started building a new production facility at Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia, where it makes valves and fittings. The EUR 4 million investment will create 100 jobs and raise production capacity by 50 percent.

Herz is constructing a 5,000 m2 production plant in Šmartno pri Litiji for ball valves and taps. The EUR 4 million investment is expected to create up to 100 jobs.

Houston-based AIV LP, a global wholesale valve and actuator distributor, has acquired Pittsburgh-based Zenith Supply, a master distributor of Velan valves that holds about $25 million in inventory. Zenith will keep operating under its own name and facilities.

Tricel Group, headquartered in Kerry, Ireland, has acquired Action Pumps Ltd, extending its operations and market share within the UK water industry. The announcement is dated January 18, 2018.

Ampo Poyam Valves is supplying more than 2,000 engineered gate, globe and check valves to Tecnimont for EuroChem's Kingisepp ammonia plant in Russia. The plant has a design capacity of 2,700 tonnes per day and is due for commissioning in 2018.

Voith Hydro Shanghai signed a contract with Henan Tianchi Pumped Storage to supply four 300 MW Francis reversible pump turbines and generators for a 1,200 MW plant in Henan Province, China. The contract was signed in December 2017 and is scheduled for completion by December 2020.

Victaulic is planning a 400,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing complex in Easton, Pennsylvania, beginning later in 2018, with operations to start in 2019, to meet growing domestic demand for mechanical piping systems.