IMI Saudi Industry, a subsidiary of IMI Critical Engineering, opened a 5,000 sq m valve factory in Dammam in November 2022. The plant makes butterfly and ball valves for oil and gas, petrochemical, power, water and hydrogen markets, with choke and control valves planned for 2023.
IMI Critical Engineering officially opened a new 16,000 m2 factory in Sardinia on 18 October 2022 to manufacture valves and hydraulic actuating systems for petrochemical applications along with IMI VIVO electrolysers; the 45,000 m2 site employs over 200 people.
IMI Truflo Marine, part of IMI Critical Engineering, agreed a 15-year lease on a new 57,000 sq ft manufacturing and design headquarters at Birmingham's Advanced Manufacturing Hub, developed by Barberry Industrial, with construction possibly starting before year-end and completion expected in Q3 2021.