Global Gate Valve Market Size

Gate Valve Market Analysis

The Global Gate Valve Market is expected to register a CAGR of greater than 4.1% over the forecast period of 2022 to 2027. Rapid urbanization and industrialization happening across various parts of the world, along with the rising demand for oil and natural gas exploration operations, are positively influencing the growth of the gate valve market.

Gate valves are multi-turn valves, among the industry's most used valves. Gate valves find wide usage in on/off/isolation applications in oil & gas (pipeline service and wellhead), power generation (including slurry service with knife gate designs), marine and mining, and general industry. Gate valves perform well for liquids, gases, and slurries, including fluids with entrained solids.

• In specific valves, gate valves are the most widely used because they are available in a range of sizes from approximately 1-inch to more than 60-inches, with a wide selection of end connections and pressure ratings. The leading chemical-producing countries, including the United States, Germany, Russia, China, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy, France, India, Brazil, etc., are expected to drive the demand for gate valves owing to these valves to offer numerous advantages as compared to other valve types.
• The demand for gate valves is more in the Asia-Pacific region. The growth in the area is mostly due to a rapid push for urbanization and rising populations. For instance, according to the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the urbanization rate of permanent residents in China will reach 64.72% in 2021. Also, Valves designed for water and wastewater are another significant market development in the Asia Pacific region.
• To meet the growing demand in various regional markets around the world, manufacturers are concentrating on technological development and product innovation. During the forecast period, the gate valve market is anticipated to be stimulated by improvements in gate valve features such as friction reduction and pressure management, as well as ongoing improvements in valve efficiency.
• Along with this, manufacturing plants globally are also joining the digital transformation trend. With smart gate valves, companies can carefully monitor, analyze, and manage valves and related equipment based on actual conditions. This may also show promise for gate valve maintenance. A smart gate valve could respond to its health, advising of potential issues or valve failure before it happens because preventative care is important to keep plants online and contributes significantly to the gate valve market. With multiple companies switching to these smart valves, such trends also impact the market's growth.
• However, increasing volatility in raw material prices and high gate valve maintenance costs are expected to restrain market growth during the forecast period. The increasing volatility of raw material prices has an impact on manufacturers' ability to produce gate valves based on specific requirements. Companies, on the other hand, are increasing their investment in R&D for cost-effective technology to reduce the cost of gate valves.
• Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic hugely impacted the gate valve industry. As industrial manufacturing companies were grappling with the remarkable effect of the pandemic and the oil and gas industry was also operating at limited capacity, the demand for gate valves slowed down due to slow economic activity across various sectors. However, the market is expected to gain traction gradually with the resumption of economic and industrial activities at a full pace.