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Valves are used extensively in almost every type of industrial
and commercial operation in Mexico. The market is very large,
and therefore there are many manufacturers and distributors for
these products. A large percentage of these valves are imported,
with the United States having the largest share of imports into
Mexico.
There are many different types of each of
these products and they range from miniature pumps and valves
such as those used in the medical sector for heart surgery, to
very large valves used in water transportation, treatment and
control such as in dams and irrigation systems.
Overview
In 2004 the Mexican industrial valve market
imported $626.5 million of which the United States represented
about 72 percent ($382.8 million) of Mexico’s total imports. In
total, Mexico’s industrial valve market grew 15.5 percent from
2004 to 2005, and so far in 2006 has grown 18.4 percent.
Mexican production accounted for$492.8
million in 2004 and national production has been estimated to
have grown at least 12 percent per year to reach $552 million at
the end of 2005, and estimated to reach $618 million by the end
of 2006. This basically is due to the fast growth of the
petroleum, chemicals, food, pharmaceutical, electricity,
construction, and water and wastewater sectors in Mexico.
The most important imports are valves made
from cast and forged iron, carbon steel, gate valves (1/2 to 36
inches in diameter) as well as:
•Automatic control valves.
•Ball valves (1/2 to 36 inches).
•Butterfly valves (1-12 inches).
•Butterfly, and gate types.
•Check valves (2-12 inches).
•Control valves, and special alloy valves.
•Globe valves (2-12 inches).
•Motorized control valves and needle valves
for instrumentation.
•Plug valves up to 6 inches diameter, brass
valves of various types for domestic application.
•Valves for handling corrosive and abrasive
liquids.
•Valves for oil/gas lines that exceed 20
inches diameter.
Major Mexican valve consumers of pneumatic,
hydraulic, ball, check and gate valves include: refrigeration,
air-conditioning...
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