Issue 6 – August 2025
Valve World Americas Expo & Conference 2025 Review
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VALVE INNOVATION ACROSS
Maintaining Flow Control Actuators for Severe Applications
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SPECIAL TOPIC
COVER STORY
Bray International: Eleva Specialized Valve Solutio
Buil Sale
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SPECIAL TOPIC: OIL & GAS
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SPECIAL TOPIC: ACTUATION & AUTOMATION
• CONTENTS MAY 2026 •
BUSINESS INSIGHTS
Oil and Gas: Good News Ahead for Consumers?
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
Redefining Valve and Automation Integration in Water Infrastructure
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Oil & gas forecasters paint a mixed picture for 2026, pointing to an oversupply of oil coupled with extra demand for LNG due to declining prices.
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The water and wastewater industry is undergoing a quiet transformation to drive efficiency, procurement, and innovation.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
EDITORIAL............................... 3 MEETING POINT......................... 14
INNOVATIONS AND SOLUTIONS........... 40 INDUSTRY UPDATES...................... 42
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Bonney Forge: 150 years of World-Class Manufacturing, and Stronger than Ever
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Wastewater, and Fire Protection Applications
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Untapped Control Valves: Non-Lubricated Plug Valves in Modulating Service
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Industrial Chemical Valve Market: A Positive Multi-Year Forecast
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Oil and Gas – Good News Ahead
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VALVE INNOVATION ACROSS THE AMERICAS
Issue 6 – August 2025
ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
A-T CONTROLS.................................... 38 BONNEY FORGE.................................... 1 CHAODA USA..................................... 15 DHARPAT CASTING PVT. LTD........................ 45 FBV INC........................................... 41 FRVALVE.......................................... 20 GWC USA......................................... 27 INOVA CAST PVT. LTD............................... 38 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD VALVE................... 2 JUHANG FLUID CONTROL CO. LTD.................... 42 MRC GLOBAL..................................... 47 NEWAY VALVE..................................... 31 NIHON KOSO CO. LTD.............................. 21 NINGBO SIO FLUID EQUIPMENT CO. LTD........... 1, 30 OMAL AUTOMATION S. P. A.......................... 45
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