Petrochemical plants turn over equipment as product slates change. A unit that ran one grade for a decade is re-configured, and the valves that were specified for the old service are suddenly wrong for the new one, even though they are in perfect condition.
That produces surplus with real technical content: alloy bodies, special trims, lined valves from acid service and actuated packages from control loops that were re-instrumented. It also produces a lot of it, because petrochemical sites are large and their stores are deep.
Valve mix
What turns up in petrochemical
The chemical industry's isolation valve. Plug valves survive dirty, viscous and aggressive s…
Read → Valve type Lined ValvesThe lining is the value. A lined valve with a sound lining is worth many times its scrap wei…
Read → Valve type Control ValvesThe highest-value surplus in most plant cribs, and the one most often broken up by people wh…
Read → Valve type Ball ValvesQuarter-turn, high flow, easy to actuate. Ball valves are the most commonly upgraded valve i…
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Selling into this sector
What to expect
Equipment from this sector usually arrives with a mix of documentation: some items tagged and recorded, some with nothing at all. Send what exists. A partial record is worth more than a claim that records exist.
Mixed lots are normal. We do not ask you to separate the documented items from the rest before sending a list.
Questions sellers ask
Do you buy lined and alloy valves from chemical service?
Yes, and they are among the strongest categories in the region.
What if the service history is unknown?
Nameplates, material markings and trim designations usually tell us enough to make an offer.
Can you take a whole unit's worth of valves?
Yes. Unit-level lots are normal, and we can work to a demobilisation schedule.