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VALVE WORLD EXPO

International Valve Trade Fair and Conference

The focus of VALVE WORLD EXPO is on valves, valve components and parts, actuators and positioners, seals, sealing materials, valve-specific pipe products and pumps. The exhibition is aimed at: the energy industry, the oil and gas industry, petrochemicals and chemicals, the marine and offshore industry, water and wastewater management, automotive and mechanical engineering, power plant technology and green alternatives.

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Date

01.12.-03.12.2026
December 2028
Cycle: every two years
Year founded: 1998
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Fairgrounds

Messegelände
Dusseldorf
Germany

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Organisers

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

Messeplatz
40474 Dusseldorf
Germany
Fon: +49 211 4560-01
Fax: +49 211 4560-668
info@messe-duesseldorf.dehttp://www.messe-duesseldorf.de

Project team

info@valveworldexpo.comhttp://www.valveworldexpo.com

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Sector focus

Metalworking, Welding Technology (industry 57)
Subcontracting (industry 96)

Main offerings

Valves and Fittings
Valves
Industrial Equipment
Regulating and Control Technology
Pipelines
Compressors
Pumps
Software
Services
Accessories

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Trade visitors

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Sponsors

KCI GmbH, Kleve

Statistics

Key figures
12/2024
Present journalists
165, of which from abroad 20
Exhibitors
558
Domestic
114
Abroad
444
Other represented firms
Visitors (number of admissions)
8.578
Domestic
2.287
Abroad
6.291
Trade visitors
Domestic
Abroad
Space (gross)
32.300
Space (net)
15.640
Special show space
176
Exhibitor stand space
15.464
Hall space
15.464
Domestic
3.540
Abroad
11.924
Open air
0
Domestic
Abroad
Origin of exhibitors 2024 from 35 countries
Austria1
Belgium1
Canada5
China, People's Republic172
Croatia2
Czechia5
Denmark3
Finland1
France11
Germany114
Hong Kong, China SAR2
India45
Indonesia1
Italy45
Japan3
Korea, Republic13
Latvia1
Luxembourg1
Mexico1
Netherlands10
Poland3
Portugal2
Romania1
Serbia1
Singapore2
Slovakia1
Slovenia2
Spain26
Sweden3
Switzerland4
Taiwan20
Türkiye19
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland23
United States of America13
Vietnam1
FKM trade visitor structure
2022
Visitors (number of admissions)
7.265
Proportion of trade visitors
99%
Total Germany (%)
28
Bremen
0
Hamburg
3
Lower Saxony
7
Schleswig-Holstein
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
58
Hesse
6
Rhineland-Palatinate
8
Saarland
0
Baden-Württemberg
12
Bavaria
3
Berlin
0
Brandenburg
2
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
1
Saxony
1
Thuringia
0
Professional position (%)
16
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
18
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
23
Department head, group head, team leader
19
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
20
Lecturer, teacher
0
Trainee
1
Other position
1
Student
1
Other not gainfully employed
0
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
21
Research and development, design/construction
11
Manufacturing, production, quality control
3
Buying/procurement
11
Finance/accounting, controlling
0
Information and communication technology
1
Personnel administration, administration
0
Sales
37
Marketing, advertising, PR
2
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
1
Maintenance/repairs
4
Other area
4
Student
1
Other not gainfully employed
0
Planning, design, work preparation
2
(Industrial) design
1
Economic sectors (%)
End users of fittings, other industries, manufacturers
27
Fittings manufacturers
26
Fittings trade
18
Other trade
3
Energy-supply companies
4
Other service
10
Skilled trades
1
Other economic sectors
10
pupil, student
1
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
9
more than 50 km up to 100 km
6
more than 100 km up to 300 km
18
over 300 km
67
Foreign origin total (%)
72
EU
56
Other european countries
22
Africa
4
North America
2
South and Central America
1
Middle East
5
South-, East-, Central Asia
11
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Italy
11
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
10
Netherlands
10
India
6
Belgium
6
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
7
5 - 9
10
10 - 49
28
50 - 199
22
200 - 499
10
500 - 999
6
1 000 and more
16
Student
1
Other not employed
0
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
30
collectively
34
in an advisory capacity/organization
22
no
13
Student
1
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
38
Earlier events
36
First visit
48
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Survey conducted by: Wissler & Partner
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