The Current Market and Future Development of Pneumatic Gate Valves

Analysis of the Current Market and Future Development Prediction of Pneumatic Gate Valves

The market of pneumatic gate valves is currently showing characteristics of scale growth, diverse demand, and diversified competition. The following is a specific analysis.

The market size continues to expand.

The scale of China's pneumatic flat gate market is expected to reach 7.8 billion yuan in 2023, and is expected to grow to around 8.5 billion yuan by 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of about 12%. The market size of Chinese pneumatic control gate valves is expected to grow from 4.86 billion yuan to 7.23 billion yuan from 2025 to 2030, with an average annual compound growth rate of 8.3%. The global market size of pneumatic knife gate valves is expected to grow from $332.9 million in 2024 to $416.4 million in 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 3.8% during the forecast period.

Widely applicable fields

Petrochemical industry: It is one of the main demand industries. With the increasing demand for oil, the development of new technologies such as deep-sea oil and gas exploration, and the increase in refining projects, there is a high demand for valve performance such as high pressure resistance, high temperature resistance, and high corrosion resistance. It also needs to meet the demand for intelligence to achieve remote monitoring and other functions.

Electricity: including traditional thermal power, hydropower, and new energy generation fields. The improvement of power infrastructure has steadily increased the demand for pneumatic special gate valves in various systems of power stations. The promotion of smart grid construction requires valves to have better automation control and remote monitoring functions.

Water treatment: with the acceleration of urbanization and strict environmental policies, the expansion of urban water supply and sewage treatment scale, as well as the development of seawater desalination, a large number of corrosion-resistant and reliable pneumatic special gate valves are needed for deep sewage treatment and other processes.

Electronic semiconductor: the global semiconductor industry has transferred to the Chinese mainland and the domestic semiconductor industry has risen rapidly. The photolithography and other process links of chip manufacturing have very high requirements on the accuracy of gas and liquid flow control, requiring miniaturized and high-precision pneumatic special gate valves. The demand in this field is growing rapidly.

Pharmaceutical industry: The pharmaceutical industry continues to develop steadily, requiring pneumatic special gate valves to transport various liquid and gas raw materials from raw material synthesis to drug formulation production, with extremely high requirements for valve accuracy and hygiene.

New energy: The demand for hydrogen energy storage and transportation, photovoltaic polycrystalline silicon and other fields is growing rapidly. In addition, the production of new energy vehicle batteries requires high precision in electrolyte transportation and flow control, requiring high-precision pneumatic titanium alloy valves.

There are significant differences in regional demand.

The Yangtze River Delta region, with its advantage in the petrochemical industry cluster, accounts for 37% of the sales of gate valves and is one of the main consumer areas. The construction of nuclear power projects in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area has driven an annual increase of 25% in demand for special gate valves. The Chengdu Chongqing Economic Circle has differentiated competition in the field of smart water management, with an annual procurement volume of 120,000 sets for its pipeline network renovation projects. In addition, national pipeline projects such as the "West East Gas Pipeline Fourth Line" and the "China Russia East Line" will drive the demand for gate valves in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and other regions to maintain an average annual growth rate of 12% from 2026 to 2030.

Growth in demand for high-end products

The demand for high-pressure pneumatic gate valves (working pressure ≥ 10MPa) is on the rise, and its market share will increase from 28% in 2024 to 37% in 2030, with an average annual growth rate of over 10% in market size. At the same time, the market penetration rate of Detsen intelligent pneumatic gate valves continues to increase, expected to jump from the current 12% to 30% by 2030, with an annual growth rate of 20%.

Diversified competitive landscape

International giants dominate the high-end market, while international companies such as Emerson dominate the global high-end pneumatic special valve market, possessing advanced technology and brand advantages, and controlling high-end fields such as semiconductors and nuclear power. Domestic enterprises are accelerating domestic substitution, with a certain share in the mid to low end market, and some companies are entering the high-end market.

Prediction of the development trend of pneumatic gate valves in the next 5 years

In the next five years, pneumatic gate valves will show a series of development trends in market size, technological innovation, and application fields. The market size will continue to grow, and the degree of intelligence and greenness will continue to deepen. 

Market size growth: Driven by the acceleration of global industrialization, the improvement of industrial automation level, the tightening of environmental regulations, and the development of emerging industries such as new energy, the market size of pneumatic gate valves will continue to grow. It is expected that the market size of China's gas controlled gate valve will grow from 4.86 billion yuan to 7.23 billion yuan from 2025 to 2030, with an average annual compound growth rate of 8.3%.

Deepening level of intelligence: Pneumatic gate valves will integrate more sensors and actuators to further enhance precise control and remote operation functions. It is expected that the proportion of intelligent valves integrated with IoT sensors will significantly increase, and the market penetration rate of intelligent pneumatic gate valves will jump from the current 12% to 30%, with an annual growth rate of 20%.

Material innovation and upgrading: high-performance alloys, special plastics, ceramics, and nanomaterials will be widely used. The permeability of new materials such as ceramic based composite materials will continue to increase, which will help improve the corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and high temperature resistance of valves, and meet more extreme working conditions.

Environmental requirements are increasing: In the context of global carbon neutrality, environmental regulations are becoming increasingly strict. Enterprises will pay more attention to energy conservation and emission reduction, develop low-energy and low emission products, improve the sealing performance of valves, and reduce leakage rates. It is expected that by 2030, the proportion of enterprises adopting compressed air energy recovery technology will increase to around 65%, and the market share of zero leakage gate valves with VOCs leakage rates below 50ppm is expected to further increase.

Rising demand for high-end products: Various industries have increased their requirements for control accuracy, reliability, and intelligence. The demand for high-pressure pneumatic gate valves (working pressure ≥ 10MPa) will continue to grow, with their proportion increasing from 28% in 2024 to 37% in 2030, and the market size growing at an average annual rate of over 10%.

Application field expansion: In traditional industrial fields such as petroleum, chemical, power, metallurgy, etc., pneumatic gate valves will continue to maintain a certain demand and be constantly updated and upgraded with industry technology upgrades and project construction. At the same time, the application in the fields of new energy (such as wind power, photovoltaic cooling systems, energy storage systems, hydrogen energy transmission and distribution systems, etc.) and environmental protection (projects such as sewage treatment and exhaust gas treatment) will continue to expand.

Service model innovation: The proportion of service revenue throughout the entire lifecycle will gradually increase, and it is expected to rise from 12% in 2025 to around 22% in 2030. The predictive maintenance service market based on the industrial Internet will continue to develop, and will form a service scale of about 920 million yuan by 2030.

Increased industry concentration: The intensification of market competition will further concentrate market resources towards advantageous enterprises. It is expected that the market share of the top five companies in the industry will increase from around 45% in 2025 to around 55% in 2030.