Pigging Valves Market

Pigging Valves Market Size (2024 to 2029):

The size of the global pigging valves market was worth US$ 5.09 Billion in 2023. The global market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 10.42% from 2024 to 2029 and be worth US$ 9.23 billion by 2029 from US$ 5.62 billion in 2024. 

Current Scenario of the Global Pigging Valves Market

Pigging valves are pipeline tools used to introduce and remove pigs, which are equipment used for cleaning and maintaining pipelines. These valves are used as pig launches or receiver valves by using an interlock that is built into the side of pigging valves and is secured and locked through a bayonet mechanism. Pigging valves play a crucial role in the transit of pipelines around the world. It has a wide range of uses, including pipeline cleaning, managing liquids, inspecting, and preventing corrosion and solid buildup. The market for pigging valves is anticipated to expand as a result of the rising demand for industrial automation to stop oil leaks and obtain greater control over liquid management. A pigging valve improves the efficiency of pipeline transportation of hydrocarbons, chemicals, and petrochemicals in addition to assisting in the seamless integration of fluid management operations without interfering with fluid flow. Due to the continued increase in global economic growth and rising demand for oil and gas, pipeline construction has expanded. This will undoubtedly increase the scale of the pigging valve industry.

MARKET DRIVERS

Transporting critical hydrocarbons and petrochemical products via pipeline is very important. Pigging valves are frequently employed in the pipeline sector to stop leaks and improve control over fuel transportation through pipes.

Additionally, it is anticipated that the market for pigging valves will develop as a result of the massive exploration and production efforts being undertaken globally to fulfill the rising demand for oil and gas. The growing industrial automation in a variety of industries, including chemicals, oil, gas, and pharmaceuticals, is driving up demand for pigging valves. Due to the numerous oil and gas extraction processes taking place on the global market, pigging valves are in great demand. During the forecast period, it is also expected that demand for the oil and gas industries will increase. As a result, the market for pigging valves globally is growing mostly due to high costs.

Rural areas are seeing a rapid increase in demand for oil and gas products, particularly in developing nations like China, India, Brazil, and Australia. To shorten transportation times and lower costs, governments in several countries are concentrating their efforts on enhancing pipeline infrastructure.

MARKET RESTRAINTS

Pigging valve sales are being constrained on the global market even though they have many benefits. These issues include expensive starting prices, high maintenance costs, and a lack of flexibility because they can only travel through bends with large-radius pipelines and others.

Additionally, due to high costs and the requirement for significant studies for pipeline construction due to the number of environmental factors that must be taken into account before laying pipelines, pipeline construction operations are declining in many emerging countries. Sales of pigging valves are being restricted as a result.

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SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS 

Global Pigging Valves Market Analysis By Valve Type

Shut-off valves and bypass valves are the two market segments for pigging valves. Bypass Pigging Valve, which holds a 55% market share, is the market leader. To safely stop or restart the flow of potentially hazardous fluids or gases, shut-off valves are utilized. They are employed to limit compressed air in an industrial automation processor to isolate sub-systems when not in use. The term "shut-off valve" has many different meanings. Bypass valves direct steam from one area of the system—such as power generation or process steam from the production of paper and pulp—to reheat or exhaust pipework in order to safeguard equipment from overpressure.

Global Pigging Valves Market Analysis By Application

Based on application, the oil and gas segment tends to be the dominant segment in the global pigging valve market during the forecast period. Pigging valves are used for a variety of purposes, including liquid management, pipeline cleanup, inspection, corrosion protection, and the removal of solid accumulations like sediments. They are regarded as a crucial part of the pipeline transportation industry. Therefore, it is anticipated that rising industrial growth and rising adoption of automated technologies in sectors like chemical, pharmaceutical, and oil & gas refining, among others, will speed up the global market for pigging valves.

REGIONAL ANALYSIS

The markets for pigging valves in the Middle East and Africa are anticipated to grow significantly. The demand for crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products has grown significantly in recent years as a result of an expansion in the global vehicle fleet as well as expanding industrialization. As a result, exports of the aforementioned goods are increasing significantly to significant producing and refining nations including Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, the UAE, and Iraq.

Major oil and gas pipeline transportation projects are currently in the works across Europe. Additionally, increasing investments in the power, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries are projected to provide a lucrative market for the expansion of the market size.

The demand for hydrocarbons and petrochemical goods surged due to the Asia Pacific region's exponential population rise. Therefore, the market for pigging valves is projected to increase as a result of the expanding pipeline infrastructure for the practical transportation of oil and gas.

KEY PLAYERS IN THE GLOBAL PIGGING VALVES MARKET

The global pigging valves market is concentrated with well-established players. Key players in the market include Jag Valves, Hartmann Valves GmbH, Tiger Valve Company, CGIS, Sofis Valve Operation, Frontier Valve International, PBM Valve, Argus Machine Co. Ltd, SAMSON Controls Inc., Pipetech Corporation and Master Flo Valve Inc.

RECENT HAPPENINGS IN THE GLOBAL PIGGING VALVES MARKET

• Hartmann Valves GmbH achieved a primus award for its new innovative pigging ball valve. Pigs may be launched and received safely and easily even when there is (residual) pressure in the main line due to the recent Hartmann pigging ball valve with several safety barriers to the sluice room. The sluice chamber is segregated in this new type of building by at least two additional seat rings that have been placed.

DETAILED SEGMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL PIGGING VALVES MARKET INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

This research report on the global pigging valves market has been segmented and sub-segmented based on valve type, application and region

By Valve Type

• Bypass valve
• Shut-off valve

By Application

• Oil and Gas
• Chemicals
• Food and Beverages
• Others

By Region

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East & Africa