Automation and flow control for the refining industry

Solutions for every part of the refinery

With decades of refining industry experience, Valmet is your single-source supplier for flow control, automation and safety solutions, and related life cycle services. We provide valve technologies for every part of the refinery, including valves for severe service needs, as well as the process automation and information management systems needed to ensure safe operations and continuous, reliable production.

Decades refining industry experience

Improve reliability and productivity

Ensure uncompromising safety

Service centers in over 40 countries

Solutions for refining industry

Automation for refining industry

Flow control for refining industry

Flow control for different applications in refining industry

Continuous catalytic reforming

Delayed coking

Fluid catalytic cracking

Hydrotreating and hydrocracking

Sulfur recovery

High-performance solutions for refining applications

Petrochemical and biofuel refineries operate continuously, with processes that involve harsh conditions, long periods of operation and high cycle rates. Since these processes also require a high degree of precision, and use hazardous chemicals and expensive catalysts, there’s no room for error.

Valmet provides high-performance valve solutions for all types of refinery applications, as well as intelligent valve controllers, valve actuators, and fast and accurate valve positioners. To meet your specific needs, we offer both standard and customized solutions for severe service, and we use our expertise in valve metallurgy, and seat and ball design, to ensure the best material choices for each valve application.

Comprehensive automation and safety solutions

With today’s sophisticated automation systems, refineries can enhance safety, improve process control, and optimize maintenance planning. Moreover, the latest systems give them the accuracy and reliability needed to improve process efficiency and availability, and save costs on catalysts, fuel and energy.

Valmet provides comprehensive process automation solutions for refining industry customers, which meet the highest safety standards. These include the Valmet DNA distributed control system with built-in condition monitoring, as well as information management and diagnostics systems, and integrated safety systems.

Global service and support

Valmet supports refining industry customers around the world with extensive services for their automation and flow control solutions. Our experience covers process control and safety interlocking systems for crude oil processing and biofuel production processes, as well as numerous automation deliveries for natural gas compressor stations and gas treatment units. We have the expertise and the capabilities needed to support large scale valve and automation system maintenance and upgrades.

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Valmet and Johnson Matthey continue to develop catalytic pyrolysis for production of advanced biofuels

Valmet and Johnson Matthey will continue their cooperation in catalytic pyrolysis for transport fuel production. The target is to further develop the unique and tailored combination of the Valmet Pyrolyzer and Valmet’s thermal conversion technology for liquid biofuels and biochemicals, along with the catalyst developed and produced by Johnson Matthey.

Your valve automation partner of choice in Europe

Successful actuator sizing and instrumentation engineering according to customer specification takes time and resources. Trust is essential when relying on a 3rd party to automate your valve. When do you know you can proceed with confidence in the partner you have chosen?

Solutions to severe service control valves

Juha Relander, Valmet Finland, outlines the importance of selecting the most appropriate severe service control valves.

Reducing emissions from refining - should I focus on my valves or my positioners?

The global climate is warming up and countries and individual companies are seeking ways to reduce their emissions to slow down climate change. Looking at oil refineries, one may wonder from where their own emissions emerge.

Trends in refining and petrochemicals

The pace of change is picking up in the once-conservative hydrocarbon industries. Many interesting initiatives are underway as these sectors look to play their part in both energy security and environmental sustainability, says Mr Lindsay Coutinho.

Valmet to supply Flue Gas Desulfurization to a petroleum refinery in India

Valmet has been selected to design and supply Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) for a petroleum refinery’s four boilers in the western part of India.

Valmet and Neles: forward together with a stronger base

For decades, Neles has enjoyed recognition as a best-in-class player in the world of valves and valve automation thanks to a portfolio of quality products and digital services. Of late, the company has further accelerated its agenda following the 2022 merger with Valmet. The main message for customers, says Haroon Azmi, is that the company’s capabilities and know-how are better than ever. “Today we are operating from an even stronger base and with a wider offering, covering more markets, and lev...

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