Wenzhou valve industry encountered trade barriers

There are two major pump and valve bases in Wenzhou: the first is the “Hometown of Chinese Pump Valves” in Oubei Town, Yongjia County; the other is “China Valve City” in Longwan District. Wuzhou Valve is currently one of the leading companies in the domestic cut-off valve industry. The export of this company last year increased from more than 23 million yuan to more than 48 million yuan, with an increase of more than 100%. However, it is such an increase that makes Chen Jinfa, general manager of the company also the chairman of the Longwan Valve Industry Association, worry about it.

In recent years, with the ever-increasing brand promotion in the “Hometown of Chinese Pump Valves” in Longhan and the “China Valve City” in Longwan, the reputation of Wenzhou’s two valve bases at home and abroad has been unprecedentedly improved. At the same time, Wenzhou's pump and valve companies continue to increase the intensity of technological transformation, resulting in the emergence of a large number of high-tech valve companies in Wenzhou. For example, the successful development of China’s current largest-caliber ball valve, the global nuclear valve developed by the Global Relief Valve Group, and the emergence of a number of high-tech valve products have increased the popularity of the valve and valve industry in Wenzhou. In addition, in recent years, the individual scale of Wenzhou valve and valve companies has grown, and companies have frequently appeared in the bidding sites for major domestic engineering projects. As a result, Wenzhou pump and valve products have gained more and more recognition from the market, and the annual sales volume has greatly increased. increase.

With the continuous increase in the content of science and technology and the popularity of the region, the export volume of pump and valve products has also experienced unprecedented growth. Especially in the past year, Wenzhou’s pump and valve companies have experienced a “blowout” phenomenon, and many companies’ export growth rate has reached over 100%. The export growth rate of the two large pump valve production bases is much higher than the industry’s overall sales growth. rate. The substantial increase in the export volume of industrial products was originally a good thing, but recently, the president of the Longwan District Regulating Valve Valve Industry Association, the general manager of the Wuzhou Valve Group, Chen Jinfa and the secretary general of the association, Zhang Chengzhen, are worried about this matter.

The reason has to start with Chen Jinfa's once abroad. In the second half of last year, Chen Jinfa traveled to Europe on a business trip and met with one customer. Wenzhou's valve products were of poor quality. Chen Jinfa later discovered that those products that were said to have quality problems by customers were the hands of individual companies in Wenzhou. After returning home, Chen Jinfa, the president of the industry association, began thinking about the export of pneumatic piston plug valves. Chen Jinfa said that in recent years, with the continuous increase in the regional brand awareness of the Wenzhou valve industry, foreign orders have also flown to Wenzhou companies. Many small businesses have played a “price war” in order to win international orders. However, after lowering the price of products to get orders from abroad, some small businesses often cut corners in order to reduce costs. The resulting failure of the finished product has affected the reputation of the Wenzhou valve and valve industry. The most frightening thing is that in the long run, the Wenzhou valve industry is also likely to encounter trade barriers in the international market.

Zhang Chengzhen, Secretary-General of Longwan District Pneumatic Valve Valve Industry Association, also noticed this point. Zhang Chengzhen said that the substantial increase in the sales volume of this industry has hidden a serious price war in the industry, and with the export of products. As the volume continues to increase, product export inspections also create many problems. Not only will it affect Wenzhou's reputation in the pump and valve industry, it will also attract foreign barriers.