Chemical Industry

Flowserve continues to be well positioned in the chemical industry, supplying industry leading products that can withstand extreme temperatures, highly-caustic chemicals and intense pressures. The chemical market presents approximately 18 percent of Flowserve's business primarily in the processing of organic and inorganic chemicals, consumer goods such as soaps, cleaners and other household products, and pharmaceuticals.

Flowserve was specified as the "plant standard" supplier for a broad range of products in a11 synthetic textiles facilities for a major global integrated fibers and polymers producer. Flowserve also serves the biotechnology market with flow-management solutions and is heavily engaged with global customers in the production of biofuels.

With project activity and construction remaining strong, particularly in Asia, Flowserve expects brisk business both from project firms specifying products for new chemical plants as well as end-user customers. The continued demand for polymer-based materials, petrochemical products and biochemicals, particularly in emerging regions, also will drive growth opportunities for Flowserve.

Chemical - Seals

Modern chemical plants produce a tremendous variety of products over a wide range of operating conditions. Next to safe handling of toxic products, good corrosion resistance, reliability and low cost are of great importance.

Critical needs are:

Resistance to highly corrosive liquids
A wide range of materials of construction
Resistance to abrasive substances
Ability to stand up under highly toxic, volatile and flammable fluid service
Low leakage rates or zero leakage
Low cost but durable designs for confined space requirements
Maximum interchangeability of components to reduce inventories

Chemical - Pumps

Since introducing the world’s first chemical processing pump more than three quarters of a century ago, Flowserve has pioneered the industry’s most important milestones, including:

The design of the first back pull-out pump which was the forerunner of the ANSI standard
The development of Alloy 20
Transportation including transfer, storage, tank car loading/unloading and pipeline
The development of SealSentry seal chambers for optimizing seal life

Flowserve’s engineering design, material expertise and application know-how are its core strengths. No other pump company offers its array of ASME (ANSI) and ISO chemical process pumps.

Chemical Processing Pumps Market Bulletin

Chemical Processing

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