VALVE MAGAZINE Fall 2025

MARKET OUTLOOK

makes planning for the future challenging. Several projects that were greenlit by the previous administration have been cancelled or delayed, and new priorities are in place. The rapid move to decarbonize in industry has slowed, PFAS bans and new policies continue to be legislated largely at the state level, but the Federal focus persists globally and to some degree in the U.S. as well, and tariffs continue to challenge a supply chain that never fully recovered from the difficult conditions faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. That said, most of the presenters shared cautious optimism or signs pointing toward positive business outcomes for the year ahead. And there was a consensus that the recession that has been hanging like a potential dark cloud seems to be dissi pating slightly, with none of the presenters seeing a sign of a real downturn any time soon. Nearly every speaker addressed how their vertical was impacted by the huge growth of data centers across the country and around the world. This article will share highlights from key market segments. If you are a member of VMA or HI and couldn’t attend the virtual sessions live, you can access them online in the VMA Member’s Only Resource Library starting in December 2025. Powering up The global power industry continues to grow with Industrial Info Resources’ Britt Burt sharing that they are tracking over $11.1 trillion investments in active capital and maintenance projects. While renewables were a big focus in recent years and companies and individual citizens were incentivized to go green, the current administration has put the brakes on the industry in the U.S. The public opposition, supply chain

FEATURED ARTICLE Market Outlook for the Valve and Flow Control Industry The recent workshop highlighted key sectors and optimism seemed to prevail.

BY: HEATHER GAYNOR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

In September , the Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA) and the Hydraulic Institute (HI) held their annual Market Outlook Workshop, covering key industry verti cals critical to the flow control industry and open only to members of both organizations. The event was timely, given the current business environment. In this time of many moving parts geopolitically around the world, busi nesses are subjected to a continued air of uncertainty that

U.S. data center infrastructure projects currently planned. Source: Industrial Info Resources

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