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“The 2011 Valve World Asia Symposium and Exhibition was grandly held in Suzhou. In this beautiful autumn season, with clear skies and pleasant weather, Suzhou, a major manufacturing hub for valves in China, welcomed friends from the valve industry around the world. The much-anticipated Valve World Asia 2011 conference and exhibition, which attracts significant attention from the industry, was held on September 14-15 at the International Expo Center in the Suzhou Industrial Park. More than 200 well-known valve manufacturers from home and abroad participated in this event, where they engaged in enthusiastic and friendly discussions with visitors from around the world on topics such as the development of valves worldwide, valve technology innovation, and valve applications. As the largest portal website in China’s valve industry, Global Valve Network, along with its affiliated publication \"Brand Valves\", participated in this international exhibition for the valve industry. There, experts and company executives from the sector engaged in discussions and exchanges, and these outlets kept a close eye on the events taking place at the exhibition, sending back special reports on it. Following the great success of the 2009 Valve World Asia Symposium and Exhibition, the 2011 Valve World Asia Symposium and Exhibition was held in Suzhou once again. “The “Valve World” exhibition is the only specialized valve show of its kind worldwide. It has been organized since 1996 by the influential industry magazine “Valve World” from the Netherlands and its parent company, KCI Group. Held once a year, it takes place alternately in the Netherlands, Germany, China, and other countries. “The \"Valve World\" exhibition, due to its high level of professionalism and being the only one of its kind in the world, possesses an unparalleled influence; each edition attracts the giants of the global valve industry to participate. Thanks to its rapid development in recent years, Suzhou has quickly emerged as another major manufacturing hub for valves in China. It is home to well-known leading enterprises such as China Nuclear Su Valve Technology Industry Co., Ltd. (China Nuclear Technology), as well as other well-established valve manufacturers like Suzhou Newway Valve Co., Ltd., Suzhou Sidata Valve Co., Ltd., Suzhou Dawson Valve Co., Ltd., Suzhou Delan Valve Co., Ltd., and Wujiang Yongsheng Sealing Co., Ltd. The organizing committee of the “Valve World” Asia Symposium consists of over 10 members, 4 of whom are from the Suzhou area. They include Han Jianrong from Suzhou Sidaide Valve Company, Yao Jiong from Suzhou Newway Valve Company, Zhang Guohong from Suzhou Furun Machinery Company, and Zong Cheng from Suzhou Visa Valve Company – all of whom illustrate the strong advantages of valve manufacturing in Suzhou. Pipeline and valve professionals from the East and West are here to present information on the applications of new valve products in various industries, with a focus on the chemical, petrochemical, power generation, oil and gas, and process industries. The seminar, which is content-focused and user-driven, will offer a unique international platform for industry content and business through a combination of conferences, social events, factory visits, and professional exhibitions. The exhibition held concurrently with the seminar provides the latest information on technological advancements in valves, valve applications, flow control technologies, and related products. At this industry-leading event for technical information and networking, technical and business professionals from over 200 specialized valve companies in the process industries (oil and gas), petrochemicals, chemicals, power generation, offshore, and marine sectors will be happy to provide you with the latest information on their products. Seminars held concurrently with the expo were also held at the Suzhou International Expo Center. Preliminary estimates by the organizers show that this event attracted over 7,000 professional attendees. This is a professional event in the international valve industry, with many top domestic and international brands participating in it. Well-known international brands include Tyco, Emerson, Fox, Rotork, AKA, Borel, KREI, Bernard, etc.; domestic brands include Suzhou Newway Valves, Berthold, Shanghai Kaisixi, Baoyi Group, Shanghai Zengxin Machinery & Electronics, Lixin Valve Group, Founder Valves, Xuanda Industrial Group, Zhejiang Naisen Valve Industry, Wuzhou, Shenjiang, Dalian Dagao, Jieliu Valve Industry, Wenzhou Huahai, Kaisixi Valves, Yiben Valves, Zhejiang Huadong, Zhejiang Huaxia, Zhejiang Baolong Valves, Suzhou Sidad Valves, Suzhou Visa Valves, Southern Valves, Sichuan Precision Control Valves, Nantong High and Medium Pressure Valves, Yandian Valves, etc. Through two days of exhibitions and exchanges, the participants gained insight into the latest trends in valve development and future market directions, and benefited greatly from the discussions on the further growth of the global valve industry. This conference brought together end-users, engineering companies, manufacturers, and sellers to discuss potential opportunities in the Chinese market. It is composed of valve experts from **well-known valve manufacturers and oil companies in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Belgium, Russia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and other countries. The person in charge of valve engineering technology at Shell Global Solutions, as well as end-users such as Guangdong Dapeng LNG Company, Dow Chemical, Sinopec Nanjing Valve Procurement Center, CNOOC, **Special Pump and Valve Engineering Technology Center, Metso Automation, and Bayer Technology (Shanghai) Company, attended this seminar and the related exhibitions. Suzhou City **fully supports this leading industry event in the international valve sector – the Valve World Asia Exhibition. Huang Qin, the deputy mayor of Suzhou People’s **Government, sent a message expressing warm welcome and congratulating on the successful holding of this exhibition and seminar! And wish **success**.