Valve Manufacturers Association of America Revenue and Competitors

Founded in 1938, the Washington, DC-based Valve Manufacturers Association of America (http://www.vma.org) represents nearly 100 North American manufacturers of valves, actuators and controls. Members account for approximately 80% of total industrial valve shipments out of U.S. and Canadian facilities. The North American valve industry supplies approximately 35% of worldwide valve demand, and VMA member companies employ 20,000 men and women in supporting jobs. VMA is the only organization exclusively serving U.S. and Canadian manufacturers of industrial valves, actuators and controls. Products manufactured by members are used in numerous industries, including: chemical processing; petroleum refining; oil and gas exploration, distribution and transmission; power generation; nuclear power; water/ wastewater; commercial construction; and pulp and paper. VMA is also publisher of Valve Magazine (http://www.valvemagazine.com), written for buyers, specifiers, users and distributors of industrial valves, actuators and controls.