0262 Future Valve Trends for the Process Industry - a User Perspective_ BASF_ Spiegel

BASF consumes a considerable amount of valves for MRO and CAPEX projects. To handle this in an economical way, we have continuously developed our technical and procurement standards during the past two decades. This joint effort between Procurement, Standardization, Engineering and Technical Expertise is well-known as the BASF-Main-Valve-Vendor (MVV) system. The presentation shows, how global mega trends in the process industry have influenced this MVV-system, what future trends we expect to arise and how these trends will influence the business with our strategic valve suppliers.