PIBIVIESSE

What PIBIVIESSE does

PIBIVIESSE S.r.l. is an Italian designer and manufacturer of high-performance on-off and control ball valves for severe-service applications. Founded in 1981 as PBV in Italy and headquartered in Nerviano (approximately 20 km north-west of Milan), the company produces side entry, top entry and fully welded valve constructions in sizes up to 64 inch and pressure classes up to ANSI 2500 and API 15000, with variants engineered for cryogenic service down to -196°C, high-temperature service up to 600-650°C, HIPPS, subsea installations down to 4,000 meters, and 3-way and Double Block & Bleed configurations. The product portfolio includes the patented CAGEBALL control valve family (Cage, Unicage, V-ball and Resistor trims) developed with experimental characterization at the company's in-house Flow Loop and Air Flow Lab, built in cooperation with Politecnico Milano University. PIBIVIESSE is API 6D, API 6DSS, API 6A, ISO 9001 (since 1990), ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 3834-2, CE and ATEX certified, and operates 100% in-house assembly and testing with four automatic cladding and welding units.

The company's commercial model is engineered-to-order enterprise field sales, with a dedicated Project Management Office managing each order from quotation through after-sales service. Pricing is quotation-based and not publicly disclosed, with sales channels concentrated on direct enterprise engagement, dedicated quotation emails, and a Dubai regional office (established 2006) serving Middle East Oil & Gas demand. Customer segments are vertically organized, with Oil & Gas (offshore platforms, FPSO, FLNG, subsea, and onshore production, transportation, treatment, storage, LNG, refining and petrochemical) as primary, and Power Generation and Water (desalination, slurry, sewage) as secondary verticals.

PIBIVIESSE was acquired by Watts Industries in 1994, spun off with CIRCOR International in 1999, acquired by Certina Holding AG in 2019, and most recently acquired by FINAV S.r.l. (GIVA Group) with the inclusion into the GIVA network finalized on December 13, 2023, when PIBIVIESSE was officially acquired by RMT VALVOMECCANICA. The company maintains its own organizational and productive structure while pursuing a common strategy with RMT under the GIVA Group umbrella, and is currently subject to the direction and coordination of GIVA Spa (Rho, Milan).

Name

PIBIVIESSE

Legal name

PIBIVIESSE S.r.l.

Website

https://pibiviesse.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

PIBIVIESSE is an Italian manufacturer of high-performance on-off and control ball valves for severe-service oil & gas, power, and water applications. Founded 1981 in Nerviano, it supplies API-certified engineered valves up to 64 inches globally as part of GIVA Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Valves

NAICS

Industrial Valve Manufacturing (332911), Metal Valve Manufacturing (33291)

akta.pro primary industry

Valves & Cartridge Valves (Directional, Pressure, Flow Control) (IMAHAGAE)

Keywords

• Industrial ball valves
• Process flow control
• Severe service valves
• Subsea pipeline valves
• Cryogenic high temperature valves

Headquarters

HQ city

Nerviano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Industrial Ball Valve Sales: PIBIVIESSE generates revenue through the design, manufacture, and sale of high-performance on-off and control ball valves. Products are custom-engineered to meet specific customer specifications and project requirements. The company offers full supply chain, in-house manufacturing and testing services for the Oil & Gas, petrochemical, water transportation and power industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PIBIVIESSE designs and manufactures high-performance on-off and control ball valves for severe service applications in the oil, gas, water, steam and power generating industries. Products are available in side entry, top entry and fully welded construction up to 64 inch and pressure class up to ANSI 2500 and API 15000, with specialized variants for cryogenic, high temperature, HIPPS, subsea and control applications. The company provides full supply chain, in-house manufacturing and testing services with custom-engineered solutions tailored to customer specifications.

Product overview

PIBIVIESSE is a designer and manufacturer of high-performance On-Off and Control ball valves for severe service applications in the Oil & Gas, petrochemical, water transportation, and power generating industries. The product portfolio centers on three main construction types: Side Entry (bolted body, 2 or 3 piece), Top Entry (1 piece body with bolted bonnet), and Fully Welded (2 or 3 piece welded construction). Available in sizes up to 64 inch and pressure classes up to ANSI 2500 and API 15000. Specialized variants include Cryogenic/Low Temperature (down to -196°C), High Temperature (up to 600-650°C), Double Block & Bleed (DBB), Subsea (down to 4000m water depth), Floating, and 3-Way designs. Control valves feature trim options including Cage, Unicage, V ball, and Resistors for precise flow, pressure, and noise control. Metal or Soft seated options with firesafe design are available across the range.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAGEBALL™: Patented new generation control valves designed for extremely difficult working conditions, allowing combinations of valve sizes and flow conditions well beyond industry standards.

Products and services

• Top Entry Trunnion Mounted On-Off Ball Valve

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% in-house assembly and testing
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Politecnico Milano UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Cooperation with Politecnico Milano University began in 2003, focusing on analysis, characterization, and development of Control Ball Valves. Results include construction of a Flow loop for control valve characterization and an Air Flow Lab for studying compressible fluid behavior in control valves.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KITZ Corporation: KITZ is a Japanese manufacturer of industrial valves including ball valves for oil & gas, petrochemical and power industries. Overlaps with PIBIVIESSE in producing high-performance ball valves for severe process applications globally.
• Samson AG: Samson is a German manufacturer specializing in control valves for process industries including oil & gas, power and chemicals. Highly comparable as a control-valve specialist competing for the same severe-service control applications.
• Mogas Industries: Mogas manufactures severe-service ball valves, including metal-seated and trunnion-mounted designs, primarily for oil & gas, petrochemical and power applications. Closely comparable as a specialist severe-service ball-valve manufacturer competing for similar engineered-to-order projects.
• Neway Valve: Neway Valve is a Chinese manufacturer of industrial ball valves, gate valves and check valves for oil & gas, power and chemical applications. Comparable product portfolio in severe-service ball valves, often competing on global EPC tenders.
• Bonney Forge: Bonney Forge manufactures forged steel valves, including ball valves, for severe-service oil & gas, power and petrochemical applications. Highly comparable niche specialty-valve manufacturer serving similar severe-service end markets.
• Velan Inc. Velan is one of the world's largest manufacturers of industrial valves including severe-service ball valves for oil & gas, power and chemical applications. Directly competes with PIBIVIESSE in engineered severe-service ball valves, particularly for subsea and cryogenic service.

Broad incumbents

• IMI plc (IMI Critical Engineering): IMI Critical Engineering manufactures severe-service control and isolation valves (including CCI and Richter brands) for power, O&G and process industries. Directly comparable in severe-service control-valve segment where CAGEBALL competes.
• Crane Co. (Crane ChemPharma & Energy): Crane's ChemPharma & Energy segment manufactures severe-service valves including ball valves for oil & gas, petrochemical and power applications. Comparable severe-service product line but within a much larger diversified industrial portfolio.
• CIRCOR International: CIRCOR is a broader industrial flow-control platform (and former parent of PIBIVIESSE from 1999) producing engineered valves and pumps for O&G, power and process industries. Comparable severe-service valve portfolio but at much larger scale and broader product breadth.
• Emerson Electric (Fisher Control Valves): Emerson's Fisher brand is a global leader in process control valves, including severe-service and high-pressure applications. Competes with PIBIVIESSE CAGEBALL in control valves but at much greater scale and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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