Name

RBR Valvole

Legal name

RBR Valvole S.r.l.

Website

https://rbrvalves.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Ball Valves

NAICS

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

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Industrial ball valves
• Trunnion ball valves
• Floating ball valves
• Double block bleed valves
• Severe service valves

Headquarters

HQ city

Pogliano Milanese

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ball Valve Manufacturing & Sales: RBR Valvole generates revenue through the engineering, manufacturing, and sale of custom ball valves. As an engineered-to-order manufacturer, the company produces valves across a wide size range (1/2" to 42"/48") and all pressure classes, with pricing determined by specifications, materials, and custom requirements. Revenue is primarily one-time transactional for individual valve orders, with ongoing service support from FEED through commissioning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RBR Valvole designs, engineers, and manufactures premium ball valves for severe-service industrial applications, delivered as engineered-to-order solutions in sizes from 1/2" to 48" across all pressure classes. The portfolio spans two-way trunnion and floating ball valves, three-way ball valves, double block & bleed (DBB) valves, and special-application variants (cryogenic to -150°C, high-temperature to 600°C, subsea, buried, jacketed, tailor-made), with an extensive metallic and soft materials portfolio including exotic nickel alloys and titanium. Customers include Oil & Gas operators and industrial process operators worldwide, supported from FEED through start-up and commissioning.

Product overview

RBR Valvole is a ball valve manufacturer engineering premium industrial valves since 1964 for Oil & Gas and industrial operators. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of ball valve products organized into five main categories: 2 Ways Trunnion Ball Valves (S40T, S40TE, S40TW), 2 Ways Floating Ball Valves (S10, S11, S40, S49, S70HP/S48), 3 Ways Ball Valves (S103 series, S30Y/S30T, S33, S34/S34B, S36Y/S36T/S38T), Double Block & Bleed Valves (S40 DBB, S40T DBB, DBB Cartridge), and Special Applications (cryogenic, high temperature, buried, subsea, jacketed, tailor-made). All valves are engineered-to-order with production ranging from ½" to 48" across all pressure classes, supporting demanding applications including molecular sieve switching, urea plants, oxygen, ammonia, ethylene, and hydrogen service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• S40T Side Entry Trunnion Ball Valve Side entry split-body trunnion ball valve, sizes 1/2" to 48", flanged/butt-welding/HUB ends, API 6D design, fire-safe, full and reduced bore, with block & bleed capability, for Oil & Gas and industrial severe-service applications.
• S40TE Top Entry Trunnion Ball Valve Top-entry trunnion ball valve, sizes 1.1/2" to 48", API 6D design, cast and forged body options, with block & bleed and double block & bleed configurations, for in-line maintenance without removing the valve from the line.
• S40TW Fully Welded Trunnion Ball Valve Fully welded trunnion ball valve with flanged, butt-welding, or HUB ends, designed for demanding applications requiring maximum body integrity, such as buried, subsea, or high-pressure service.
• S40 Side Entry Floating Ball Valve Side entry split-body floating ball valve, sizes 3/8" to 10", multiple end options (flanged, BW, SW, HUB, threaded), ISO 17292 / API 6D design, for general severe-service isolation in industrial and oil & gas service.
• S49 End Entry Floating Ball Valve End-entry floating ball valve for ANSI 150# to ANSI 600# pressure classes, for cost-sensitive severe-service line isolation.
• S70HP / S48 Two-Piece Monoblock Floating Ball Valve Two-piece monoblock floating ball valve, sizes 3/8" to 6", threaded/SW/BW/PE ends, with optional seal welding on the body joint, for compact severe-service isolation.
• S10 Wafer Type Floating Ball Valve Wafer-type floating ball valve, sizes 3/8" to 8", rated PN6 to PN64 and ANSI 150# to ANSI 600#, ISO 17292 design, for compact severe-service installation between flanges.
• S11 Wafer Type Jacketed Floating Ball Valve Wafer-type floating ball valve with heating jacket for media-temperature maintenance, rated PN6 to PN64 and ANSI 150# to ANSI 600#, with flanged/threaded/SW jacket connections.
• S103.2 Floating Wafer 2-Seat 3-Way Ball Valve Floating wafer 3-way ball valve with 2 seats, sizes 1/2" to 8", PN10 to PN64 and ANSI 150# to ANSI 600#, full bore, bidirectional sealing, L or T bore ball, for flow diversion / mixing service.
• S103.3 Floating Wafer 3-Seat 3-Way Ball Valve Floating wafer 3-way ball valve with 3 seats including anti-blowout stem and L or T bore ball, for higher-integrity 3-way flow service.
• S30Y Floating Y-Shape Ball Valve Floating ball valve with 120° Y-shape operation, available in full/reduced bore and piggable design, for flow-switching or multi-port severe-service use.
• S30T Floating T-Shape Ball Valve Floating T-shape 120° operation ball valve for 3-way flow configuration in process plants.
• S33 Floating Ball Valve Compact floating ball valve, sizes 1/2" to 2"x1.1/2", PN10 to PN64 and ANSI 150# to ANSI 600#, T-shape 90° operation, threaded/SW/BW ends, for compact 3-way service.
• S34 / S34B Floating Ball Valve Floating ball valves offered as S34 (flanged ends) and S34B (bolted closures) for flexible end-connection options in 3-way service.
• S36Y / S36T / S38T Trunnion Ball Valve Trunnion ball valves, sizes 1/2" to 24", ANSI 150# to ANSI 2500# pressure classes, for higher-pressure 3-way service.
• S40 Double Block & Bleed (DBB) Floating Ball Valve Double block & bleed floating ball valve, sizes 1/2" to 6", ANSI 150# to ANSI 2500#, EEMUA 182 design, fire safe, bidirectional sealing, for positive isolation with verifiable bleed in maintenance operations.
• S40T Double Block & Bleed (DBB) Trunnion Ball Valve Double block & bleed trunnion ball valve, sizes 1/2" to 16", with soft-seated and metal-seated design options, for high-integrity isolation with bleed verification.
• DBB Cartridge Type Ball Valve Double block & bleed cartridge-type valve with integral one-piece body design, for compact verification-bleed service.
• Low Temperature / Cryogenic Service Valves Ball valves qualified for cryogenic service down to -150°C with extended bonnet and special sealings (PCTFE and Lipseals), supported by an in-house low-temperature test bench, for LNG, air separation, and other cryogenic applications.
• High Temperature Service Valves Ball valves for high-temperature service up to 600°C with extended bonnet, tungsten/chrome carbide coating on seats and ball, and special graphite gaskets and stem packing.
• Buried Service Valves Ball valves for buried service, available in split-body and fully welded designs, with customizable stem extension and remote vent, drain, and seal-injector connections, for underground pipeline service.
• Subsea Ball Valves Subsea ball valves available in split-body and fully welded designs, with actuated or ROV-operated configurations, for offshore subsea isolation.
• Jacketed Ball Valves Ball valves with carbon steel or stainless steel heating jacket, available with threaded, socket-weld, or flanged jacket in/out connections, for media-temperature maintenance in viscous or melt-service applications.
• Tailor-Made Engineered Valve Solutions Custom engineered ball valve solutions designed to meet specific customer requirements for unusual sizes, materials, media, or service conditions beyond standard catalogue options.
• Metallic and Soft Materials Portfolio Comprehensive range of metallic (carbon steel, low-alloy steel, stainless steel, duplex/superduplex, nickel alloys including Inconel and Incoloy, Monel, Hastelloy, titanium) and soft materials (FKM, FFKM, PTFE/RPTFE, PCTFE, PEEK, Lipseals, graphite) plus bolting, offered as a configurator for engineered-to-order valve selection.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Flowserve Corporation: Global industrial flow control major with extensive ball, gate, globe, and control valve offerings to oil & gas, power, and chemical markets. Overlaps with RBR in severe-service ball valves for upstream/midstream but operates at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Cameron (SLB): Upstream-focused valve and wellhead equipment supplier within SLB, dominating subsea and production manifold valves. Competes with RBR in subsea ball valves and severe-service applications at much larger scale.
• Pentair: Industrial and water flow control company with ball valve offerings serving oil & gas and industrial customers. Less severe-service focused than RBR but overlapping on float/trunnion ball valves sold into industrial channels.
• L&T Valves (Larsen & Toubro): Indian-headquartered manufacturer of engineered ball valves for oil & gas, petrochemical, and power markets. Direct product overlap with RBR in severe-service trunnion and floating ball valves, with a much larger installed base and broader regional footprint.
• Emerson (Valves & Final Control): Diversified industrial automation major with a substantial valves business including ball valves for process industries. Competes with RBR in the same project specifications but at much larger scale and with broader instrumentation/automation offerings.
• Kitz Corporation: Large Japanese valve manufacturer with broad ball, gate, globe, and check valve lines across industrial, O&G, and building services. Wider product portfolio than RBR but overlapping in industrial ball valves and severe-service applications.

Direct peers

• Velan: Canadian-headquartered manufacturer of industrial severe-service ball, gate, globe, and check valves for oil & gas, power, and chemical applications. Closest direct peer to RBR given shared severe-service positioning, similar size category, and comparable certification profile (API 6D).
• Bonney Forge: Manufacturer of forged steel valves, including ball valves, for oil & gas and industrial severe service. Comparable to RBR on engineered-to-order ball valves, material breadth (alloy/stainless), and global project supply.
• Apollo Valves (Conval): US manufacturer of high-performance industrial ball valves including severe-service and cryogenic applications. Comparable size and product overlap to RBR in engineered ball valves for chemical and petrochemical service.

Emerging players

• Samson Controls: German-headquartered manufacturer of industrial control valves, regulators, and actuators. Adjacent peer with overlapping severe-service and process-industry customer base, though more focused on control valves than on/off ball valves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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