What Buracco does

Buracco SAS is an independent French designer and manufacturer of industrial butterfly valves and check valves, founded in 1887 by Charles BURACCO in Montceau-les-Mines and operated continuously at the same site for 138 years. The company is privately held and family-led, owned since 1995 by Emmanuel de MARGON with Damien de MARGON serving as PDG (CEO) since 2009. All activities — administration, R&D, machining, assembly, testing, and commercial operations — are co-located at the Montceau-les-Mines facility, which comprises a 3,500+ sqm production unit plus a 4,000 sqm facility opened in 2009.

The product portfolio spans high-performance butterfly valves (Series 8000, 7000, 6000, 5000) with double offset and triple offset metal-sealing designs, lined butterfly valves with elastomer seats (Series 1200, 900, GAZ, 600), and a family of check valves (Series DAUPHIN, SEPARFEU, CLA, CAR) including fire-safe and cryogenic variants. Core engineering assets include proprietary triple offset (3E) technology with steam flushing and nitrogen injection bearings, cryogenic configurations for air separation and syngas service, an in-house high-pressure gas test bunker capable of up to 700 bar, and the ability to manufacture custom valves up to DN 1600 mm. Quality and qualification systems include API MONOGRAM API 609, API 594, API 6FA, ISO 10497, ISO 15848-1, ISO 9001:2015, API Q1, PED 2014/68/UE, ATEX 2014/34/UE, EN 13774, and TR TC 032/2013.

Buracco generates revenue through direct enterprise field sales of hardware, primarily into the oil & gas, energy/power generation, water treatment, petrochemical, cryogenics, and industrial process sectors, with active project references in Europe, the Middle East (UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait) and North Africa (Algeria), including a Kuwait seawater desalination installation producing 490,000 m3/day and an Algerian oil depot fire-fighting network. Go-to-market relies on a technical and commercial team based at headquarters, supported by participation in major international trade shows (Valve World, ACHEMA, STOC EXPO, IRAN OIL SHOW, CHIMIE LYON) and membership in industry associations including AFNOR, EVOLIS, EVOLEN, and La French Fab.

Name

Buracco

Legal name

BURACCO SAS

Website

https://buracco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1887

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Buracco SAS is an independent French designer and manufacturer founded in 1887 that produces high-performance butterfly valves and check valves for the oil & gas, energy, water treatment, petrochemical, cryogenics, and industrial process sectors, operating from a single integrated site in Montceau-les-Mines, France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Valves

NAICS

Metal Valve Manufacturing (33291)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Seals, Valves & Auxiliary Components (for Pumps/Compressors) (IMAHANAH)

Keywords

• Industrial butterfly valves
• Check valves
• High performance valves
• Triple offset valves
• Fire safe valves

Headquarters

HQ city

Montceau-les-mines

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Valves Sales: Design and manufacture of high-performance butterfly valves and check valves sold to industrial customers in oil & gas, energy, water treatment, petrochemical, and building services sectors

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Buracco is an independent French designer and manufacturer of industrial valves, specializing in butterfly valves and check valves. The company produces soft seat (elastomer lined), double offset (2E), and triple offset (3E) butterfly valves, as well as fire safety check valves, serving oil & gas, energy, water treatment, petrochemical, cryogenic, and HVAC applications. All design, R&D, machining, assembly, and high-pressure testing are conducted in-house at the Montceau-les-Mines facility in France.

Product overview

Buracco designs and manufactures industrial valves, primarily butterfly valves and check valves, serving the oil & gas, energy, petrochemical, water treatment, cryogenics, and HVAC industries. The product portfolio consists of three main categories: High Performance Butterfly Valves (SERIES 8000, 7000, 6000, 5000) featuring double and triple offset designs with metal or soft seats for severe service; Lined Butterfly Valves with elastomer liners (SERIES 1200, 900, GAZ, 600) for general industry, building services, and gas applications; and Check Valves (SERIES DAUPHIN, SEPARFEU, CLA, CAR) for backflow prevention including fire-safe and high-performance configurations. The company operates from Montceau les Mines, France, with in-house R&D, manufacturing, and testing capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SERIES 8000 High Performance Butterfly Valves

Quantifiable outcome

• Millionth butterfly valve manufactured in 1998
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• A.B.O. (formerly joint venture)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1993In 1993, Buracco partnered with a Czech manufacturer to create A.B.O. for the manufacture and marketing of butterfly valves of Buracco design for Eastern European markets. This joint venture ended in 2006 when both companies resumed independent operations and Buracco ceased all technological contribution to A.B.O.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IMI plc: IMI is a UK-based specialist in critical flow control, producing valves and actuators for oil & gas, power, and industrial process customers. Its severe-service butterfly and check valves compete with Buracco's high-performance product range in oil & gas and energy applications.
• Crane Co. (Crane ChemPharma & Energy): Crane's ChemPharma & Energy and Engineered Materials segments produce butterfly, check, and severe-service valves for oil & gas, chemical, and power customers. It is a broader incumbent than Buracco but overlaps materially on high-performance butterfly and check valves for process industries.
• Watts Water Technologies: Watts Water manufactures valves and flow control products primarily for water, plumbing, and HVAC markets. Its butterfly and check valve lines overlap with Buracco's water treatment, HVAC, and lined butterfly valve segments.
• Pentair (Flow & Filtration Solutions): Pentair's flow control business manufactures butterfly, ball, and check valves for water, industrial, and energy customers. While Pentair operates at much larger scale across pumps and filtration, its butterfly valve lines compete directly with Buracco in water treatment and industrial process segments.
• KSB SE & Co. KGaA: KSB is a leading European manufacturer of pumps, valves, and related service for water, energy, and process industries. Its industrial butterfly and check valve ranges overlap directly with Buracco's portfolio across water treatment, power generation, and building services applications.
• Emerson (Fisher Controls / Vanessa): Emerson's Fisher and Vanessa brands produce severe-service butterfly, control, and check valves for oil & gas, refining, and power industries. While much larger and broader than Buracco, its high-performance butterfly and triple-offset product lines compete for similar industrial tenders.
• Flowserve Corporation: Flowserve is one of the world's largest manufacturers of pumps, valves, and seals for oil & gas, power, chemical, and water customers. Its severe-service butterfly and check valve portfolio overlaps with Buracco's high-performance and fire-safe product lines.

Direct peers

• Bray International: Bray is a privately-held specialty valve manufacturer focused on butterfly, ball, and check valves for industrial process markets. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Buracco in elastomer-lined and high-performance butterfly valves serving water, HVAC, and industrial applications.
• KITZ Corporation: KITZ is a Japanese manufacturer of butterfly, ball, gate, and check valves used in oil & gas, petrochemical, building services, and water infrastructure. Its product mix and customer base closely mirror Buracco's industrial butterfly and check valve portfolio across both lined and metal-seated designs.
• Velan Inc. Velan is a global manufacturer of industrial valves including severe-service and cryogenic butterfly, ball, and check valves for oil & gas, power, and chemical customers. Overlap with Buracco's high-performance butterfly, cryogenic, and fire-safe check valve portfolio makes it a directly comparable specialty valve maker.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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