Everything keeps
moving
Annual Report 18 | 22
Wolfgang Burchard
Managing Director of
VDMA Valves
Managing Director of
VDMA Valves
Editorial
What a time
... the time is dreary. Wise, who is worried,
and stupid, who is carefree!
To the point, these words of Bertold Brecht from a theater prologue appear as a commentary on the current political world situation.
and stupid, who is carefree!
To the point, these words of Bertold Brecht from a theater prologue appear as a commentary on the current political world situation.
Economy
Stayed on track
11
billion €
Production
Production
42,000
Employees
Trade fairs
Sustainability
The most important sustainability aspects
for SMEs in Germany
for SMEs in Germany
70 %
Saving
of energy
of energy
66 %
Recycling / reuse
of materials
of materials
65 %
Improvement of
working conditions
working conditions
53 %
Social commitment
on site
on site
Source: YouGov Germany GmbH 2022
Triathlon of the valve industry
3,600 bar
Pressure
–255°C
+1,300°C
+1,300°C
Temperature
7,500 DN
Diameter
Digitalization
