Preventing fugitive pipeline emissions is both good business and critical to the safety of our communities and the environment. Valves are a key component in oil and gas operations and therefore play a vital role in preventing emissions. In 2016, the American Petroleum Institute (API) adopted API-641 to establish a uniform test method and emission acceptance criteria for quarter-turn valves.
Within days of the adoption, an independent, third-party laboratory began testing Balon valves using the new API-641 standard. The tests results proved Balon ball valves outperform API-641's criteria for Low-E products and certified every Balon ball valve is API-641 compliant. Because Balon made no changes to our designs, manufacturing
processes, or materials to achieve these results, users are assured that Balon valves installed before API-641 was first published meet the same emission standards as a brand new Balon valve.
Using Balon valves to prevent emissions reduces the cost of mandatory LDAR programs. Making API-641 compliance a standard feature in every Balon valve is another example of how Balon is lowering the cost of valve ownership by raising the threshold for valve quality.
We invite you to join with companies and users around the world who have made Balon their valve of choice. When quality matters, insist on Balon.
