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Meeting industry challenges

Ensure efficient refining, processing and distribution of your petroleum products

Downstream operators need to maintain safe, efficient output while managing severe service conditions, emissions requirements, ageing assets and process variability. IMI helps address these challenges with engineered valve, actuation and flow control technologies that support safe isolation, pressure management, emissions control and long-term refinery reliability.

Industry expertise

Application expertise for critical refinery operations


IMI supports demanding downstream oil and gas applications with valve, actuation and flow control technologies engineered for high temperatures, high pressures, severe service conditions and critical refinery uptime.

Fluidised catalytic cracking

Support stable FCC operation with robust flow control and isolation technologies for high-temperature, high-pressure and catalyst-rich refinery environments.

Delayed coking

Improve safety and reliability in delayed coking and decoking operations with valve, isolation and actuation technologies designed for high-temperature refinery service.

Hydrocracking and hydrotreating

Manage demanding hydrocracking, hydrotreating and desulfurisation processes with engineered valve technologies built for pressure control, reliability and long-term performance.

Crude and vacuum distillation

Maintain accurate flow control across crude, vacuum and fractionation units with dependable valve technologies for continuous refinery operation.

Catalytic reforming and hydrogen production

Support catalytic reforming and refinery hydrogen production with flow control technologies designed for high-temperature, high-pressure process conditions.

Flare, vent and shutdown systems

Protect critical refinery assets with valve and actuation technologies for safe isolation, pressure relief, blowdown and emergency shutdown applications.

FCC Air Blower Line Check Valve with cylindrical body, flanges, and actuators for backflow prevention.

Downstream products

Specialist valves for downstream operations

IMI delivers specialist valve solutions across downstream oil and gas, with proven expertise in FCC, delayed coking, steam conditioning, overpressure protection, and other critical flow control applications.

Case Study

NEON sensors prevent cooling system clogging

Real‑time temperature data from NEON sensors supports anomaly detection in refinery cooling water systems and helps prevent clogging. Rapid deployment, completed within hours, enabled monitoring at critical points and improved reliability while reducing downtime.
Typical shell-and-tube heat exchanger in an industrial cooling system

Solving complex oil and gas flow challenges

Improve safety, reliability and performance across upstream, midstream and downstream operations with expert support from IMI.