FLUIDEX

FLUIDEX (Asociacion Espanola de Exportadores de Equipos, Soluciones y Tecnologias de Proceso en la Manipulacion de Fluidos) is a Spanish trade association founded in 1989 by eight Basque manufacturers. The organization represents approximately 75 Spanish manufacturers of fluid handling equipment including valves, actuators, pumps, compressors, pipes, fittings, flanges, seals, and industrial filters. Member companies export to more than 80 countries, serving the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, energy, water treatment, mining, and shipbuilding sectors. Based in Bilbao, Spain, FLUIDEX operates with a four-person management team and facilitates international trade through organized trade missions, group exhibition participation at events such as ADIPEC and Rio Oil & Gas, buyer delegation programs, market studies, and promotional campaigns. The association collaborates with ICEX (Spain Trade), regional development agencies (SPRI, Bizkaia), universities, and research centers including Tecnalia.