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Durco vs Worcester Controls

How Durco and Worcester Controls compare on origin, specialisation and valve range — and the Vajra alternative to both, supplied to the same standards with full certification.

Durco vs Worcester Controls: what is the difference?

Durco (USA, est. 1912) is known for Corrosion-resistant alloy valves for chemical service - Alloy 20, Hastelloy C-276, titanium, and high-silicon iron butterfly, globe, and ball valves. Worcester Controls (UK / USA, est. 1957) is known for Automated ball and butterfly valves for UK and European process industries, clean service and chemical applications. They overlap most in ball valves, butterfly valves. Below is the side-by-side, then the Vajra equivalent — a peer manufacturer supplying the same standards.

DurcoWorcester Controls
OriginUSAUK / USA
Founded19121957
Known forCorrosion-resistant alloy valves for chemical service - Alloy 20, Hastelloy C-276, titanium, and high-silicon iron butterfly, globe, and ball valvesAutomated ball and butterfly valves for UK and European process industries, clean service and chemical applications
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Where Durco and Worcester Controls compete

The Vajra alternative to both

Vajra Industrial Solutions is a peer valve manufacturer supplying API 6D / ASME B16.34 certified valves equivalent to both Durco and Worcester Controls — under one PO, with full documentation.

  • ASTM A351 CN7M (Alloy 20), CW-6M (Hastelloy C-276), and A890 5A (Super Duplex) globe, gate, ball, and butterfly valves
  • Titanium Grade 2 valves for concentrated nitric acid and bleach (NaOCl) service
  • PVDF-lined and PTFE-lined butterfly valves and ball valves for chlorine, hydrofluoric acid, and aggressive oxidising service
  • EN 10204 3.1 MTCs with chemistry and mechanical properties, NACE MR0103 hardness compliance certificates

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Reviewed by Product Engineering, Vajra Industrial SolutionsDiscipline: Valve Product EngineeringLast reviewed: 20 June 2026

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