Gaoshan Valves Accelerates Rectification and Quality Upgrades Following API Initial Audit

Date: March 12, 2025

From March 11 to 12, 2025, Gaoshan Valves underwent its initial certification audit by the American Petroleum Institute (API).

During the two-day rigorous evaluation, the expert audit panel conducted a comprehensive review of our operations against API Q1 (10th Edition) and API 6D (25th Edition) standards. While recognizing certain strengths in our production setup, the auditors identified gaps and non-conformities in our current quality management system execution. Consequently, the company did not clear this initial audit.

Gaoshan Valves takes the audit findings with the utmost seriousness. Following the closing meeting, the management immediately convened a special task force to trace the root causes of the identified issues and formulate a strict, time-bound corrective action plan.

This initial audit serves as a critical diagnostic checkpoint for our growth. Achieving authoritative international standards demands absolute precision, and we are fully committed to closing these gaps. By conducting thorough staff retraining and systemic optimizations, Gaoshan Valves will turn this challenge into an opportunity to fortify our quality foundation and robustly prepare for the next evaluation.