Valve assembly

A valve assembly (2) intended for use together with a pallet container (1) and a liner, the valve assembly (2) comprising a valve (3) comprising lower and upper axle ends (31 and 32 respectively), a valve seal (4) and an outer lip seal (5), wherein the valve assembly (2) additionally comprises a support member (6) which support member (6) comprises a lower guide member (61) and an upper guide member (62), wherein the valve seal (4) and outer lip seal (5) are seals associated with a mainly tube shaped body (30), and that the tube shaped body (30) further comprises an integral flange (33) at one end of the tubular body 30, the outer lip seal (5) being at an end of the tube shaped body (30) distal from the flange (33) and the valve seal (4) seats within an annular groove formed within the interior of tube shaped body (30) and the tube shaped body (30) furthermore defines transverse holes in the body (30) adjacent valve seal (4), the holes provided with seals (34) intended to receive the lower and the upper axle ends (31 and 32 respectively) of the valve (3) and wherein the tube shaped body (30) is made of a flexible thermoplastic material compatible with that of the liner, and that the flexibility is mainly obtained by making desired portions of the tube shaped body (30) thin walled.