Mammoet has efficiently accomplished the heavy lifting actions at Lotte Chemical’s mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) mission in Louisiana, USA. Following its anticipated opening in 2019, the MEG plant would be the largest facility of its sort, with a capability to supply 700,000 tons of ethylene glycol per 12 months.

Mammoet was awarded the heavy carry portion of the mission which included 62 scheduled lifts. Mammoet utilized its largest crane, the PTC 200 DS, which prolonged its attain to file breaking heights to extend the effectivity of lifting actions and full the scope two weeks forward of schedule.

The lifts executed by Mammoet ranged from 30 tons to 1,600 tons, the most important of which was the wash tower at a peak of over 100 metres. Following the carry, the PTC 200 DS was reconfigured to incorporate an extra 220 toes (67 metres), bringing the overall attain of the crane to 713 toes (217 metres), the tallest the PTC has ever been on a job web site. The configuration allowed the crane to stay in a single location and execute lifts of modules positioned exterior of the unique lifting radius, conserving lifting actions constant and eliminating downtime related to crane relocation.

Patrick van der Meide, Vice President of Gross sales and Advertising and marketing at Mammoet USA, stated the group was proud to have been an element this mission. “With this mission, we have been in a position to show that the PTC’s worth extends past lifting outsized and heavy objects. It was the flexibility of this crane to achieve smaller modules and execute numerous lifts exterior of the unique lifting vary which finally delivered larger effectivity, enabling the scope to be accomplished safely and efficiently forward of schedule.”