At the Port of Dos Bocas in Paraíso, in the Tabasco region of South-Eastern Mexico, the state-owned oil and gas company PEMEX (Petróleos Mexicanos) is building the largest oil refinery of its kind in the country, due for completion by the end of next year.
ICA Fluor, the Mexican EPC partner on the project, has ordered from AUMUND Corp., via the Fluor subsidiary Virta Inc., a stacker and a portal reclaimer made by SCHADE Lagertechnik GmbH, a member of the AUMUND Group.
Supply of the stacker and portal reclaimer is planned for the first quarter of 2022. Both machines will operate in the petroleum coke stockyard at the Dos Bocas refinery. The stacker with tripper car is designed for a capacity of 1150 tph, and the portal reclaimer for 700 tph.
Virta Inc., based in California, is a Fluor Corp.company specialising in conveying technology and system engineering. AUMUND Corp. and SCHADE Lagertechnik worked closely with the Virta team to support the project development process. Virta Inc. will supply all belt conveyors and the complete engineering for this project.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/refining/23112021/aumund-receives-order-from-pemex-refinery/
