TEM Boaventura Consortium Completes Lift of the First Reactor for the HCC Unit

The unit is responsible for processing heavy petroleum fractions and converting them into higher-value products, such as S-10 diesel and jet fuel (Jet A-1), contributing to the strengthening of the refining chain and supporting the demands of the national market.

To carry out this large-scale operation, the PT50, currently the largest land-based crane in operation in Latin America, was mobilized. With a nominal lifting capacity of 2,000 tons, the use of this equipment highlights the scale and technical complexity involved in the operation, which was the result of extensive planning, engineering, and operational management efforts.

The reactor, weighing approximately 997 tons, was upended using a system consisting of a tailing frame mounted on SPMTs (Self-Propelled Modular Transporters). This engineering solution provides a high level of control, stability, and safety throughout all phases of transportation and upending. The tailing frame is an auxiliary steel structure designed to support, guide, and rotate the lower section (or “tail”) of a tall vertical load.

The successful completion of this activity represents significant progress in the project schedule and demonstrates the technical capabilities, team integration, and commitment of the TEM Boaventura Consortium to operational excellence, innovation, and, above all, safety, a non-negotiable value throughout every phase of the project.

“The lifting of the first reactor represents a very important milestone for the project and is the result of the joint efforts of dozens of professionals involved in the planning, engineering, and execution phases. An operation of this magnitude demonstrates the competence of our teams and reinforces confidence in the success of the project,” highlights Antenor de Castro, Contract Director.