The longest process equipment, made in Romania, will be delivered from the IMGB platform, by a Romatom member
The Romanian Atomic Forum ("Romatom") welcomes the achievement of Walter Tosto WTB, a Romatom member, who made three process columns in Romania, on the IMGB industrial platform, intended for use in an Alexandria refinement, Egypt.
The largest of the columns - Deisohexanizer Tray Column (deisohexanization) - measures 68 meters in length, 7.5 meters in diameter and has a weight of over 360 tons.The production of the columns lasted 11 months, the design and production being made by Walter Tosto WTB.
The transport of columns will be done with the help of special equipment from Walter Tosto WTB on the Danube - Port Constanta - Beneficiary.
"We are proud that these equipments have been designed and executed in our factory, located on the IMGB platform. This achievement is still a proof that the activity on the IMGB industrial platform is constantly developing, and at the same time the fact that IMGB is and will be an important supplier, not only for the global industry but also for the Romanian industry, including for the nuclear industry.I continue to invest in the factory located on the IMGB platform, through continuous upgrades through the acquisition of performing equipment specific to its production, extensions of the current production capacity and the achievement of a school for welders and locks in order to ensure and increase the qualified workforce for future projects ”, Lucian Rusu, Deputy General Manager at WTO and Romatoma.
Walter Tosto WTB is a company specialized in the production of equipment for the oil and gas industry, petrochemistry, chemistry and nuclear industry.One of the global investments, of major importance, for which the Italian company is one of the important suppliers, is the ITER project, which involves the design, execution and assembly of the largest nuclear reactor based on the fusion technology of atoms.Walter Tosto has already executed and delivered component parts of this reactor, whose assembly phases are in full swing.
Romatom Press Office
