A new batch of oversized equipment — a high-pressure separator produced by the Italian company Luigi Resta S.p.A. — has been successfully delivered to the construction site of the MTO Gas Chemical Complex, located in the "Karakul" free economic zone.
The separator is a key component of the high-density polyethylene production unit and will be responsible for separating various components such as unreacted ethylene, hydrogen, and other gases from the liquid fraction (polymerized polyethylene) for later reuse.
Founded in 1950, Luigi Resta S.p.A. (Italy) is now one of the leading European companies in the design and manufacture of equipment for the chemical, oil and gas, energy, and even nuclear industries. The company also produces equipment for carbon capture and renewable fuel production.
With impressive dimensions (over 7 meters in length, nearly 2.5 meters in diameter, and weighing almost 70 tons), the separator traveled nearly 6,000 kilometers using nearly all existing modes of transport (except air). Initially, it was delivered from the production facility to the Italian port of Trieste, from where it was shipped to the Black Sea port of Poti (Georgia). It was then transferred to land transport, crossed the Caucasus Mountains, and reached Baku, where it was loaded onto a barge and delivered to Turkmenistan. For the final leg of its journey, the equipment was placed on special cargo platforms and transported by land to the construction site of the MTO GCC in the Bukhara region.