Sarens IMports Massive Demag® CC 8800-1 Lattice Boom Crawler Crane for a Project At India's Ramagundam Fertilizer Plant

When Sarens was recruited to perform a series of challenging lifts at India's Ramagundam Fertilizer Plant, the team imported a Demag® CC 8800-1 lattice boom crawler crane all the way from Greece to get the job done.

Commissioned by the RFCL (Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.), through the project's EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contractor, Bridge and Roof Company Ltd., Sarens was responsible for lifting heavy equipment to aid with the construction of the Ramagundam Fertilizer Plant. The project involves the construction of a new ammonia plant and a new urea plant with capacities of 2,200 tonnes per day and 3,850 tonnes per day, respectively, as well as developing an ancillary offsite and utility facilities. In total, approximately $750 million (INR50bn) will be invested into the project when it's completed in late 2018/early 2019. Once completed the plant will produce 1.12 million tonnes of urea annually.

When the Sarens team began reviewing the project, they quickly determined it would take a large crane, like the company's 1,600 tonne capacity Demag CC 8800-1 crawler crane to complete the job. For the first, and one of the most challenging lifts, Sarens needed to lift a 425-tonne urea reactor into place. “The Demag CC 8800-1 crawler crane is a highly versatile machine,” explained Navneet Jain, Sarens Regional Deputy Director, Asia Pacific. “In addition to being a good fit for this project, we have several other jobs happening in India that the crane can be used for. So, we decided that transporting it here from Greece was a good choice.”