The total lifting weight is 1,756 tons! The world’s largest and heaviest single EO reactor in Zhongsha Gulei was successfully lifted into place
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On January 11, 2026, at the Zhongsha Gulei ethylene project site, the EO (ethylene oxide) reactor, which set a new world manufacturing record, was successfully hoisted into place, marking the successful completion of all the hoisting tasks for the project’s large-scale equipment. It is understood that the EO reactor to be lifted this time has an outer diameter of nearly 9.3 meters, a net weight of 1,540 tons per unit, and a total lifting weight of 1,756 tons. It contains over 32,000 precision heat exchange tubes. It is currently the largest in diameter and heaviest among EO reactors worldwide, and it serves as a key piece of equipment for the deep processing of ethylene in the Zhongsha Gulei Ethylene Project. The equipment was successfully delivered to Gulei Port in Zhangzhou in December 2025. During the lifting process, a 4,000-ton class crawler crane and a 1,350-ton class crawler crane worked together in precise coordination to smoothly install these two \"giants\" in place through a series of challenging operations such as rotation, lifting, and vertical positioning. With the completion of this lifting operation, the project has reached another key milestone, laying a solid foundation for its completion and operation by 2026.
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