Phoenix Equipment Safely Completes the Asset Recovery and Demolition of a Polystyrene Plant in Pennsylvania

Phoenix Equipment leveraged our ability to purchase and resell chemical process equipment to drastically reduce the cost of the associated demolition, environmental and asbestos abatement work. Phoenix safely dismantled and rigged out at its own expense over 50 pieces of process equipment for resale, including: (5) 6,000 Gallon Stainless Steel Reactors; (1) 15,000 Gallon Stainless Steel Reactor; (2) Gala Pellet Dryers; (5) Nash Vacuum Pump Skidded Systems; (1) 135 Cu. Ft. Stainless Steel Ribbon Blender and Dozens of Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers and Stainless Pressure Vessels & Tanks.

Prior to dismantling the plant and several other areas within the larger remaining operational site, our company had to perform the asbestos abatement in various areas (work was subcontracted to a licensed abatement company); line break and remove Maleic Anhydride and Styrene from piping after developing safe and cost efficient methodologies to accomplish the removals; and removal and packaging of “Universal Waste” (i.e. fluorescent tubes, ballast, transformer and equipment oils, etc.).

We completed the entire project on time and on budget, and most importantly without any safety incidents.

About Phoenix Equipment
Phoenix Equipment has over 30 years of experience in safely dismantling and demolishing chemical plants and reselling chemical equipment assets to turn a negative cost project into revenue generating project. We know safety must be taken seriously. All of our employees go through 30 hour OSHA training, 40 hour Hazmat training, back ground screening, regular medical screening and additional internal and external safety training and evaluation.