Turner ’s Small Caps Group Constructs PVC Unit and Cooling Tower for Formosa

Turner Industries recently worked on the construction of an expanded PVC unit and a cooling tower for Formosa Plastics Corp. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The project, which lasted nine months, involved the collaboration of multiple Turner groups and divisions, and Turner self-performed 98%

Project Overview

Turner’s S mall C aps G roup : G eneral C ontractor

Turner’s Decatur, Alabama F acility : S teel, M aterial P rocurement S pecifications, a nd P ipe S upport S hop F abrication

Turner’s Port Allen, Louisiana S hop : P ipe F abrication a nd P aint

Turner’s S IPA G roup : S caffolding, I nsulation, a nd Touchup P aint S ervices O n S ite

Turner Specialty Services : F ield Testing S ervices S uch a s R adiographic Testing a nd P ositive M aterial I dentification

Turner’s C rane a nd R igging G roup : 30- Ton a nd 60- Ton C ranes, Trucks, Trailers, a nd R igging E quipment

Project Quick Facts

Site Preparation/Excavation: Minimal, Closure Welds to Underground Pipe

Civil: Elevated Concrete Floor, Pump P edestal Prepping, Etc.

Structural Steel: More Than 50 Tons of Steel Erected on E xpanded PVC Unit

Equipment: More Than 15 Pumps, 2 Skids, 4 Vessels, 1 Tank, and M iscellaneous Screens, Filters, and Hoopers

Hydro Testing: More Than 6,000 Feet of Pipe Tested

Painting: 4,500 Feet of Paint Touchup

Insulation: 4,000 Feet of Piping I nsulation Plus Several Equipment Units

Scaffolding: Erected and Dismantled Two Truckloads of Materials for Five Months in Various Areas

Piping: More Than 6,000 F eet of Carbon, Stainless 304 and 316, Low-Temp Carbon, and Jacketed Pipe