propane tank BASF - Antwerp

Description 

The BASF site in Antwerp is located in the northernmost part of the port of Antwerp. With 54 production plants on 600 hectares, BASF Antwerp is the largest chemical production centre in Belgium, and the second largest of the BASF group worldwide. Franki Construct built a new propane tank there for the Italian EPC contractor, Paresa, in 2019. The tank has a diameter of more than 72 m, and it is more than 28 m high. The foundation plate is 1 m thick.

The concrete wall was erected using sliding formwork in a continuous 24-hour shift system over a period of just 10 days.

The loading station and the piping were also built by Franki Construct.

 

Since 1998 Franki Construct has been part of Willemen Groep, the largest family construction group in Belgium.

 
location 

Project Details

Contractor
Scheldelaan 600, Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
Client 
BASF
Engineering Office 
Nico Terryn, Bureau De Fonseca
Construction period
6 months
Start work
10-2018
End of work
04-2019