Process
Graycor Industrial specializes in the construction and
renovation of complex piping systems necessary for processing oil,
gas and chemicals, for clients in everything from petroleum to
agribusiness. For decades, our team has been perfecting this
capability by providing heavy industrial piping, ductwork and
balance-of-plant expertise to leading clients in the steel and
power industries.
This is cutting-edge work that demands the most stringent
attention to safety. Nothing is of greater priority.
That's why, at all stages of planning and management, each project
is strictly scrutinized to ensure the highest possible standards
for the health and protection of our people, your people and the
worksite environment.
For more information about process construction, contact our
business development manager, Larry Dumford.
Projects
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Graycor Industrial Constructors Inc. is nearing completion of construction of a new hydrogen plant for Praxair at its Whiting, Ind. facility. The multimillion-dollar project will enable Praxair to supply hydrogen to BP's Whiting, Ind. refinery. BP, one of the world's largest oil and gas firms, will use the hydrogen in production of ultra-low-sulfur gasoline and diesel fuels. The new plant will s…
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Pittsburgh-based Calgon Carbon Corporation, a global leader in services and solutions for making water and air safer and cleaner, called upon Graycor Industrial Constructors Inc. to expand the company's manufacturing capabilities at their Catlettsburg, Ky. facility. The project included new structural steel and mechanical installations of a grinding mill, as well as associated equipment and pip…
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Graycor Industrial completed construction of this world-scale manufacturing plant to produce soybean-based polyols for Minneapolis-based Cargill, a food and agriculture products company. The new $22-million BiOH™ brand polyols manufacturing plant in Chicago is the first world-scale biobased polyols plant. The new plant will produce Cargill's BiOH™ soybean-based polyols using a proprietary new g…
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This project, conducted at the Allen S. King plant, included a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) retrofit and an air quality control systems (AQCS) installation, which required two scheduled outages. The first consisted of removing ductwork and associated steel, and installing new structural steel and transition ductwork. The second outage included final tie-ins and installation of the catalys…
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How do you replace an entire building without interrupting the day-to-day operations inside? With a 24,000-square-foot roof in dire need of replacement and a building in poor condition, Stepan Company brought Graycor Industrial on as general contractor to help answer that question. The first step was to erect a new, pre-engineered building around the existing one. Stepan Company is a global manu…
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This multi-phased project included installation of concrete foundations, structural steel, pre-cast, masonry, siding and roofing to enclose the new production line within a three-story building. Installation of the production line itself called for extensive carbon and stainless piping expertise, electrical work (including explosion-proof instrumentation) and equipment setting of mixers, agitato…
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Graycor performed critical excavation and foundation work for the $365 million natural gas liquids processing and production facility. The project was completed within Aux Sable′s aggressive six-month timeframe.
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This project involved full-scope, heavy-duty process work, including: demolition and replacement of foundations and entry/exit terminal equipment (including accumulators), removal and replacement of existing strip furnace refractory and all associated piping and electrical work. Large piping components were prefabricated prior to installation and structural steel was assembled on the ground as m…
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Graycor Industrial completed a two-phased project for Lafarge North America′s cement distribution facility in Detroit. Phase one included construction of a new silo - Lafarge′s largest in North America - including installing the facility′s foundations, slip-forming the 106-foot-diameter by 183-foot-high storage silo and placing the silo roof and two interior elevated floors.
Compared to most …
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Graycor Industrial recently completed an environmental retrofit project at Ameren's Duck Creek power station, a 440-megawatt, coal-fired generation facility, located in Canton, Ill. The fast-track, design-build project included replacing an existing FGD system with a wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) system.
The new scrubber system will more efficiently remove, or "scrub," sulfur dioxide…
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Beta Steel Corp. called upon Graycor Industrial Constructors to handle multiple system upgrades at their Portage, IN, plant. Graycor performed coiler-handling system improvements, including the installation of a new downcoiler, two new walking beams, an inspection station and a pre-engineered metal building. In addition, the project entailed sheet piling, foundation demolition, new foundation in…
