An industrial company, with processing facilities in the south of the European Union, has put a hydrotreatment reactor up for public online auction to facilitate the reuse of this high-severity technological asset. To this end, it has entrusted the specialist firm SURUS, via its Escrapalia auction portal.
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Hydrotreatment Reactor
This is an industrial HDT hydrotreatment reactor that was previously located at one of the company’s industrial sites in southern Europe. The unit, which has been in operation for just one year due to changes in operating modes, is now being made available to the international market as an immediate solution to optimise capital expenditure (CAPEX) and commissioning times in the process industry.
A key asset for industrial transformation
The equipment involved in the transaction is an industrial HDT hydrotreatment reactor specifically designed for critical hydrogen (H₂) service at high pressures and temperatures. Manufactured in 2022 to the strictest international standards (PED/ASME certifications), the reactor is 34.9 metres long, has a structural weight of 177 tonnes and a volume of 159 m³. Its Cr-Mo alloy steel construction (SA-387 Gr.11 Cl.2) with an internal stainless steel weld overlay ensures extreme resistance to corrosion and hydrogen attack.
The reactor is currently inerted, with the internal vacuum maintained, and has been fully prepared on site for dismantling, lifting and specialised transport. Its location in southern Europe offers an exceptional logistical advantage due to its proximity to deep-water port facilities, facilitating direct loading onto heavy-lift vessels bound for any international destination, thereby minimising multimodal transport costs.
In the current global market context, where manufacturing this type of component from scratch involves lead times of between 15 and 18 months, this asset represents a strategic opportunity in terms of time-to-market. Its internal configuration of three catalyst beds makes it ideal for use in various facilities, such as biorefineries, as a central unit in second-generation alternative fuel production plants, and for finishing units in chemical plastic recycling plants through the processing of pyrolysis oils (Pyrolysis Oil Upgrading).
Regulated direct negotiation award process
To ensure maximum transparency, competition and regulatory rigour, the auction is being conducted via Escrapalia, SURUS’s industrial auction portal, under the regulated ‘Direct Negotiation’ procedure (receipt of bids).
The workflow designed for potential international and domestic buyers comprises the following technical and commercial stages:
1. Signing of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA): a mandatory requirement to safeguard the facility’s sensitive data.
2. Access to the Technical Data Room and RFQ: once the NDA has been validated, interested parties will receive the Request for Quotation (RFQ) and the set of detailed technical annexes, which include workshop drawings, material certificates, hydrostatic test reports, and integrity inspection history.
3. On-site inspection: arrangements will be made to facilitate in-person technical visits for internal validation by the buyers’ engineering teams.
4. Submission of binding bids: interested parties will submit their formal financial proposals for evaluation by the selling company.
The official and non-extendable deadline for the submission of binding technical and financial bids is 17 December. Operators in the sector, EPC engineering firms and interested corporations can view the asset’s public profile and request the start of the process via the following official link on the platform; further information is available via this link