Location
Ensenada, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Period
1982-1988.
As an answer to new market needs,
YPF had to start producing larger quantities of fuel. Among
the alternatives of actions to be taken in order that such
objectives be met, YPF hired Skanska for reconverting its
La Plata refinery . By having this project executed, the client
prevented major imports of products as well as the construction
of new plants. Skanska carried out the construction of vacuum
units (5.000 m3/day), coke units (3.600 m3/day), catalytic
cracking (4.500 m3/day), diesel gasoline hydro-treatment (1.500
m3/day), amines (1201 Tn/day) and Merox (2.700 Tn/day).