A Manitowoc MLC165 heavy-duty crawler crane has been sold into the Mexican market for the first time, to service the country’s growing petrochemical industry.
The 165t crane was purchased by rental company Grúas Villarreal for the Ethylene XXI plastic production project, set to begin in early 2015 and due to produce more than 1m t of polyethylene annually.
General manager Cynthia Villarreal said: “We know we can depend on Manitowoc cranes for complex projects such as the Ethylene XXI. The MLC165 was the best candidate because it’s a crane that’s quick to set up and can work on all sorts of lifting jobs.”
Villarreal also purchased a 600t Manitowoc 18000 crawler crane — now the highest-capacity crane in Villarreal’s fleet.