Shell Chemicals Yabucoa, Inc.
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Petroleum refinery
Brandenburg completed the asbestos abatement, environmental remediation, and demolition of a retired petroleum refinery located in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, on 252 acres. Brandenburg utilized high reach excavators equipped with hydraulic shears and/or grapple attachments to raze the buildings. Brandenburg prepared and segregated materials for off-site recycling minimizing the amount of materials that needed to go to a landfill. Structural steel towers, columns and structures were removed utilizing Brandenburg’s specialized felling procedure. Once the razing of the structures were completed, hydraulic excavators with a shear attachment was used for process and recycling of the material. Brandenburg also utilized controlled explosives to demolish the 350-foot concrete stack. The refinery and tank areas were dismantled safely and efficiently in nine months.