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.
