Rebuilding a process plant

Dennis Group was brought in shortly after a catastrophic series of explosions destroyed much of Imperial Sugar’s Port Wentworth refinery and packaging facilities. Following the completion of OSHA and CSB investigations, Dennis Group managed demolition while simultaneously planning for the reconstruction of facility.

Eleven months following project release, key operations were up and running. The project scope included reconstruction of 80,000 SF portion of damaged facility, as well as a 185,000 SF expansion  ̶  all with new production and packaging equipment.

Three 6 million pound storage silos were constructed, as well as truck and rail loadout.  300 tons/hour of sugar is distributed via dense phase systems (with dilute phase systems for powder and starch conveyance), feeding  11 high volume packaging lines for granulated, brown, and powder products. All production lines adhere to the most current NFPA, OSHA and CSB recommendations and requirements. Extensive wet and dry dust collection systems were incorporated into the design.