Products
Designed for excellence, built to last.
With over fifty years of experience, CITAL is the benchmark in the design and production of high-performance industrial equipment. We manufacture reactors, heat exchangers, pressure and storage tanks, distillation columns, complete skids, and turnkey plants, combining advanced engineering, certified welding, and superior quality materials. Each product is custom-made to perfectly meet the strictest standards of the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, energy, and biotechnology sectors. From technical drawing to implementation, our integrated supply chain ensures total control, safety, and certified results. CITAL is not just a supplier: it is the strategic partner for those who want to build their plant on solid foundations.
Reactors
Reliability, safety, and high performance: CITAL reactors are designed for critical processes in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnological fields. Made from advanced materials such as titanium, duplex, and exotic alloys, they ensure durability and resistance even in the most extreme conditions.
Technical Specifications
- Capacity: from 100 liters to over 150,000 liters
- Operating pressure: from full vacuum (-1 barg) to +60 barg
- Design temperature: from -25 °C to +350 °C
- Construction certifications: PED 2014/68/EU, ASME VIII Div.1 (U Stamp), EN13445
- Assembly: in workshop or on-site (upon request)
- Optional: heating jacket, agitator, insulation, electric tracing, external half-pipe, coil, dimple plate, integrated sensors
Application Sectors
- Chemical industry (synthesis, polymerization, hydrogenation)
- Pharmaceutical sector (sterile reactions, APIs, fermentations)
- Food and biotechnology industry (fermenters, bioreactors)
- Production of bioplastics and biocommodities
Materials and Certifications
- Stainless steels: AISI 304L, 316L, 321, 316Ti
- Duplex and superduplex: SAF 2205, SAF 2507
- Special alloys: Inconel, Hastelloy, Titanium (Gr.2, SB 265), Sanicro 28
- Treatments: pickling, passivation, polishing
Certifications and Standards
- PED 2014/68/EU – CE marked pressure equipment
- EN13445 – ASME U Stamp – AD 2000 Merkblatt – HP0
- ISO 3834-2 – Welding quality control
- Welder certifications: EN ISO 9606-1 / ASME IX
- NDT inspections: UNI EN ISO 9712, supervised by RINA, TUV SUD, SGS
Pressure Tanks
CITAL pressure tanks are designed to ensure maximum safety, reliability, and durability in the most critical industrial processes. Built according to the strictest international standards, they are ideal for containing fluids, gases, and mixtures even in extreme temperature and pressure conditions.
Technical Specifications
- Capacity: from 0.05 m³ to over 150 m³
- Design pressure: from -1 barg (vacuum) to +60 barg
- Operating temperature: from -40 °C to +350 °C
- Diameters: up to Ø 4,500 mm (in workshop)
- Maximum weight produced: over 100 tons
- Production: in workshop or on-site with pre-assembled modules
- Optional equipment: flanged connections, heating jackets, insulation, valves, and integrated instrumentation
Application Sectors
- Chemical and petrochemical industry
- Pharmaceutical and biotechnology
- Distilleries and bioethanol production
- Food plants (oil, milk, additives)
- Energy (cogeneration, biogas, hydroelectric)
- Paper industry and paper mills
Materials and Certifications
- Stainless steels: AISI 304L, 316L, 316Ti, 904L
- Duplex and superduplex: SAF 2205, SAF 2507, LDX 2101
- Special alloys: Nickel, Hastelloy C276, Titanium Gr.2
- Carbon steels: P265GH. P355NC, SA516 Gr.60
- Treatments: pickling, passivation, insulation, painting, internal coatings
- CE marking and inspections by notified bodies
- ISO 9001, ISO 3834-2, EN 1090 – Quality, welding, and metal structures
Certifications and Standards
- EN 14015 – Welded storage tanks for liquid products
- API 650 / API 620 – American standards for atmospheric and low-pressure tanks
- PED 2014/68/EU – Pressure equipment (when applicable)
- ASME VIII (for heads/roofs if required)
- CE marking and inspections by notified bodies
- ISO 9001, ISO 3834-2, EN 1090 – Quality, welding, and metal structures
Storage Tanks
CITAL storage tanks are designed to ensure reliability, tightness, and long life, even in critical environmental and operational conditions. Ideal for liquids, mixtures, and chemical, food, or energy substances, they are custom-made and can be installed in the plant or directly on site.
Technical Specifications
- Capacity: from 5 m³ up to over 6,000 m³
- Diameters: from Ø 1,000 mm to Ø 30,000 mm
- Heights: up to 30 m
- Available configurations: vertical, horizontal, fixed or floating roof
- Thicknesses and reinforcements: dimensioned on structural calculation (EN14015, API650, etc.)
- Integrable accessories: ladders, walkways, piping, flanges, manholes, sensors, inerting systems, heating/cooling systems, fire protection, etc.
- Assembly: below Ø 4,000 in workshop and above directly on site
Application Sectors
- Chemical plants and petrochemical
- Food production (oils, milk, sugars, alcohol)
- Energy industry (biogas, biodiesel, water, fire protection, thermal storage)
- Distilleries and industrial fermentation
- Water treatment and industrial wastewater
- Pharmaceutical and cosmetic plants
Materials and Certifications
- Stainless steels: AISI 304L, 316L, 316Ti, 904L
- Duplex: SAF 2205, SAF 2507, LDX 2101
- Carbon steels: S235JR, S355JR and pressure P355NL, P265GH
- Finishes: sandblasting, painting, insulation, internal coatings specific for food or chemical contact
Custom Distillation Columns
Designed for maximum efficiency in separation, distillation, and rectification processes. CITAL distillation columns ensure high performance in the chemical, food, pharmaceutical, and bioethanol fields. Built to customer specifications, they can be entirely manufactured in the workshop or assembled on site.
Technical Specifications
- Diameter: from Ø 300 mm to Ø 4,200 mm
- Height: up to 55 meters
- Operating pressure: from -1 barg to +15 barg
- Internal configuration: trays, structured or random packing
- Construction options: single-section columns, segmented, intermediate flanges, with or without thermal insulation
- Integrable accessories: manholes, integrated exchangers, piping connections, service platforms and ladders
Application Sectors
- Industrial distilleries (bioethanol, food grade, technical alcohol)
- Chemical and petrochemical industry
- Pharmaceutical and fine chemicals processes
- Production of flavors, solvents, natural extracts
- Biotechnology and fermentation
- Solvent recovery and industrial wastewater treatment
Materials and Certifications
- Stainless steels: AISI 304L, 316L, 316Ti, 904L
- Carbon steels: S235JR, S355JR and pressure P355NL, P265GH
- Finishes: sandblasting, painting, insulation, internal linings specific for food or chemical contact
- Available treatments: pickling, passivation, insulation, polishing, protective coatings
Applicable Certifications
- PED 2014/68/EU – Pressure Equipment Directive
- EN 13445 / EN 14015 – European reference codes
- ASME VIII Div.1 (U Stamp) – International standard for pressure vessels
- AD 2000 Merkblatt HP0 – German regulation
- ISO 3834-2 – Quality certification for welding
- EN ISO 9712 / ASNT-SNT-TC-1A – Certified non-destructive testing
Industrial Heat Exchangers
Reliable, efficient, and custom-designed, CITAL heat exchangers are ideal for critical applications in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and energy sectors. Manufactured according to international codes, they ensure excellent heat exchange results even in extreme conditions.
Technical Specifications
- Types: shell and tube, reboilers, condensers, coolers
- Design pressure: up to +60 barg
- Design temperature: from -20 °C to +300 °C
- Shell and tube dimensions: diameters up to Ø 4,200 mm, tube lengths up to 16,000 mm
- Available configurations: U-tube, straight tube, multitube, floating head (AEL, AEW, BEL, BEM, BFM, BFU)
- Optional features: removable bundles, flanged joints, anti-corrosion coatings, thermal insulation
Application Sectors
- Chemical industry (reactor cooling, solvent condensation)
- Pharmaceutical processes (heat recovery, thermal control)
- Distilleries and bioethanol (reboilers, column cooling)
- Food industry (pasteurization, sterilization)
- Energy and cogeneration (fluid pre-heating, thermal recovery)
Materials and Certifications
- Stainless steels: AISI 304L, 316L, 321, 904L
- Duplex: SAF 2205, SAF 2507
- Exotic alloys: Inconel, Hastelloy, Titanium
- Internal treatments: polishing, pickling, passivation, protective coatings
- Food-grade finishes or ATEX environments on request
Applicable Certifications
- EN 13445 – ASME VIII Div.1 – U Stamp
- TEMA – Technical standard for shell and tube exchangers
- PED 2014/68/EU – European directive for pressure equipment
- ISO 3834-2 – Quality and welding system
- Certified NDT controls UNI EN ISO 9712 / ASNT / RINA / TUV
Skids and modular plants
CITAL designs and manufactures compact skids and ready-to-use modular plants, fully assembled, wired, and tested. Flexible and customized solutions that reduce on-site installation time and costs, ideal for critical applications in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and energy sectors.
Main Applications
- Process skids (dosing, mixing, filtration)
- Skids for distillation and CIP
- 3D plant design starting from the customer’s process
- Containerized and transportable plants
- Modular pipe-racks and prefabricated manifolds
- Pre-assembled for pilot or production plants
- “Plug play” solutions for quick installation
Materials and Technical Standards
- Stainless steel structures (AISI 304L, 316L, duplex)
- Pipes and valves certified PED / ASME
- Electrical wiring and integrated panels (on request)
- Design according to EN13480, ASME B31.3, ISO
- Quality control and testing in the workshop before shipment
Piping and Industrial Carpentry
CITAL manufactures custom piping and metal structures for complex industrial plants. We offer workshop prefabrication and on-site assembly, ensuring precision, quality, and full compliance with international standards for every application sector.
Services and Applications
- Spool and manifold prefabrication
- 3D plant design starting from the customer’s process
- 3D Scan
- Construction and assembly of modular pipe-racks
- Structural carpentry for plants, platforms, and supports
- Piping connections for existing and new plants
- On-site installation with specialized staff
Materials and Reference Standards
- Stainless steels: AISI 304L, 316L,
- Duplex and carbon steels (P265GH, S235JR)
- Certifications: EN13480 (piping), EN1090 (carpentry), ISO 3834-2
- Welds certified according to EN ISO 9606-1 and ASME IX
- NDT controls: liquid penetrant, RX, certified ultrasound