The focus is on 21 projects, with a total investment of 155.7 billion yuan! Zhangzhou’s petrochemical industry, worth hundreds of billions, is set for rapid development!

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Last month, good news came again from the Gulei refining and chemical integration project, the largest petrochemical cooperation project across the Taiwan Strait: Line 3 of its thermoplastic elastomer production facility successfully produced qualified products, enabling parallel operation of all three production lines, with the total output reaching the designed level of 100,000 tons per year. At the end of August last year, the ethylene cracking unit of the Gulei refining and chemical integration project was successfully put into operation for trial runs, and sales to Taiwan began in November; to date, over 10,000 tons of ethylene monomer have been sold to Taiwan. This is a vivid illustration of Zhangzhou’s accelerated efforts to develop the Gulei petrochemical complex. “By focusing on 55 key projects with a total investment of 401 billion yuan, the Gulei Development Zone has launched three \"three-year action plans\" for industrial projects, industrial support projects, and social infrastructure projects. It is making every effort to overcome constraints such as those related to high environmental standards and land use, as well as financing issues. The zone is working to advance the construction of large-scale upstream projects while simultaneously seeking investors for projects in the mid- and downstream stages, with the aim of establishing an industry framework centered around large-scale oil refining, ethylene production, aromatic compounds manufacturing, and warehousing. This will help create a world-class green and ecological petrochemical hub as well as a key engine for economic growth in the province. ”Hu Dongliang, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Gulei Development Zone, said. “The “chain” generates new drivers for development. Last November, Fujian Gulei Petrochemical Co., Ltd. successfully transported butadiene products via pipelines for the first time, supplying them directly to its downstream client, Zhangzhou Qimei Chemical Co., Ltd. As the main supplier of raw materials to the downstream enterprises in the Gulei Petrochemical Park, once the pipeline system for delivering materials directly from Gulei Petrochemical to these downstream enterprises is fully operational, it will significantly reduce the transportation costs associated with raw materials for those enterprises, thereby facilitating the exchange of raw materials and products among enterprises both within the park and across it. The first phase of the Gulei refining and chemical integration project has a total investment of 34.57 billion yuan; it mainly produces products such as polypropylene, ethylene glycol, and styrene, with an annual output value exceeding 30 billion yuan. “As the leader of the industrial park, the Gulei refining and chemical integration project has played a key role in helping the park attract and host the relocation of mid- and downstream petrochemical industries from Taiwan, thereby driving the development of downstream industries worth hundreds of billions of yuan. To date, more than a dozen Taiwanese-funded enterprises such as Chi Mei and Delta Chemical, as well as a number of mid- to downstream fine chemical projects including Xinyang Technology, Zhongyi, and Puyang Hui Cheng, have established operations here. ”Li Chong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Management Committee of the Gulei Development Zone, explained. The Gulei Development Zone is one of the seven major petrochemical bases in the country, the only petrochemical industrial park in Taiwan, and also the first petrochemical park in China to be under closed-management systems. Since its establishment, the Gulei Development Zone has adopted models such as leading enterprises driving development, attracting investors through business networks, and cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan to target Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders for investment. It has accelerated the construction, expansion, enhancement, and strengthening of industrial chains, thereby promoting the clustered development and full-industry-chain growth of the Gulei petrochemical sector. Today, across the Gulei Peninsula, production and construction are in full swing. With the official signing of the joint venture contract for the Zhongsha Gulei Ethylene Project, which has a total investment of 42 billion yuan and is part of the third batch of key foreign-investment projects, the second phase of the Gulei refining and chemical integration project was listed as a key project to be promoted by the province and Sinopec Group. A number of projects, such as Chi Mei’s ABS and AS products as well as Xinyang Technology’s unsaturated polyester resins, were successfully put into operation... The olefin-plastic and aromatic polyester industrial chains have taken shape, and the outlines of an industry cluster worth hundreds of billions of yuan are emerging. Just a few days ago, Fujian Henghai New Materials Co., Ltd. held a ceremony to mark the company’s establishment and the start of land preparation work for a new project, marking another major project’s implementation in Gulei. The company was established jointly by Tongkun Group, a global leader in the fiber industry, and Fuhua Gulei Petrochemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Fujian Petrochemical Group. With a registered capital of 3.5 billion yuan, it plans to invest in Gulei to build facilities for producing 2.4 million tons per year of new intelligent functional fibers as well as 200,000 tons per year of DTY differentiated fibers. The total investment will exceed 10 billion yuan, thereby further expanding the \"aromatics-polyester\" industrial chain at the Gulei petrochemical complex. At present, the development of the Gulei Petrochemical Base is accelerating rapidly, entering a new phase characterized by the faster implementation of major projects and the quicker aggregation of related industries. 9 projects have been put into operation at the base, with an annual output value of 72 billion yuan ； There are 8 projects under construction, with a total investment of 8 billion yuan ； 11 projects have been signed, with a total investment of 86 billion yuan ； The focus is on 21 projects, with a total investment of 155.7 billion yuan. The elements follow the project; as the project progresses vigorously, the supporting services keep up accordingly. “Thanks to Gulei’s excellent service, the project was able to be implemented so quickly! In just half a day, our company completed the registration and filing processes. ”Staff from Fujian Henghai New Materials Co., Ltd. told reporters that in order to facilitate the rapid start of the project, the administrative approval departments in Gulei Development Zone took proactive steps to provide assistance, communicated and coordinated with relevant provincial departments, and made full use of various new policies; as a result, the company’s corporate registration, seal engraving, and record-keeping were completed in just 4 hours. “Serving enterprises means serving development. The Gulei Development Zone is thoroughly implementing the spirit of the 11th Provincial Party Congress, and in line with the requirements set out in the party congress report to deepen reforms related to streamlining administration and improving efficiency, it proactively takes on approval powers at both the city and county levels, ensuring that enterprises can handle their affairs without leaving the zone. ”Lin Zhefu, deputy director of the Administrative Approval Bureau of the Gulei Development Zone, said. As one of the pilot areas for the reform of concentrating administrative licensing powers across the province, Gulei Development Zone has currently seen 360 approval and service procedures related to project construction transferred to a centralized authority, with the District Administrative Approval Bureau handling these approvals. A special team has been established to handle approvals for key projects, and through methods such as remote guidance, extended service hours, on-site assistance, delegated processing, and home visits, this team provides timely support to help companies overcome the obstacles they face when going through various approval processes. By combining the “Year of Industrial Development Project Construction” initiative with the “Thousands of Officials Assisting Thousands of Enterprises” program, “motherly” services are provided to enterprises, with efforts made to address challenges related to energy consumption targets, land and sea use, etc., thereby facilitating the signing, implementation, and commissioning of a number of large-scale projects. While continuously improving the support for service elements, the facilities in the park are becoming increasingly complete. Recently, there have been successive good news items regarding the utility infrastructure projects in the Gulei Petrochemical Park: the northern industrial wastewater treatment plant with a daily processing capacity of 20,000 cubic meters was successfully put into operation ； The first phase of the Gulei Public Pipeline Project, the ‘main artery’ for the transportation of chemical materials, has completed all completion inspections ； The 220-kilovolt power line project at the Gulei Petrochemical Complex was successfully connected to the power grid recently, increasing the capacity for safe power supply from 500,000 kilowatts to 1 million kilowatts... In addition, Fujian Energy Chemical Group signed agreements on two joint venture projects with German company Linde Gas and Dutch company Royal Fruitera, with a total investment of 2.8 billion yuan; these projects will provide supporting services for other chemical industries within the Gulei Petrochemical Park, further enhancing the park’s international operational standards. As infrastructure and supporting services continue to improve, related industries in the Gulei Petrochemical Park are accelerating their convergence there. What was once a small fishing village has transformed into an important petrochemical hub along the southeast coast of our province; it was included in the top 30 Chinese chemical parks for two consecutive years, in 2020 and 2021.