【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】From 2983 to 2026: Qidong, Jiangsu builds the world’s largest 30,000-cubic-meter land-based liquefied petroleum gas storage tank, which is then shipped overseas
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Give praise and encouragement to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment; your participation in discussions is the greatest encouragement. **********************【Ten Years of Progress in Chemical Engineering Equipment】Regularly updated summary posts – feel free to join the discussions: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html *****************The German company AC-INOX GmbH helped Jiangsu Huazi Energy Engineering Co., Ltd. build the world’s first three 30,000-cubic-meter land-based LPG storage tanks. These 3 LPG above-ground storage tanks are made of special low-temperature steel and meet ASME code requirements. Each tank has a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters; they feature a horizontal cylindrical design and can store various types of liquefied gases. These 3 LPG above-ground storage tanks were designed by the German company AC-INOX GmbH; each one has a structural weight of over 2,500 tons, making them the largest C-type stand-alone storage tanks in the world. They are designed to store various liquefied gases, representing the highest industry standards for the design and manufacture of full-pressure and semi-pressure tanks, and offer innovative solutions for the storage and transportation of cryogenic gases. Once constructed, these storage tanks will be used at the Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal (RIPET) in ***. In October 2024, steel cutting was carried out at Jiangsu Huazi Energy Engineering Co., Ltd. in the presence of the owner’s representatives.
In October 2025, Jiangsu Huazi Energy Engineering Co., Ltd. successfully delivered Tank No. 1. In late November 2025, Jiangsu Huazi Energy Engineering Co., Ltd. held a grand ceremony to deliver the world’s first two 30,000-cubic-meter land-based LPG storage tanks. The completion and delivery of these last two core units mark the successful finish of this highly notable customized project, which was planned, designed, and built by AltaGas, AC-INOX, and Huazi Energy. The successful delivery of the LPG storage tank not only verifies the project execution capabilities of Huazi Energy, AltaGas, and AC-INOX across the entire value chain, including design, procurement, construction, and commissioning support, but also signifies that the customized high-end energy equipment solutions provided by these parties have been recognized by international leading energy companies such as AltaGas and Royal Vopak, and are now ready for operation. On January 22, 2026, under the supervision and service support of Qidong Customs, which is part of Nanjing Customs, two large silver-colored LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) storage tanks were successfully transferred onto a ship. They set sail from Qidong, Jiangsu, and were dispatched overseas.
It is understood that the two LPG storage tanks exported this time, together with the first batch of such tanks shipped in October 2025, form this globally pioneering LPG storage tank package – the largest land-based liquefied petroleum gas storage tanks in the world to date. This type of storage tank has successfully overcome key technical challenges related to material tolerance, structural stability, and safety under extreme low-temperature conditions. It not only sets a new industry standard for tank capacity but also, thanks to its world-leading design and manufacturing techniques, provides a high-standard solution for the storage of cryogenic liquids in this industry as well as for the large-scale production of super-large energy equipment. The delivery of three \"sister tanks\" in succession not only fulfilled the quality commitments made by Chinese companies to their international clients, but also demonstrated to the global offshore engineering market the top-tier capabilities and exceptional reliability of \"Made in China\" products in this specific sector.
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