Huayi Qinzhou New Chemical Materials Integrative Base is the largest industrial project undertaken by the Qinzhou Port area of the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone in recent years.

An aerial view of Huayi Qinzhou New Chemical Materials Integrative Base. [Photo/WeChat account: gh_df8bc987e060]

It is planned to cover an area of 8 square kilometers, with a total investment of about 90 billion yuan ($13.36 billion). It is projected to produce an annual output value of 100 billion yuan after it reaches full production.

Its first-phase industrial gas island project had a total investment of about 16.2 billion yuan. Construction on it started in November 2017 and was completed in June 2021, becoming the first major 10-billion-yuan industrial project to be put into operation during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25) in Guangxi. It is expected to have an annual output value of about 8 billion yuan.

The first-phase industrial gas island project. [Photo/WeChat account: gh_df8bc987e060]

Its second phase consists of 750,000 metric tons of propylene and downstream deep processing, as well as chlor-alkali projects. It has a total investment of 18.9 billion yuan, with an expected output value of 17 billion yuan upon completion. Construction on it started in November 2019. Currently, the civil work stage has been completed and equipment installation is underway.

The second phase of the project consists of 750,000 tons of propylene and downstream deep processing, as well as chlor-alkali projects. [Photo/WeChat account: gh_df8bc987e060]