Dingjide's first ship's ethylene raw material was successfully unloaded. Photo by Guo Yuyang
At 5:30 on September 10, the liquid terminal of Changxing Island (Xizhongdao) Petrochemical Industry Base (Northeast Asian Hydrogen-based Energy Center) completed its first unloading operation, and 4,887 tons of ethylene were successfully input into the low-temperature ethylene storage tank. Subsequently, the first ship berthing operation and the Dingjide ethylene entry ceremony were held, marking the official opening of the first 10,000-ton terminal on Xizhong Island, injecting new strong impetus into the high-quality development of the petrochemical industry.
On September 8, the Dingjide "Manulife" cargo ship slowly berthed at the liquid terminal. After 34 hours of uninterrupted operation, Zhonglian Terminal Company and Dingxin Warehousing Company introduced all 4,887 tons of ethylene raw materials into low-temperature ethylene storage tanks on September 10, realizing the linkage transmission of "dock + pipe corridor + storage tank", filling the gap in liquefied hydrocarbon storage logistics in the park. This unloading operation is not only a conventional logistics operation to meet the production of Dingjide's high-end new materials project, but also an important practice for the transformation of Xizhongdao Petrochemical Industry Base to the hydrogen energy era. Luan Hetian, executive deputy general manager of Liaoning Dingjide Petrochemical Technology Co., Ltd., said: "Ethylene is our main raw material. It has reached nearly 10,000 tons. Other raw materials have been in place. All public and auxiliary facilities have been debugged. The final production preparation is underway. It is planned to be put into production before September 30."
As the first liquid bulk terminal project in the Xizhongdao area of the petrochemical industry base of Changxing Island (Xizhongdao) in Dalian, the 206#-207# liquid berth started in September 2024, and it took 9 months to complete construction. A modern energy hub is set up on the banks of the Bohai Bay. The terminal has a berth of 10,000 tons of green methanol, liquid ammonia and other liquid chemicals, and a berth of 10,000 tons of ethylene and other liquefied hydrocarbons. The annual design throughput is 1.399 million tons, and the maximum throughput capacity is 1.58 million tons/year. It can efficiently connect and unload various chemical products such as ethylene, 1-butene, gasoline, aviation coal, methanol, liquid ammonia and other chemical products.
Ethylene is the core raw material of the hydrogen-based energy industry chain, and its smooth transportation and unloading marks that Xizhong Island has opened up a full industrial chain channel from raw material import to terminal filling. After the liquid terminal is put into operation, it will not only meet the logistics needs of Xizhongdao Petrochemical Park and surrounding enterprises, but will also drive the coordinated development of petrochemical bases and regional economy, further enhancing the competitiveness of the industry.
As a public liquefied hydrocarbon storage facility at the petrochemical industry base in Changxing Island (Xizhongdao) in Dalian, it can provide ethylene and ethane raw material warehousing and logistics services to the petrochemical enterprises in the base. In addition, two 10,000 tons of liquid berths can form a closed loop of material transmission, meeting the transportation, warehousing and filling needs of enterprises in the Xizhongdao Petrochemical Park, and is of great strategic significance to Changxing Island to build a green hydrogen-based energy transfer, storage, transportation and filling center in Northeast Asia. With the successful completion of the first ship's ethylene loading and unloading, Xizhongdao Development Group is actively promoting the construction of supporting storage tank areas. It plans to launch a public tank area of liquid chemical products with a total capacity of 540,000 cubic meters within the year, covering nine categories of products such as methanol and liquid ammonia, and cooperate with COSCO Shipping to form a professional transport fleet. It is expected that by 2027, Xizhong Island will form a 100 billion-level hydrogen-based energy industry cluster with green methanol and urinary ammonia as the core, and build the first hydrogen energy demonstration base in the entire industrial chain in northern my country. (Blessings by reporters of Dalian News and Media Group)
