许俊豪
“钦州完全具备打造国家级石化产业基地的条件,期盼国家支持钦州打造国家级石化产业基地、期盼各位企业家积极参与钦州石化产业发展。”在2020中国—东盟石油和化工国际合作论坛开幕大会上,广西钦州市市長谭丕创这样表达了钦州打造面向东盟的世界级石化基地的恳切期盼和雄心壮志。
近年来,中国在东部沿海地区重点布局七大石化基地,为京津冀协同发展、长江经济带、粤港澳大湾区等国家战略实施提供了强有力的支撑,但国家级石化产业基地在西部地区还是空白。钦州的期盼和雄心背后,是十多年来绿色石化产业的迅速发展。
从无到有,钦州石化产业打下坚实基础
钦州地处广西北部湾经济区的中心位置,是中国中南、西南、西北地区最便捷的出海通道,区位优势显著。浙江恒逸集团有限公司总裁倪德峰在2005年就注意到了钦州优越的区位,“不过从客观角度讲,那时长三角地区的市场更成熟。”直到2019年,浙江恒逸集团才主动到钦州,投资超过400亿元,打造 “一带一路”跨区域合作及面向东盟的高端绿色化工化纤一体化项目,以实际行动为钦州石化产业发展投了一票。
改变始于2008年,中国国务院批复实施《广西北部湾经济区发展规划》,明确提出“建设钦州大型炼油基地,发展原油加工等石化产业”。随即,钦州就把石化产业作为第一支柱产业,并规划建设钦州石化产业园。经过十多年的培育、发展,钦州石化产业不仅有了“从无到有”的突破,还实现了“从小到大”的转变。
2010年,中石油广西石化千万吨炼油等一批石化项目投产后,钦州就具备了1300万吨炼油能力。近年来,又成功引进上海华谊集团、浙江桐昆集团、浙江恒逸集团等世界级知名化工企业落户投资,从单一龙头到多个龙头,初步形成“一滴油两根丝”的高端绿色化纤产业布局,构建起了全国独有的“油、煤、气、盐”多元化石化产业体系。预计到2025年,钦州石化产业将累计完成投资超过3000亿元,产值突破3000亿元。
伴随石化产业的发展,钦州还打造了完善的产业配套。作为中国首批循环化改造示范试点园区,钦州石化产业园的路网、供水供电、蒸汽、工业管廊、污水和危废处置、深海排放管道、化工码头等产业配套日臻完善,高标准的安全生产应急救援基地也在加快建设。特别是近两年来,荷兰孚宝、法国苏伊士、美国普莱克斯等全球顶尖公用工程配套商相继落户,钦州石化产业园构建起了供给质量优、要素保障全、专业化水平高的产业配套体系。凭借产业体系和产业配套的日益完善,2020年,钦州石化产业园入围中国石化园区20强。
此外,通过积极建设港口型国家级物流枢纽承载城市和西部陆海新通道国际门户港,钦州还为石化产业发展提供了港口和物流通道的强大支撑。上海华谊集团股份有限公司副总裁陈大胜将今天的钦州评为石化产业发展的“黄金区”,因为石化产业运输量大,在钦州布局石化生产基地,对内可以辐射中国的西部和粤港澳地区,对外可以更快通达东盟甚至欧洲。
“钦州现已成为了中国西南地区最大的能源化工基地,为打造面向东盟的世界级石化产业基地打下了坚实的基础。”谭丕创说道。
中国与东盟石化产业合作发展中的钦州机遇
“虽然目前钦州在石化下游的纺织产业方面还存在短板,但其实产业的集聚是很快的。我相信再过5~8年,钦州不仅仅会成为中国新的石化产业基地,也会成为面向东盟石化市场的一个桥头堡。”倪德峰在石化合作论坛上表达了对钦州石化产业未来发展的坚强信心。
倪德峰的信心并非没有根据。实际上,近年来,钦州通过“一港两区”建设,有效促进了临港产业的发展。就绿色化工而言,目前已开工的项目总投资已经达到2000亿;2020年1~10月,中国(广西)自由贸易试验区钦州港片区完成的固定资产投资已经超过了90亿元人民币,增速达到了153%,石化相关产业已经有加速聚集的趋势。
谭丕创表示,钦州市坐拥靠近东盟国家市场的独特区位,尽享中国高层次开放平台的优势政策,石化产品需求也持续增加,打造面向东盟的世界级石化产业基地有巨大机遇。
而尤为关键的是,钦州打造面向东盟的世界级石化产业基地不单是一句豪言壮语,而已有了清晰的“路线图”:
其一,是向产业高端化、精细化发展。恒逸、桐昆、华谊等企业的一批重大项目将在未来三年陆续投产,有效增强钦州石化产业园的基础原料保障能力。钦州将乘势而上,争取加快形成高性能树脂、特种合成橡胶、高性能纤维、专用化学品、功能化学品等具有国际竞争力的绿色高端化工新材料产业集群,同时推动石化产业从临港核心区域逐步向周边园区延伸,辐射带动下游纺织服装、包装、涂料、建材等传统产业及高端装备、电子、制药等新兴产业发展。此外,还将加强与周边高校的战略合作,开展“订单式”人才联合培养,提供强有力的人才支撑。
其二,是向园区绿色化、智慧化发展。绿色化发展方面,钦州将推动法国苏伊士危废处置、深海排放管道等项目尽快建成投运,同时将开工建设国投电厂三期4台66万千瓦热电机组,“十四五”期间园区供热能力将超过5000吨/小时。智慧化发展方面,加快建设钦州港应急救援指挥中心、水陆消防站等重要配套设施,搭建安全生产、环境保护、应急处置、防灾减灾、交通物流、能源供应等功能联动的一体化智慧管理平台。
其三,是向合作区域化、国际化发展。钦州将有序承接国内外高端产业转移,发展面向东盟及西南地区的纺织服装、包装、涂料等下游产业,支持行业龙头、先进技术、高端人才“引进来”和优势产品“走出去”,积极打造中国—东盟合作示范区。同时,将与中国石油和化学工业联合会等行业权威机构进一步深化战略合作,争取在钦州举办石化产业发展大会、中国化工园区与产业发展论坛等有关活动,把钦州打造成为石化行业深化交流合作平台。
“RCEP的签署和中国—东盟自贸区升级版的打造,将为钦州当前和今后的发展注入新动力。钦州应进一步整合中马‘两国双园、中国(广西)自贸试验区钦州港片区等平台资源,在打造中国—东盟自贸区‘绿色通道、增进区域合作、促进经贸往来中发挥更重要的作用。”北京大学国际关系学院教授、中国东南亚研究会副会长翟崑这样说道。
“Qinzhou is fully equipped with the conditions to build a national petrochemical industry base. We hope that the state will support Qinzhou in building a national petrochemical industry base, and that entrepreneurs will actively participate in the development of Qinzhou petrochemical industry.” At the opening meeting of 2020 China-ASEAN Petroleum and Chemical Forum for International Cooperation, Tan Pichuang, Mayor of Qinzhou of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, expressed his earnest expectation and ambition to build a world-class petrochemical base facing ASEAN.
Behind Qinzhous expectation and ambition is the rapid development of green petrochemical industry in the past ten years.
From scratch, Qinzhou petrochemical industry has laid a solid foundation
Qinzhou is located in the center of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone, which is the most convenient access to the sea in south central, southwest and northwest China. “But objectively speaking, at that time, the market in Yangtze River Delta was more mature,” said Ni Defeng, CEO of Zhejiang Hengyi Group Co., Ltd., who noticed Qinzhous superior location in 2005. In 2009, Zhejiang Hengyi Group went to Qinzhou, invested more than RMB 40 billion yuan and established cross-regional cooperation under the Belt and Road and high-end green chemical and chemical fiber integration project facing ASEAN, contributing to the development of Qinzhou petrochemical industry with practical action.
Change began to happen in 2008. The State Council of China approved the implementation of the Development Plan for Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone, which clearly proposed “building large-scale oil refining base in Qinzhou and developing petrochemical industries such as crude oil processing”. Then, Qinzhou took petrochemical industry as the first pillar industry and planned to build Qinzhou Petrochemical Industrial Park. After more than ten years of cultivation and development, Qinzhou petrochemical industry has not only made a breakthrough from scratch, but also realized the transformation from small to large in scale.
In addition, Qinzhou has also provided a strong support for the development of petrochemical industry by actively building a port type national logistics hub to bear the city and the International Gateway Port of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. Chen Dasheng, Vice President of Shanghai Huayi Group Co., Ltd., regarded todays Qinzhou as a golden area for the development of petrochemical industry. Because of the large transportation volume of petrochemical industry, the layout of petrochemical production base in Qinzhou can radiate the western China and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Area, and can reach ASEAN and even Europe more quickly.
In 2010, after a batch of petrochemical projects with 10 million tons of oil refining of PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical Company were put into operation, Qinzhou boasted the capacity to refine 13 million tons of oil. In recent years, Shanghai Huayi Group, Zhejiang Tongkun Group, Zhejiang Hengyi Group and other world-class well-known chemical enterprises have been successfully introduced to invest in Qinzhou. From boasting one leading enterprise to multiple ones, Qinzhou has initially formed a high-end green chemical fiber industrial layout and constructed a unique diversified petrochemical industry system featuring “oil, coal, gas and salt”. It is estimated that by 2025, the total investment of Qinzhou petrochemical industry will exceed RMB 300 billion yuan, and the output value will exceed RMB 300 billion yuan.
Along with the development of petrochemical industry, Qinzhou has also built a complete set of industries. With the increasing improvement of industrial system and industrial support, Qinzhou Petrochemical Industrial Park in 2020 was listed among the top 20 petroleum parks in China.
“Qinzhou has become the largest energy and chemical industry base in southwest China, laying a solid foundation for building a world-class petrochemical industry base facing ASEAN,” said Tan Pichuang.
Qinzhous opportunity in the development of China-ASEAN petrochemical industry cooperation
“Although there are still some shortcomings in Qinzhous textile industry, a downstream petrochemical industry, the industrial agglomeration is very fast. I believe that in five to eight years, Qinzhou will not only become Chinas new petrochemical industry base, but also become a bridgehead for ASEAN petrochemical markets,” Ni Defeng expressed strong confidence in the future development of Qinzhou petrochemical industry at the China-ASEAN Petroleum and Chemical Forum for International Cooperation.
Nis confidence is not groundless. In fact, in recent years, Qinzhou has effectively promoted the development of port industry through the construction of “one port, two districts”. As far as green chemical industry is concerned, the total investment of projects under construction has reached RMB 200 billion yuan; From January to October 2020, the investment in fixed assets completed by Qinzhou Port Area of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone has exceeded RMB 9 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 153%. Petrochemical related industries have the tendency to gather and accelerate.
Tan Pichuang said that having the unique location of closing to ASEAN markets, Qinzhou enjoys the advantages of Chinas high-level open platforms. Its demand for petrochemical products continued to increase, indicating that there is a great opportunity to build a world-class petrochemical industrial base facing ASEAN.
Whats more, Qinzhou has a clear “road map” to build such a base.
First, developing high-end and refined industries. A number of major projects of Hengyi, Tongkun, Huayi and other enterprises will be put into operation in the next three years, effectively enhancing the basic raw material support capacity of Qinzhou Petrochemical Industrial Park. Qinzhou will take advantage of the situation and strive to accelerate the formation of green high-end industrial cluster of new chemical materials with international competitiveness, such as high-performance resin, special synthetic rubber, high-performance fiber, special chemicals and functional chemicals. Meanwhile, it will promote the petrochemical industry to gradually extend from core areas to surrounding parks, and radiate and drive downstream traditional industries such as textile and clothing, packaging, coating and building materials, and emerging industries such as high-end equipment, electronics, and pharmaceutical. In addition, it will strengthen strategic cooperation with surrounding colleges and universities, carry out joint training of talents, and provide strong talent support.
Second, developing green and intelligent parks. In terms of green development, Qinzhou will promote the completion and operation of hazardous waste disposal and deep-sea discharge pipeline projects in Suez, France as soon as possible. Meanwhile, it will start the construction of four 660MW thermal power units in the third phase of SDIC power plant. In terms of intelligent development, Qinzhou will speed up the construction of its port emergency rescue command center, water and land fire station and other important supporting facilities, and build an integrated intelligent management platform with the function of safety production, environmental protection, emergency response, disaster prevention and mitigation, transportation and logistics, and energy supply.
Third, developing regional and international cooperation. Qinzhou will orderly undertake the transfer of high-end industries at home and abroad, develop downstream industries such as textile and clothing, packaging and coating, support the “bringing” of leading enterprises, advanced technology and high-end talents and the “going out” of advantageous products, and actively build a demonstration zone for China-ASEAN cooperation. At the same time, it will further deepen strategic cooperation with China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation and other authoritative organizations, strive to hold petrochemical industry development conference, China chemical industry park and industrial development forum, and other related activities in Qinzhou, so as to build Qinzhou into a platform for deepening exchanges and cooperation in petrochemical industry.