national level CIP · Rizhao, Shandong

Rizhao Petrochemical Industrial Park

日照石化工业园

Know what the park makes, who runs the lines, and how the cargo gets to the port.

Rizhao Petrochemical Industrial Park is the newest of the major Shandong coastal petrochemical hubs, with Rizhao Port providing 400,000 DWT VLCC capability (one of the deepest chemical-import ports in China alongside Caofeidian and Quanzhou). Shandong Lihuayi Group anchors the park with an 8 Mt/yr integrated refinery and chemicals complex, supplemented by Sinochem Quanzhou's Rizhao operations and various secondary chlor-alkali and chemical-logistics tenants. The park is structured around bulk-chemicals trans-shipment more than the larger integrated petchem parks; its competitive advantage is port adjacency plus the Rizhao-Lanzhou rail corridor (which extends the Lianyungang-Lanzhou-Khorgos Eurasian land bridge) for outbound exports to Central Asia. Two operator-distinct points. First, Rizhao Port has been investing aggressively in chemical-tanker berths and bulk-liquid logistics infrastructure; the park is positioned to absorb 2025 to 2030 Shandong petchem expansion that bypasses the more crowded Qingdao-area facilities. Second, the Shandong Free Trade Zone designation reduces customs documentation friction for chemicals trans-shipment, which matters for trader-buyers using Rizhao as a tax-efficient transit point.