Located on the isthmus of the Liaodong Peninsula in the bay of Korea, Dalian is the principle marine gateway of Northeast China. Home to the largest deep water port in Manchuria, Dalian handles roughly 70% of the region’s cargo and 90% of the region’s container transportation. The city has trade links with over eighty countries and imports nearly USD $1.5 billion worth of US goods per year.

In addition to being a crucial port city, Dalian is one of China’s most heavily developed industrial areas. In recent years, Dalian has made great strides to move itself up the high-tech manufacturing value chain. The city is set to host Intel’s most advanced wafer fabrication facility in Asia. With a total investment from Intel of around US$4 billion, the facility has been earmarked to become the largest foreign high-tech investment in all of China.

Dalian’s Leading Industries

Dalian's key industries include manufacturing, refining and shipbuilding as well as the production of chemicals, electronics and software. The city is home to one of the largest oil refinery bases in China, with a refining capacity of 30 million tons per year. In the manufacturing sector, Dalian is prominent in the production of digital-control machine tools, heavy machinery, diesel oil engines and auto parts. The city's manufacture of electronic products includes digital and audio systems, electronic equipment used in cars and ships, mobile telecommunication equipment, integrated circuits, computers & peripherals and medical electronic apparatus.

TRADE LEADS

The Commercial Service and its partner, the China Council for Promotion of International Trade, are constantly developing new trade leads. To search for leads in Dalian and the north China region, visit our trade leads database.

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Contact Information

U.S. Commercial Service - Shenyang

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Tel: (86-24) 2322-1198

Fax: (86-24) 2322-2206

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