China Petrochemical Corporation
China Petrochemical Corporation (Chinese: 中国石油化工集团公司) or Sinopec Group is the world's largest oil refining, gas and petrochemical conglomerate,[2] administered by SASAC for the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is headquartered at Chaoyangmenwai in Beijing, across the road from the headquarters of fellow state-owned oil company and competitor CNOOC Group.
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Native name | 中国石油化工集团公司 |
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State-owned enterprise | |
Industry | Petroleum refining |
Founded | 1998 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Dai Houliang (Chairman) |
Services | Holding company of oil and gas companies |
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Parent | SASAC |
Subsidiaries | China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Ltd.) |
Website | China Petrochemical Corporation |
Footnotes / references in consolidated basis[1] |
Sinopec Group ranked the 2nd in the Fortune Global 500 List in 2019, with revenue over US$414 billion.[3]
It is the second largest company in the world in terms of revenue.
Subsidiaries
Its major subsidiary, China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation Limited, commonly referred to as "Sinopec Limited", is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange.[4][5]
Sinopec Ltd. is involved in the production of various petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, kerosene, ethylene, synthetic fibers, synthetic rubber, synthetic resins, and chemical fertilizers, in addition to exploration of crude oil and natural gas within China.[6] It also produces several biofuels such as biodiesel and green jet fuel, from waste vegetable oil. It also produces ethanol.[7][8][9][10][11]
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- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-02-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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- "China Petrochemical Corporation Company Profile". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- "China Petroleum & Chemical Corp". Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- "Biofuels push to help clear the air". Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- "New energy". Archived from the original on 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- "Sinopec company prepares to produce green jet fuel". Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- "Sinopec unit ready to produce biofuel". Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- "The coming biofuel revolution". Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-22.