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8753674 

Journal Article 

Process system engineering technology and sustainable development of Sinopec 

Wang, J 

2007 

58 

10 

2421-2426 

Chinese 

Petrochemical industry is a fundamental and pillar industry of the national economy. As China's largest refiner and distributor of petroleum and petrochemical products, China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) has become one of the world's large-scale energy and chemical companies. Its achievements are closely connected with comprehensive development of process system engineering (PSE) technology, which plays a major role in Sinopec's restructuring, technological innovation, energy saving, cost and consumption reduction, environment protection, safety in production and scientific decision-making, effectively promoting scientific and technological progress and production growth, and enhancing Sinopec's competitiveness. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) has been successfully applied and a supply chain system has been preliminary established. The production and operation management system has been established in Sinopec headquarters and e-commerce system has maintained long-cycle on-line operation. Sinopec adheres to the scientific concept of development to promote sustainable development by emphasizing structure readjustment, technological revamping and significant energy consumption reduction. Clean production has been comprehensively promoted with focus on prevention from the source. Efforts have been made in energy conservation and consumption reduction to enhance resource and energy efficiency. Health, safety and environment management system has been established and improved continuously. It is an internal requirement and necessary choice for Sinopec to focus on research and application of PSE technology. 

China petrochemical corporation; Process systems engineering; Sustainable development