China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC)

What China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC) does

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, doing business as 中国石化 (Zhongguo Shihua, commonly rendered SINOPEC or China Petrochemical), is recorded in the input data as a Beijing, China-headquartered entity with a stated headcount of 125. The only observable digital surface in the supplied source material is a recruitment website at https://job.sinopec.com, which the source block labels "中国石化招聘网站" (China SINOPEC Recruitment Website) and which is cited as the basis for classifying the entity as actively operating (status: operating). Beyond the legal name, the Chinese-language trade name, the headquarters city, and the live recruitment portal, the input provides no additional descriptive content.

Name

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC)

Legal name

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

Website

https://job.sinopec.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oil Refining and Petrochemicals

NAICS

Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511), Petroleum Refineries (324110), Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (3241), Petroleum Refineries (32411)

SIC

Petroleum Refining (2911), Miscellaneous Products Of Petroleum & Coal (2990)

akta.pro primary industry

Aromatics (BTX: Benzene, Toluene, Xylenes) (EUALAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Black & Coker Products Feedstocks (Petroleum Coke, Carbon Black oils) (EUALAHAI), Oilfield & Refining Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAI), Oil & Gas Water Treatment & Production Chemicals (IMAEAJAI), Chemicals & Petrochemicals (Non-Hazmat Specialized Handling) (TLAIALAJ)

Keywords

• Petroleum refining
• Petrochemical production
• Oil and gas
• Chemical manufacturing
• Fuel distribution

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Core offering

Based on its legal name 'China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation' and Chinese trade name '中国石化' (China SINOPEC), the company operates in the petroleum and chemical industry. The provided source material is limited to the SINOPEC recruitment website (job.sinopec.com) and does not contain specific product or service descriptions.

Product overview

No product or service information is available in the provided source. The source content consists solely of a reference to the China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC) job recruitment website (https://job.sinopec.com:443/).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Broad incumbents

• Royal Dutch Shell: Global integrated oil major with material petrochemical and refining operations, particularly in Asia. Competes with Sinopec in international oil products trading, chemicals, and increasingly in energy-transition adjacencies.
• Saudi Aramco: The world's largest integrated energy and chemicals company, with growing downstream petrochemical ambitions. Comparable vertically integrated model spanning crude production through petrochemicals, and increasingly a direct competitor in Asia-Pacific chemicals markets.
• Chevron: Major integrated oil and gas company with petrochemical operations. Less petrochem-weighted than Sinopec but directly comparable as a globally integrated petroleum and chemicals producer.
• TotalEnergies: Global integrated energy major with significant petrochemical operations and a stated pivot toward integrated power and renewables. Comparable in scale and breadth of refining/petrochemical exposure to Sinopec's broader portfolio.
• BP: Integrated global energy major with petrochemical assets and an aggressive energy-transition strategy. Competes with Sinopec in Asian fuels and chemicals markets and is repositioning toward similar low-carbon adjacencies.
• ExxonMobil: One of the world's largest integrated oil majors with extensive refining and petrochemical operations globally. Overlaps with Sinopec across refining, aromatics, olefins, and lubricants, but with a global rather than China-centric footprint.

Direct peers

• China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC): Chinese state-owned offshore-focused upstream oil and gas producer that also operates petrochemical assets. Comparable state backing, Chinese domicile, and integration into domestic petroleum supply chains make it a close peer.
• Marathon Petroleum: One of the largest U.S. refiners with petrochemical integration. Highly comparable on the refining and petroleum coke side of Sinopec's downstream portfolio, though without upstream integration or Chinese market exposure.
• PetroChina (CNPC): China's other state-owned integrated oil and gas major and Sinopec's closest domestic counterpart. Both operate across the full upstream-to-downstream petroleum and petrochemical value chain and compete head-to-head in Chinese refining and chemical markets.
• Phillips 66: Major U.S.-based refiner and petrochemical producer (via CPChem joint venture) with midstream and chemicals operations. Closely comparable to Sinopec's refining and chemicals segments on process and product slate, though geographically focused on North America.

Market position

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Weaknesses3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/china-petroleum-chemical-corporation-sinopec

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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