Sinopec’s first 10,000-ton hydrogenation catalyst production facility has been officially completed and put into operation
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The fourth production line at Sinopec Catalyst Dalian Company successfully produced the first batch of qualified products, marking the official completion and commissioning of Sinopec’s first hydrogenation catalyst production facility with a capacity of 10,000 tons per year. In recent years, the market demand for hydrogenation catalysts has increased significantly. To meet market demands, the catalyst company established Sinopec Catalyst Dalian Co., Ltd. In the first phase of construction at this facility, a production plant for hydrogenation catalysts with an annual capacity of 7,500 tons was set up, along with related supporting facilities, and qualified products were produced in March 2018. In November 2020, the company began building a production line for residue hydrogenation catalysts with an annual capacity of 2,500 tons. This facility features \"large scale, cleanliness, continuity, and automation,\" and it is equipped with the industry’s first fully automatic warehousing system along with intelligent stacked warehouses. The project was named Sinopec’s Annual High-Quality Project in 2018, and received the **High-Quality Project honor title in 2021.
Two Sinopec-related research enterprises in Dalian
Sinopec Catalyst Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the \"Catalyst Company\") is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinopec. It is not only the only catalyst-specialized company under Sinopec but also an internationally renowned manufacturer, supplier, and service provider of catalysts for the petroleum refining and chemical industries. The head office of the Catalyst Company is located in Beijing. It has 10 production and operation units (spread across six provinces and municipalities: Beijing, Shanghai, Hunan, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Liaoning), as well as an engineering R&D institute dedicated to the development of catalyst preparation technologies (located in Beijing). The total number of employees is over 3,400. The catalyst company currently has an annual production capacity of 230,000 tons. Its products fall into 6 categories, including those used in oil refining, polyolefins, basic organic raw materials, coal chemical industry, environmental protection, as well as adsorbents and additives, totaling over 200 different varieties. Catalyst products account for over 55% of the total market share in China’s petrochemical industry. Chinese petrochemical catalysts have become a symbol of China’s presence on the world stage, adding a bright touch to the development of the Belt and Road Initiative. These products are sold to more than 100 customers in over 30 countries and regions across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, including the United States, Japan, and Russia, and have received widespread praise from international refining companies. Since its establishment, the Catalyst Company has worked diligently to develop a catalytic technology transformation platform for Sinopec, collaborating closely with research institutions to tackle technical challenges and create the \"core components\" for Sinopec’s refining and chemical industry. It took the lead in formulating **standards and industry standards, completed over 1,000 scientific and technological development projects, and filed more than 500 independent patents, ensuring that Sinopec’s catalysis technology remains at the world’s forefront. It established post-doctoral research stations as well as stations for academicians and experts. In 2014, it was certified as a high-tech enterprise for the first time; in 2016 it received the title of one of Sinopec’s first batch of innovative enterprises. In 2020, it was awarded the title of Green Enterprise of the year by Sinopec Group Co., Ltd., and in the same year it was officially selected as a participant in the **“Science and Technology Reform Demonstration Program”**.