Sinopec starts commercial production at Qingdao refinery

May 30, 2008 02:00 AM

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, Asia's largest oil refiner, started commercial production at its Yuan 12.5 bn ($ 1.8 bn) refinery in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao.
Sinopec, as Beijing-based China Petroleum is known, wants the 10-mm-tpy plant to help improve the firm's competitiveness and ensure market supplies.