China - December 27, 2024 China's largest, most intelligent petrochemical industrial base completes construction (Voice_over) Chinese state oil giant Sinopec has recently completed construction on the country's largest and most intelligent petrochemical industrial base in east China's Nigbo city. The Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Base, spanning more than 23 square kilometers, has achieved zero emissions and is viewed as a standard in China's ongoing green transformation. (Sound_bite) Chu Pengfei, senior engineer, Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Company, Sinopec: "The oily wastewater produced in our oil refining is treated in a fully enclosed manner throughout the process. After a series of biochemical treatments, it is filtered here with a very high filtration accuracy, which can reach the nanometer level. All of these treated wastewater has also been recycled in our factory. Now we have also achieved pollution-free and zero emissions." (Voice_over) The refinery also produces SAF, sustainable aviation fuel, made by recycling discarded cooking oil. Currently it can process 100,000 tons per year, roughly equivalent to the cooking oil that could be collected from the restaurant industry in a city with 10 million people. (Sound_bite) Zhu Liujin, technician, Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Company, Sinopec: "Here is a sampling point. I will show you what the 'gutter cooking oil' looks like after processing. You can see that this oil is particularly clear and transparent, and its fluidity is also very good. We are currently able to achieve mass production." (Voice_over) With the completion of the project, the total refining capacity in Ningbo city has exceeded 50 million tons. [Restriction: No access Chinese mainland]