Abstract:

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.