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Sinopec Catalyst Company (SCC)
Sinopec subsidiary (SCC) manufacturing FCC catalysts, DCC (Deep Catalytic Cracking) catalysts, and additives for Chinese domestic refineries. Primary FCC manufacturing at Qilu Division (Shandong Province, established 1969, production since 1972) — largest FCC catalyst production base in Asia. SINOPEC RIPP (Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Beijing) is R&D only; SCC handles manufacturing. Minimal Western market penetration — serves China's ~20% of global FCC catalyst demand internally. Also has facilities in Beijing, Shanghai, Hunan, Jiangsu.
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FCC Catalysts (Fluid Catalytic Cracking)
55%DCC & Olefin Production Catalysts
25%Hydroprocessing & Specialty Catalysts
15%R&D & Technical Services
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Did you know2023
Sinopec Catalyst Company's DCC (Deep Catalytic Cracking) catalysts simultaneously produce China's domestic gasoline supply (from FCC units that crack heavy crude to motor fuel) AND propylene feedstock for China's plastics industry (from DCC units that maximize olefin yield). Chinese FCC catalysts are consumed by both China's fuel production system (national energy security) and China's petrochemical manufacturing system (plastics for consumer goods and packaging). The same catalyst consumed at Chinese refineries determines whether crude oil becomes gasoline for vehicles OR propylene for polypropylene plastic production. Chinese refinery operating mode decisions -- which are influenced by relative fuel vs. petrochemical margins -- affect both the fuel supply and the plastic material supply chain for China's domestic and export manufacturing base. The catalyst is the decision point that allocates crude oil between these two end uses.
Sinopec Catalyst Company ↗Origin2023
Sinopec Catalyst Company's Qilu Division in Shandong Province was established in 1969 and began FCC catalyst production in 1972 -- during the Cultural Revolution, when China was establishing strategic industrial self-sufficiency in petroleum refining. The Qilu petrochemical complex was built with Soviet technical assistance in the 1960s and expanded through the reform era. Today the Qilu Division is the largest FCC catalyst production base in Asia, serving Chinese domestic refineries with the catalyst that converts heavy crude oil into gasoline, diesel, and petrochemical feedstocks. Sinopec Catalyst Company serves China's approximately 20% share of global FCC catalyst demand -- the largest single-country demand concentration for any refining catalyst -- from facilities that have operated continuously since the early People's Republic industrial period. Chinese FCC catalyst manufacturing is effectively closed to Western market entry: Sinopec SCC serves the domestic market, and Western catalyst companies (Grace, BASF, Albemarle) have minimal Chinese penetration.
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