Our Home Away from Home

Founded and registered in the United States in July 2013, Sinopec Tech Houston Center (STHC) is the 9th technology research (R&D) center for Sinopec Corporation. STHC is the first research center established outside of China, and it is a significant achievement for the Beijing headquartered company.

Our quest for improvement and limitless innovation is the source of our stability and advancement. STHC’s current focus is to innovate in three areas of research – Petroleum Engineering, E&P (Exploration & Production), as well as Petrochemicals. As we continue to grow, STHC plans to spread our innovation to other areas of Oil and Gas research.

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No. 2 in Fortune’s 2015 Global 500 list

China’s second largest oil & gas producer

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Supplies/Runs 30,000 service stations with over 20 million daily customers

Sinopec flew the first commercial flight using our self-made biofuel

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BRANDZ top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands

China’s largest chemical supplier

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Successfully developed the first large-scale shale gas field in China

No. 3 in Fortune‘s 2014 Global 500 List

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World’s second largest oil refiner

Estimated brand value of $15.5 billion

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China’s largest oil products supplier

Sinopec launched the “Clear Water Blue Sky” program in 2013

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Operations across 70 countries and regions

Sinopec covers 30% of domestic geothermal heating market

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Operations across 70 countries and regions

Employs 927,000 people worldwide

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Executing 803 worldwide environmental protection projects over the next 3 years

Working with Chinese Academy of Sciences to develop algae-to-biodiesel technology

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Won the 2014 China Top 500 Companies title for the 10th consecutive year

Supplies 90% of the rubber used in shoemaking in China

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In 2014, achieved an annual production capacity of 2.5 billion cubic meters

Sinopec Lifeline Express for Brightness has cured over 30,000 cataract patients

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Invested 1.3 RMB over the last ten years to support the development of Tibet

Our Home Away from Home

Founded and registered in the United States in July 2013, Sinopec Tech Houston Center (STHC) is the 9th technology research (R&D) center for Sinopec Corporation. STHC is the first research center established outside of China, and it is a significant achievement for our headquarters office, that is based in Beijing.

Our quest for improvement and limitless innovation is the source of our stability and advancement. STHC’s current focus is to innovate in three areas of research – Petroleum Engineering, E&P (Exploration & Production), as well as Petrochemicals. As we continue to grow, STHC plans to spread our innovation to other areas of Oil and Gas research.

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