Yerevan – – November 02, 2026 -- Sinopec (HKG: 0386) has withdrawn 992 oil wells, 112 gas wells and 181 water wells from operation by the end of 2025, according to its first Global Biodiversity Conservation Report. The company released the report on October 29 at the closing ceremony of the China Pavilion during COP17 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.

CAIRO – October 30, 2026 -- Sinopec honored 30 students from Egyptian universities as "China-Egypt Youth Cultural Ambassadors" at the final round and awards ceremony of its cultural competition in Cairo on Oct. 26.

CAIRO – October 28, 2026 -- Sinopec invested more than US$5.7 billion in 33 projects across 16 African countries between 2021 and 2025, according to its Sustainability Report in Africa (2021-2025), released in Cairo on October 25.

Total tax payments and social responsibility contributions over the period exceeded US$4 billion. Sinopec's African operations directly created 16,000 local jobs in 2025. The company also introduced WE17, its global sustainability communication brand.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 21, 2026 -- The global rubber process oil (RPO) market is set to expand from $3.30 billion in 2026 to $3.94 billion by 2031, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 3.6%, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets.

London – September 17, 2026 -- BASF retook the top spot in the ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies ranking with $70.0 billion in 2025 sales, even as sector-wide net profits collapsed 81.9% year-on-year.

Astana – September 09, 2026 -- China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec, HKG: 0386) has joined Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy, the International CCUS Technology Cooperation Organization (ICTO) and Nazarbayev University's Institute of New Materials and Energy Technologies to launch a low-carbon energy cooperation initiative aimed at deepening global CCUS collaboration.

Astana – September 09, 2026 -- China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec, HKG: 0386) has co-launched a Low-Carbon Energy Development Cooperation Initiative with Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry, Nazarbayev University's Institute for New Materials and Energy Technologies, and the International Organization for Technological Innovation Cooperation on CCUS (ICTO), aiming to deepen coordination on carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies and standards.

Astana – September 09, 2026 -- China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (HKG: 0386, "Sinopec") joined Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy, the International Cooperation Organization for Technological Innovation in CCUS (ICTO), and the Institute of New Materials and Energy Technologies at Nazarbayev University to launch a Low-Carbon Energy Development Cooperation Initiative at the 2026 International CCUS Technology Conference in Astana on September 1-2.