OREANDA-NEWS. March 09, 2011. Sinopec (SNP.NYSE; 600028.SH; 0386.HK) Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Company produced 1.178 million metric tons (tones) of asphalt or 7.21 percent of the total in China, which makes it the country's largest asphalt producer.

In a move to transform from a refinery to a refining and chemical integrated enterprise, Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Company upgraded the volume of crude oil processing to more than 20 million tonnes in 2010.

Besides Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Company, Sinopec has three other petrochemical subsidiaries listed among China's top 10 asphalt producers. They are Maoming Petrochemical, Jinling Petrochemcial and Xi'an Petrochemical.