Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical
Technology (SRIPT), as a subsidiary research facility of SINOPEC, has
experienced many challenges in its efforts to develop and commercialize
its
proprietary petrochemical technologies since its establishment in May
1960, when it was one of the earliest research institutes established
for the
development of China's petrochemical technology. In particular, since
it became a subsidiary of SINOPEC Corp. in 1984, SRIPT has considerably
achieved the progress and improvement in its R&D capabilities and facilities,
and consequently become one of the important research centers for advancing
China's petrochemical industry as well as SINOPEC Corp's petrochemical
development and technology innovation. Frankly speaking, the support
of our customers, the contribution significantly made by our employees
and SINOPEC Corp.'s sustainable R&D policy have made SRIPT successfully
accomplish great achievements in the olefins and aromatics-oriented
technologies, such as ammoxidation of propylene to acrylonitrile, toluene
disproportionation and transalkylation to xylenes, ethylbenzene dehydrogenation
to styrene, acetoxylation of ethylene to vinyl acetate, hydropurification
of terephthalic acid, hydrogenation of pyrolysis gasoline, vapor-phase
alkylation of benzene to ethylbenzene and catalytic distillation for
MTBE etc.
Over 45 years, our core value of “hard-working, truth-seeking, co-operation
and knowledge innovation” has long encouraged our employees to dedicate
their efforts not only to the commercial development of the above-mentioned
technologies, but also to the fundamental research project of the 973
National Project on Key Basic Research Program (the 973 Program). In
order to further enhance our R&D strengths, we have strategically planned
two research sites (one is the current research site still situated
in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai; the other the chemical engineering
& process development site in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, which
is under construction). Our goal is to build SRIPT into an innovative
& competitive research center for delivering more benefits to our customers
worldwide with our expertise and know-how.
