Protecting
the ecology
to build
a better
world

Sinopec attaches great importance to the protection of the ecological environment, and abides by the environmental protection laws and regulations in the places where it operates. It is also boosting efforts to identify and analyze environmentally sensitive areas and environmental risks; and avoids ecologically vulnerable and ecological conservation areas as many as possible when it comes to operations. It is scientifically promoting the ecological restoration and the resumption of reclamation and planting around the waste mineral wells in oil and gas fields and along oil and gas transmission pipelines, to protect the ecological environment near the sites of operation. By building a number of gardenlike plants; ecological discharge facilities; wetland parks; bird habitats and other elements, featuring a harmonious relationship between production and the environment, it is working to create a beautiful and green Sinopec. It is taking a combination of measures to protect biological diversity for harmony between humans and the nature. In 2021, the company had no incidents where biological diversity was damaged.

Sika Deer Park at Sinopec Luoyang Petrochemical

Fish can be raised in the treated sewage discharged from Sinopec Jiujiang Petrochemical

Case study

Building an egret natural conservation area by improving the ecology in the core area

The Egret Park in the plant area of the Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemical is the only egret habitat in China's petrochemical sector. With good water and air quality, the park attracts over 1,000 egrets at a fixed time of each year. In recent years, the company has upgraded the Egret Park by optimizing the whole ecosystem in the core area, and expanded the project to create an egret conservation area. The core area has expanded from 2,200 m2 to 12,000 m2. It has also built a natural food chain to increase biological diversity in the park. Since the park was opened in 2013, the company has invited over 10,000 representatives from various sectors to visit the park to learn more about the harmony between plants and the egrets.

The Egret Park at Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemical

Protecting Niukouyu Wetland Park to nurture ambient ecology

In recent years, Yanshan Petrochemical has been working to build a world-class green enterprise. It began to upgrade the Niukouyu Reservoir in June 2017, and it is now open to the public for free. Its design philosophy is "naturally reconstructing the wetland" and it has introduced new methods and ideas for purifying and recycling sewage from heavy chemical enterprises, it took the lead in Beijing in the ecology-oriented purification of industrial sewage that combines the treatment of industrial sewage discharged after meeting required standards; the natural ecological restoration system of wetland; and built the sewage treatment plant into a picturesque wetland park. In doing so, it has not only realized the discharge of industrial sewage after meeting required standards; protected the ecological environment nearby; and also created favorable conditions for biological diversity. At present, Niukouyu Wetland Park has over 140 species of wild birds and over 50 species of rare birds, including black storks, an endangered bird species under Class 1 State protection.

The Niukouyu Wetland Park at Sinopec Yanshan Petrochemical