The launching ceremony of the 4th China Energy Conservation Popularization Event started on May 21 in Beijing. Sinopec Corporation won the title for "Top 10 Energy-Saving Contribution Units of China".
Under the premise of constant expansion of production and operation scales, Sinopec has good achievements in energy conservation and consumption reduction by strengthening management, applying new energy-saving technology and equipment and intensifying energy conservation in process. In 2012, Sinopec's total energy consumption per production value of RMB10,000 reduced by 2.6% from the previous year, indicating around 2.28 million tons of standard coal was saved.