2022 Top 500 Petroleum and Chemical Enterprises Sales Revenue Conference Guest Interviews with Chinese and Foreign Entrepreneurs Forum Wonderful Sharing

On November 30, the 2022 Top 500 Petroleum and Chemical Enterprises Sales Revenue Conference and Accelerating the Construction of World-class Enterprises - Sino-foreign Entrepreneurs Forum was held online, and 7 entrepreneurs from the petroleum and chemical industries at home and abroad focused on "benchmarking against international advanced, becoming stronger and better.
" Accelerate the construction of a world-class enterprise", and shared brilliantly
.

Guest 1: Zheng Daqing, Senior Vice President, BASF

Company profile

BASF is one of the world's largest chemical companies, founded in 1865, with sales of €78.
6 billion in 2021 and more than 110,000 employees
worldwide.
BASF is one of the largest foreign investors in China's petrochemical sector, with 26 major wholly-owned subsidiaries and 10 major joint ventures
in China.
In 2021, BASF's sales to customers in Greater China amounted to EUR 12 billion
.
BASF is investing EUR 10 billion
in the Verbund project in Zhanjiang, which is under construction.

Moderator: Mr.
Zheng, as a leader in the world's chemical industry, BASF has a lot of successful experiences worth sharing with us, and thousands of words condensed into a question, please share with you the secret of BASF to keep the foundation of the industry evergreen
.

Zheng Daqing: Adhering to the direction of chemistry, innovation and sustainable development is the basis for
BASF to become a world leader in the chemical industry.
BASF develops products that create value for customers and leading technology solutions through innovation, and produces products with a low carbon footprint that meet market challenges by focusing on human development and sustainability
.
BASF's Verbund system creates an efficient industrial chain, reduces energy consumption and logistics costs, and makes BASF's products more competitive
.

Moderator: Mr.
Zheng, since its establishment in 1865, BASF has not only witnessed the history of the development of the world's chemical industry, but also represents the future of
the world's chemical industry.
What is your assessment of the development trend of the chemical industry? What advice do we have for building a world-class company? What is BASF's next strategic deployment and plan?

Zheng Daqing: China's chemical market currently accounts for 40% of the world, will reach 50% in 2030, and 60% of the global chemical growth after 2030 will come from China.

BASF pays attention to sustainable development and the current global climate change challenge, realizes energy restructuring through the use of renewable energy, develops low-carbon technologies and products through technological innovation, and helps customers achieve carbon reduction goals
together.

Guest 2: Qin Youbiao, Vice President of Business Development, Veolia (China) Environmental Services Co.
, Ltd

Company Profile

Founded in 1853, Veolia is the only Fortune 500 environmental services group with water, waste and energy management operations on five continents
.
Veolia provides environmental management services to many cities and industries in China, and is also active in forward-looking emerging industries
such as plastic recycling and lithium battery dismantling.

Moderator: Mr.
Qin, Veolia is committed to providing environmental services to regions and industries to help customers solve environmental challenges
.
Tell us how we fulfill our mission of "resource regeneration"?

Qin Youbiao: Veolia's foundation is to treat economic, social and environmental issues as an indivisible whole and to work towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
.
The company has set up steering committees within each business line to promote the foundation of localization in deployment
.
Provide environmental services, promote ecological transformation and achieve sustainable development
in different regions and industries.
At the same time, it also pays attention to human health and the sustainable development of
employees.

Moderator: Mr.
Qin, Veolia has entered the ecological transformation journey from simply providing environmental protection services in recent years, share with you what is Veolia's development strategy, and what will be the help and significance for our petrochemical industry?

Qin Youbiao: The chemical industry is an important service area
for Veolia.
In addition to traditional environmental services, in the new ecological transformation journey, we are committed to actively deploying emerging businesses, such as comprehensive utilization of water resources, biomass clean energy, recycling and reuse, etc.
, to help customers achieve decarbonized and eco-friendly sustainable development
.

Guest 3: Na Li, General Manager of Deshnib Energy China

Company profile

Headquartered in Paris, France, the Technipp Group is a technology-based engineering company engaged in the energy transition and a pioneer at the forefront of the energy transition, with employees in 34 countries
.
In 1998, Desinib China obtained the Grade A design qualification
for the chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
We provide conceptual design, feasibility studies, basic design, detailed design, procurement services, and various construction management services throughout the entire process of design and project management services
.

Moderator: Mr.
Na, I saw an interview about you on the homepage of Deschnib's website, you have worked for more than 20 years, and with the growth of the company, you have also grown into the general manager
of China.
What attracted you to such a large global engineering company?

that Rei: I have been fortunate to witness the rapid development of the company in the past 20 years, and Deschnipp has led the development of the industry with advanced technology
.
The company continues to expand its business scope, from oil and gas to nuclear energy, new energy, life sciences, etc.
; We innovate modular project execution to successfully execute projects under sharp conditions; The company has explored and reserved large-scale carbon emission reduction solutions; We also pay attention to the corporate culture of inclusiveness and cooperation, and the health and safety of personnel, and advocate the concept
of ESG development.

Moderator: So, why did Deshnipp change from different geographical operations this year (originally we had offshore, onshore and yard, and other industrial divisions) to the current business line management, natural gas, sustainable chemicals, zero-carbon business, consulting business
? Is there any special strategic planning behind this adjustment?

that Li: Based on the ESG development concept and green sustainable development strategy, the company currently has four business lines, one is the natural gas, hydrogen and other gas business related business lines, we delivered the world's first floating natural gas ship; The second business line includes bioenergy and circular economy, we designed and built the world's largest bio-based diesel plant in Singapore, and we also have leading technology in the biodegradable polyester business; Third, our carbon-free business, floating offshore wind power combines the experience and advantages of Desinib offshore engineering; The fourth business line provides consulting and product services, including carbon footprint analysis, robotics and digitalization
.

Guest 4: Chen Junguo, Vice President of Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co.
, Ltd

Company Profile

Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co.
, Ltd.
is a large listed state-owned enterprise located in Golmud City
, Qinghai Province.
The various mineral resources of Charkhan Salt Lake are among the highest in the world
.
The company is the largest potash industrial production base in China, and its production capacity ranks fourth in the world; Lithium extraction from salt lake brine ranks first
in China.
Production technology and processes are in a world leading
position.

Moderator: Mr.
Chen, Salt Lake has a unique resource endowment, potassium, sodium, magnesium, lithium and other resource reserves rank first in the country, and has great
development potential.
Focusing on the construction of a world-class salt lake industrial base, can you systematically introduce your company's development layout?

Chen Junguo: Following the path and direction pointed out by General Secretary Xi Jinping, Qinghai has accelerated the construction of the "four regions" of industry, and Salt Lake Co.
, Ltd.
has formulated the "14th Five-Year Plan" industrial development plan, further clarified the development strategy, comprehensively built a development model of "resources + capital + science and technology + market", and closely focused on the industrial development
of "stabilizing potassium, expanding lithium, breaking through magnesium, developing sodium and rare elements, and promoting eco-tourism".

Moderator: Mr.
Chen, just now you mentioned the "14th Five-Year Plan" of Salt Lake Co.
, Ltd.
, and also mentioned the development plan of potassium and lithium in it, this year, potassium chloride and lithium carbonate have outstanding performance in the market, how will Salt Lake Co.
, Ltd.
give full play to the advantages of its main business and further strengthen and optimize the salt lake industry?

Chen Junguo: Salt Lake Joint Stock Company adheres to the integration of industrial development and ecological protection, and is committed to promoting the efficient development, comprehensive utilization and sustainable development of resources, not only ensuring national food security, but also actively promoting the development of
new energy industry.
While steadily increasing the scale of production, the company continues to supplement the chain and extend the chain, strengthen resource integration and R&D investment, and continuously improve the level of
innovation.

Guest 5: Wang Jianye, rotating president of Sailun Group Co.
, Ltd

Company Profile

The National Rubber and Tire Engineering Technology Research Center is jointly undertaken by Softcontrol Co.
, Ltd.
, Sailun Group, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, etc.
, and has created a demonstration platform for key technology research and application of
the whole rubber tire industry chain.
Sailun Group is the rubber tire enterprise with the highest market value, and has built modern tire manufacturing plants and R&D centers at home and abroad, and its products are sold all over the world
.

Moderator: Mr.
Wang, the development process of Sailun Group in the past 20 years has created one industry first after another, special tires, rubber chain cloud, liquid gold, solved many core technical problems in the industry, and shared with you the development path
of your company.

Wang Jianye: Sailun Group is one of the fastest growing enterprises in the world's tire industry, and technological innovation based on basic research and the core values of "trust and respect" have supported the rapid development
of the company.
"Liquid gold" solves the problem of the "devil triangle" in the tire industry, the innovation of special tires breaks the monopoly of foreign high-end giant tires, and the vertical industrial Internet platform "Rubber Chain Cloud" is committed to creating a friendly and deliverable ecosystem of the whole industry chain of rubber tires
.

Moderator: Mr.
Wang, as a leading enterprise leading the development of the industry, Sailun Group shoulders the mission and task of leading China's rubber tire industry to the top of the world.

Wang Jianye: Sailun Group helps the industry achieve the "dual carbon goal" and transformation and upgrading
through technological innovation.
Simultaneously cultivate domestic and foreign markets, establish a global production, supply and marketing integration base, and do a good job in the "dual circulation" work
.
With "Rubber Chain Cloud" as the means of industrial chain integration, China National Rubber Center plans to build an upstream and downstream integrated rubber tire industry base
with world influence in Dongjiakou, Qingdao.

Guest 6: Zhang Shuyi, Assistant President of Wanda Holding Group Co.
, Ltd

Company profile

Wanda Holding Group was founded in 1988 and is located in Dongying
, Shandong, a city at the mouth of the Yellow River.
With total assets of more than 80 billion yuan, the group is an international large-scale enterprise group
whose business covers ports and terminals, petrochemical rubber, international trade and other industries.
It has entered the top 500 Chinese enterprises and China's top 500 private enterprises for many consecutive years, and has maintained high-quality and healthy development
in the new era.

Host: Mr.
Zhang, georefinery is a very traditional industry, as a refining and chemical enterprise, Wanda can go from refining oil to making tires to producing lipid-lowering pharmaceutical raw materials, how we have created such a long and complete high-end petrochemical industry chain, share with you
.

Zhang Shuyi: The company adheres to the development concept of "traditional industries are not traditional", and has embarked on the development path
of clustering, chain and innovation.
First, in terms of industrial layout, adhere to high standards and clustering, reduce energy consumption and improve efficiency; Second, in the expansion of the chain, highlight the linkage between the upper and lower levels and the integration of science, and build a strong, complete and high-end industrial ecosystem with a strong chain; Third, in terms of development mode, follow independent innovation and sustainable development, and constantly optimize the industrial structure and product value
.

Moderator: General Secretary Xi Jinping has visited the Yellow River Basin many times, and visited the mouth of the Yellow River in Dongying City in October last year, attaching great importance to promoting ecological protection and high-quality development
of the Yellow River Basin.
As a refining and chemical enterprise in the Yellow River Basin, Wanda also undertakes arduous missions and tasks, what further strategic planning do we have next?

Zhang Shuyi: The company deeply implements the major national strategy
of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.
First of all, take the road of ecological priority and green development, and promote the development of enterprises in the direction of innovation-driven, green and low-carbon, and intelligent manufacturing; Secondly, upgrade the industrial level, optimize the industrial structure, promote the extension of industries and products to the high-end of the value chain through a number of high-end fine chemicals and new material projects, build a high-end fine petrochemical industrial cluster, and promote the high-quality development of
the Yellow River Basin.

Guest 7: Hua Li, Chairman of Shanghai Aowei Technology Development Co.
, Ltd

Company profile

Shanghai Aowei Technology Development Co.
, Ltd.
was established in 1998, which is the first of the top ten enterprises in China's supercapacitor industry.
In 2022, it was named as a national "green factory"
by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Aowei has the industry's only "National Automotive Supercapacitor System Engineering Technology Research Center", which is the most powerful R&D and industrialization base
in China's supercapacitor industry.
At present, China is the only country
in the world with a supercapacitor industry.

Moderator: Mr.
Hua, Aowei started from the almost blank field to do supercapacitors, to today's our products and technical solutions are very influential
at home and abroad.
It not only standardizes and leads the development of the domestic industry, but also sets a technical benchmark
internationally.
Tell us about the successful experience of Aowei?

Chinese Li: There is no supercapacitor industry in the world, all the innovation of Aowei is independent innovation, because it is difficult to achieve technology transfer because of device sensitivity, and our technology is currently leading the world, especially in terms of weight-energy ratio and weight-to-power ratio
.
Aowei also innovates the industry, creating industry standards and exporting industry standards
to other countries.
Aowei has solved many national problems
in the fields of public transportation, rail transit, electric ships, and energy storage.

Moderator: Mr.
Hua, the development of supercapacitors reflects the extension of the industrial chain and the upgrading of the value chain of the petrochemical industry, what enlightenment and significance does the development trend of the supercapacitor industry have for the transformation and upgrading, structural adjustment and creation of a world-class enterprise in the petrochemical industry? Please share it
with everyone.

Chinese Li: As a downstream segment of the petrochemical industry, the petrochemical industry's support for supercapacitors has helped a lot
.
Adhering to the development concept of "innovative development, forging the future" and the development tactics of "one body and two wings", Aowei Company has industrial layout and planning at home and abroad, which can meet the rigid needs
of the national economy.
The development and growth of the domestic petrochemical industry also guarantees and encourages the healthy development of
supercapacitors.
We have no choice but to develop!

Sino-foreign Entrepreneurs Forum Moderator: Li Zishan

General Manager of Xiyuan New Material Technology (Shanghai) Co.
, Ltd

Member of Entrepreneur Working Committee of China Chemical Enterprise Management Association

Group photo of guests of the Chinese and Foreign Entrepreneurs Forum

Image: Dong Hsien Mao/Photo