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Chemical Plants in China
China has 365 chemical plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 1st-largest fleet of the 80 countries that hold any, and 42% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 365 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Donghua Energy (3), China National Offshore Oil Corporation (2) and Dushanzi Petrochemical Company (2) — Donghua Energy alone is named on 0.8% of them.
365
Chemical Plant in China
#1
of 80 countries
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Who owns China's chemical plants
- Donghua Energy3 1%
- China National Offshore Oil Corporation2 1%
- Dushanzi Petrochemical Company2 1%
- Henan Energy Group Co2 1%
- Hengli Petrochemical Co Ltd2 1%
- Inner Mongolia Yuanxing Energy Co2 1%
- Liaoning Huajin Chemical Group Co Ltd2 1%
- Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co Ltd2 1%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How China compares · chemical plants by country
- 1. China365
- 2. United States64
- 3. India48
- 4. Russia47
Frequently asked
- How many chemical plants are there in China?
- OverWatts maps 365 chemical plants in China — 42% of the world's mapped total, the 1st-largest national fleet of the 80 countries with any.
- Who owns the chemical plants in China?
- Donghua Energy is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 365 (0.8%). Next are China National Offshore Oil Corporation (2), Dushanzi Petrochemical Company (2) and Henan Energy Group Co (2).