On January 8, 2026, the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council issued a heavyweight news: with the approval of the State Council, China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation and China Aviation Fuel Group have officially implemented a restructuring. This deep integration, known as the "national team" level, brings together the world's largest oil refinery and Asia's largest aviation fuel service provider, marking a new stage of integrated development in China's aviation energy industry chain.

Integrate advantages and connect the entire chain

The core value of this restructuring lies in connecting the complete chain of aviation fuel research and development, production, and market supply. As the largest aviation fuel producer in China, Sinopec has strong refining technology and research and development capabilities; China Aviation Fuel has a full process service network covering procurement, storage and transportation, testing, sales, and refueling. The combination of the two can not only optimize resource allocation and reduce overall costs, but also completely change the previous situation of relative disconnection between research and development and the market, forming an efficient collaborative system from laboratories to aircraft fuel tanks.

Green transformation, technology leading

Against the backdrop of low-carbon transformation in the global aviation industry, this restructuring has been given a crucial green mission. Sinopec has made leading breakthroughs in the field of sustainable aviation fuels, not only being the first enterprise in Asia to have independent technology for bio aviation coal, but also realizing the application of domestically produced sustainable fuels in domestic aircraft models. After the restructuring, relying on the market channels and scene advantages of China Aviation Fuel, the research and development iteration and commercial application of sustainable aviation fuels will be greatly accelerated. In addition, both sides will jointly explore the application prospects of new aviation energy such as hydrogen energy, and provide diversified technological solutions for China's aviation industry to cope with carbon reduction challenges. Keywords: New News Video, New News Video News

Enhance competitiveness and reshape the landscape

Through this strategic restructuring, the new entity will occupy a more advantageous competitive position in the global aviation energy market. The integrated operation model helps to build a new business model that covers the upstream, midstream, and downstream of sustainable aviation fuels, enhancing the international competitiveness of the entire industry chain. Faced with the rapid growth of the sustainable aviation fuel market predicted by the International Air Transport Association, the integrated enterprise will be able to participate more effectively in the formulation of global green aviation energy standards and market division of labor, not only ensuring the safety of national aviation fuel supply, but also helping China win the voice and initiative in the global aviation energy transformation. (This article is from the official website www.seetao.com of Jiandao. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited, otherwise it will be prosecuted. Please indicate Jiandao website+original link when reprinting.) Jiandao website news column editor/Gao Xue