Shandong adds 12 million tons in refining capacity

Oil refineries in Shandong, China, added 12 million metric tons of refining capacity in the first half of 2010, up about 25% over the 2009 year-end figure, bringing the total local annual refining capacity to 60 million metric tons, according to a survey by ChemNet.com, a chemical product directory. According to ChemNet.com, China has 95 local oil refineries with total refining capacity of 93.05 million metric tons. (August 20, 2010)