History

1978

Project Preparation

The project started preparation work.

1980

Project Suspension

Construction of the project was suspended.

1981

Establishment of Yizheng Chemical Fibre Industry United Corporation

Yizheng Chemical Fibre Industry United Corporation was formally founded.

1984

Commissioning of Phase I Project

The Phase I project was put into production with an annual output of 120,000 tons of polyester staple fiber and 60,000 tons of polyester chip.

1990

Commissioning of Phase II Project

The Phase II project was put into production with an annual output of 120,000 tons of polyester staple fiber and 180,000 tons of polyester chip.

1992

Qualified for Standardized Joint-stock Restructuring Pilot

It was listed among the first 9 large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises approved for standardized joint-stock restructuring and launched the restructuring work.

1993

Establishment of Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd.

Yizheng Chemical Fibre Industry United Corporation sponsored the establishment of Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd.

1994

H-Share Listing

1.4 billion H-shares were listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

1995

A-Share Listing & Commissioning of Phase III Project

200 million A-shares were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange; the Phase III project was commissioned in December with an annual output of 250,000 tons of PTA, 60,000 tons of polyester chip and 20,000 tons of differentiated filament. The listed entity was renamed Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd., while the unlisted entity retained the name Yizheng Chemical Fibre Industry United Corporation.

1996

Enterprise Name Change

Yizheng Chemical Fiber Industrial Complex was renamed Yizheng Chemical Fiber Group Corporation.

1997

Incorporated into China Donglian Petrochemical Group Corporation

The whole enterprise was incorporated into China Donglian Petrochemical Group Corporation.

1998

Affiliated to China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group)

The whole enterprise joined China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group).

2001

Renaming of Joint-stock Company

Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd. was renamed Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd.

2006

Restructuring and Renaming of Group Corporation

Yizheng Chemical Fiber Group Co., Ltd. has completed its institutional transformation and been renamed Yizheng Branch of China Petrochemical Corporation Asset Management Co., Ltd., and is now under the jurisdiction of China Petrochemical Corporation Asset Management Co., Ltd.

2008

Trial Run of High-performance Polyethylene Fiber Project

The 300 tons/year dry-spinning high-performance polyethylene fiber project succeeded in one-time trial run, marking the completion of China’s first domestic dry-spinning production line for high-performance polyethylene fiber.

2010

Integrated Management

Yizheng Chemical Fiber's two companies implement integrated management.

2011

Operation of 1000-ton Fiber Project

The 1000 tons/year dry-spinning high-performance polyethylene fiber project was successfully started, making the company China’s largest manufacturer and supplier of high-performance polyethylene fiber 2014 | Major Asset Restructuring of Joint-stock Company | The joint-stock company completed major asset restructuring.

2014

Major Asset Restructuring of Joint-stock Company

The joint-stock company completed major asset restructuring. Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd. was established at the end of the year as a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation.

2015

Renaming of Wholly-owned Subsidiary

Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd. was renamed Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd.

2020

Commissioning of Melt-blown Fabric Projects

The 4,000 tons/year and 2,000 tons/year melt-blown fabric projects were completed and put into production in batches, helping Sinopec build the world’s largest melt-blown fabric production base.

2021

Business Integration

The productive business of Yizheng Branch, Sinopec Group Asset Management Co., Ltd. was merged into Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd.

2024

Trial Run of 3 Million Tons/Year PTA Project

The 3 million tons/year PTA project succeeded in one-time trial run, marking the completion of the world’s single largest capacity PTA production unit.