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1^st Apr 2022: China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) subsidiary Sinopec Anqing Co.’s has commissioned a new unit based on composite ionic liquid (IL) alkylation technology for production of high-octane alkylate at its 161,000-b/d refinery in Anqing, Anhui Province, China. Operational as of late-March, the newly commissioned 7,400-b/d (300,000-tonnes/year) unit is equipped with Beijing-based China University of Petroleum’s Ionikylation process, which enables Sinopec Anqing to produce high-octane alkylate free of sulfur, benzene, olefins, and aromatics, ensuring the refinery’s fuel production complies with China’s current National VI-A (equivalent to Euro 6) emission standard, Well Resources Inc.—the technology’s global licensor—said. (Source)