SinoPec
Location: Beijing
Subsidiaries/Affiliates: Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Company, Ecorigin
Summary: The largest fuel supplier in China, the largest producer of biofuel in Asia, the first large company to receive bio-jet fuel airworthiness certification, and the first company in Asia to obtain a global sustainable aviation certification. Supplies biomethane to BASF’s facilities in China to replace LNG. Also is the leading producer of plastic polymers in the world, with the Ecorigins subsidiary developing biodegradable and environmentally friendly “bioplastics.”
WuXi Companies
Location: Shanghai, China
Subsidiaries/Affiliates: WuXi AppTec, WuXi STA, WuXi Biologics, WuXi Advanced Therapies, WuXi Vaccines
Summary: WuXi Biologics is the largest biopharmaceutical company in Asia, which makes drug substances like monoclonal antibodies, bispecific/multispecific antibodies, fusion proteins, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), recombinant proteins, and vaccines as an open access biologics technology platform company. It is also a contract research, development, and manufacturing organization (CRDMO). WuXi AppTec is the world’s largest CRDMO and is capable of doing everything from synthesizing small-molecule compounds and running preclinical and clinical programs. While the WuXi companies do not discover or patent drugs, they are essential in helping biotech companies test and manufacture drugs at scale.
