The inaugural meeting and the first general meeting of Quanzhou Petrochemical Industry Association were held on June 27. Lin Xu, Deputy General Manager of FPCL and Vice President of FREP, was elected as the president of the first term, and FREP was the president unit of the Association.

Quanzhou Petrochemical Industry Association currently had 93 member companies and individuals of the first batch, mainly including enterprises and institutions, colleges and universities, research institutions, other relevant economic organizations, as well as individuals with influence in petrochemical industry, engaged in processing, production, warehousing and transportation in petrochemical and new chemical materials in Quanzhou.

Petrochemical industry was one of the nine hundred-billion industry clusters in Quanzhou City. After more than 30 years of struggle, Quanzhou planned and gradually built Meizhou Bay (Quangang and Quanhui) petrochemical base with superior external conditions, complete utilities facilities, and strong project carrying capacity. The establishment of this Association aimed to promote effective collaboration, achievement conversion, cooperation and exchanges between petrochemical and new material production enterprises and capitals, technologies and market, and boost high-quality development of petrochemical industry in Quanzhou.

Quanzhou Petrochemical Industry Association would establish an important platform for industry management, technical consultation, enterprise information exchanges, and conversion and application of scientific and technological achievements. It would actively cooperate with Quanzhou Municipal Petrochemical Industry Command to carry out work to drive petrochemical industry development, build a bridge and link among "the government, enterprises, universities and association", and make joint efforts to draw a beautiful new blueprint for the development of petrochemical industry in Quanzhou. (Source: MNW.cn)