Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing will transform the oil refining, petrochemical and chemicals sectors into a connected, information-driven environment. Industrial IoT (IIOT), Industry 4.0, and Smart Manufacturing enable a coordinated and performance-oriented manufacturing enterprise that responds quickly to customer demands and minimizes energy and material usage, while radically improving sustainability, productivity, innovation, and economic competitiveness.

China is in its developing stage of refining & petrochemical industry. Many of the control/management systems and engineers in China are still at the level of Industry 2.0. Therefore, in order to address China’s national conditions and the gap between national and developed economics, the Chinese government launched a strategy called Made in China 2025 in 2015. Smart manufacturing is regarded as the central element in the Made in China 2025 strategy.

With this mind, the Digital Refining & Petrochemical Congress China 2020 has generated a timely and strategic two-day program to discuss the Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, IIOT & Digital solution in the China Refining & Petrochemical Industry. This unique gathering has be a must-attend event for industry professionals from refineries, petrochemical companies, technology companies, market analysts, among others, to discuss the latest innovations, challenges and developments within the digital transformation.