BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 15. China National
Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (CNCEC), is prepared to deepen
cooperation with Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR, including in
the expansion into international markets, CNCEC Chairman Mo Dingge
said, Trend
reports.


Mo made the remarks during a meeting on January 13 at CNCEC’s
headquarters with Kanan Mirzayev, General Manager of Petkim and
Head of the Refinery and Petrochemical Business Unit at SOCAR
Türkiye.


The discussions focused on strengthening long-term strategic
cooperation in the energy and chemical sectors, as well as jointly
promoting high-quality regional economic development.


Mo noted that CNCEC, as a global leader in chemical engineering,
has built strong capabilities in international engineering
contracting, industrial investment and operations, and core
technology research and development, delivering a number of
landmark projects worldwide.


He added that cooperation between China and Azerbaijan under the
Belt and Road Initiative is increasingly aligned with the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization’s regional economic integration agenda,
creating a broad platform for deeper engagement between companies
from both countries.


“SOCAR, as a cornerstone of Azerbaijan’s energy industry, holds
a strong position in the global oil, gas and petrochemical
markets,” Mo said. “CNCEC is ready to further expand cooperation
with SOCAR in areas such as technological innovation and
international market development, leveraging the complementary
strengths of both sides to support broader China–Azerbaijan
economic cooperation.”







Mirzayev praised CNCEC’s technical expertise and its leading
role in the global energy and chemical industries.


He emphasized that SOCAR is pursuing an internationally oriented
growth strategy and aims to build a leading regional energy and
petrochemical ecosystem. CNCEC’s technological capabilities,
engineering track record and global operations, he said, align well
with SOCAR’s development priorities and offer substantial potential
for mutually beneficial cooperation.


Mirzayev expressed confidence that, by using industrial
transformation as a catalyst for closer collaboration, both sides
could unlock new opportunities, strengthen bilateral ties and
contribute to regional economic development.


SOCAR Türkiye is a major integrated energy and industrial
company in Türkiye, operating across refining, petrochemicals,
natural gas, trade and portfolio businesses through units such as
Petkim and STAR Refinery.