Sinopec adds fuel to poverty fight

Energy giant plans to sell agricultural products from impoverished areas

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, also known as Sinopec, will start selling apples, kiwi fruits and goat milk from Shaanxi province at its Easy Joy convenience stores inside gas stations nationwide, cooperating with the Shaanxi government in an attempt to alleviate local poverty.

The company, which is also the nation's largest oil refiner, signed a cooperation framework agreement in April on industrial poverty alleviation with Shaanxi province, aiming to help poverty-stricken areas of the region sell more agricultural products through its sales channels.