中国是全球唯一一个对石化产品的需求高速增长的最大的市场 ,中国加入WTO后石化市场的开放将使竞争更加激烈 ,多数石化企业尚未开展竞争情报的研究或研究极为有限 ,竞争情报的研究大多停留在市场调查的研究上 ,竞争对手的研究、竞争环境的研究、竞争情报的收集和分析、新技术的应用 ,对于石化企业今后的竞争中的发展至关重要 China is the only market in the world with the fastest growth in demand for petrochemical products. The opening of the petrochemical market after China’s accession to the WTO will make competition even fiercer. Most petrochemical companies have not yet conducted competitive intelligence research or research, and most of the research on competitive intelligence has been conducted. Staying in the research of market research, the research of competitors, the research of competitive environment, the collection and analysis of competitive intelligence, and the application of new technologies are crucial to the development of petrochemical enterprises in the future competition.