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Heavy snow and sleet smack central,south and east China hard in Janualyand into February. The snowstormsseverely disrupted transportation andlogistics, causing restricted supplies of gaso-line in affected areas. China PetrochemicalCorp. (Sinopec Group), supplier of twothirds of the nation's auto fuel and the mostimportant fuel supplier in south China, hasexerted all its strength to ensure oil supplies.