Tokyo-based Hitachi Transport System has signed a deal with Sinopec to make deliveries to convenience stores at petrol stations operated by the state-run company in Henan province, the Nikkei business daily reported. Sinopec operates about 29,000 petrol stations across China, many of which have convenience stores on the same premises.

The Japanese company was also reported to have won an order from French auto parts maker Valeo to deliver goods to a Nissan Motor plant in Henan.