Polysilicon project broke ground in Xianyang, China

September 23, 2007 Shanxi Tianhong polysilicon project broke ground in Xianyang city.

Shanxi Tianhong is the joint venture of Shanxi Nonferrous Metal Holding Group, Shanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group, Xi'an Lvjing Technology and Shanxi Investment Group.

The polysilicon project investment is 3.7 billion RMB, and the total production capacity will be 3,750 tons. The first phase project is 1,250 ton electronic grade polysilicon, and the project will be completed in 24 months.

Shanxi Tianhong Silicon Material Company invested 5.2 billion RMB to produce polysilicon

Shanxi Tianhong Silicon Material Company signed the investment contract with Xianyang government to produce polysilicon on July 31st, 2007. The total investment is 5.2 billion RMB, and the total polysilicon production capacity will be over 10,000 ton.

The first phase project will be able to produce 3750 ton polysilicon per year, including electronic grade polysilicon 1250 ton and solar grade polysilicon 2500 ton.