Ningxia Sunshine Kicks off 1 500 T/A Polycrystalline Silicon
Project   

By Jenny Du   
On April 20th, 2007 Ningxia Sunshine Silicon Industry Co., Ltd.
(Ningxia Sunshine) started construction on the 1 500 t/a
polycrystalline silicon production line in Shizuishan, Ningxia.
As the first phase of the 4 500 t/a polycrystalline silicon
project, the 1 500 t/a production line with an investment of
RMB1.5 billion is scheduled to be put on stream at the end of
2008.
    With a total investment of RMB4 billion, the 4 500 t/a
polycrystalline silicon project has a construction period of 4
years and will be executed into two phases. After the first 1
500 t/a production line reaches the design capacity, the
construction on the second-phase 3 000 t/a production line will
be started in 2009. The capacity of polycrystalline silicon in
Ningxia Sunshine is expected to reach 4 500 t/a in December 2010.
    Ningxia Sunshine is a hi-tech company jointly invested by
Jiangsu Sunshine Co., Ltd. (SH: 600220), Ningxia Orient
Non-ferrous Metals Group and Ningxia Yinglite Power Group
(CCR2007, No.8), respectively accounting for 65%, 25% and 10%.
Major products in the company include not only raw materials and
products of polycrystalline silicon and monocrystalline silicon
but also solar cell, etc. Chengda Engineering Corporation of
China is the cooperator in the technology and engineering design
for the project.