HCACC Kicks off Chlor-Alkali Expansion Project

By Jenny Du   

Inner Mongolia Haiji Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co., Ltd. (HCACC)
recently started construction on its second-phase expansion
project in Wuda Industry Park, Wuhai, Inner Mongolia. With a
total investment of RMB3.305 billion, the second-phase
expansion project will complete 360 000 t/a calcium carbide, 180
000 t/a caustic soda and 200 000 t/a PVC (polyvinyl chloride)
resin.
   As the major chemical project of China's Western Development
Program, Wuhai  Chlor-Alkali Project has a total investment of
RMB10 billion and will complete 1 million t/a calcium carbide,
400 000 t/a caustic soda and 500 000 t/a PVC resin in the phases.
The first-phase project with an investment of RMB1.721 billion
was put on stream on September 25th, 2004, reaching the capacity
of 90 000 t/a calcium carbide, 60 000 t/a caustic soda, 60 000
t/a PVC resin.
   The third-phase with a planned investment will further
complete 550 000 t/a calcium carbide, 160 000 t/a caustic soda
and 240 000 t/a PVC resin. First-phase preparations were started
already. After completion of the three phases, they can help
HCACC realize an annual sales revenue of nearly RMB5 billion.