Xinjiang Tianye Launches 200 000 T/A PVC Unit    

Construction on the second-phase 200 000 t/a PVC unit of the 400 000 t/a PVC project in Xinjiang Tianye Company Ltd. (SH: 600075) was recently started in Shihezi, Xinjiang. The construction is undertaken by Tianye Taian Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.
    The 400 000 t/a PVC project has a total investment of RMB6.0 billion. It was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in February 2007 and construction of the first phase was started in March 2007. (CCR2007, No. 10) The second phase covers 12 new facilities and its construction was started when the first-phase 200 000 t/a PVC unit is at the finishing stage and will finally be combined with the first-phase unit into a 400 000 t/a PVC project. The company uses calcium carbide/acetylene process in the two new lines. According to the overall construction planning, the first-phase 200 000 t/a PVC unit will hopefully conduct trial run and start production in October 2007. The second-phase 200 000 t/a PVC unit will come on stream in October 2008.
    Xinjiang Tianye is mainly engaged in the production and sales of plastic products and chemical products. Major products in the company include caustic soda, sulfuric acid, PVC resin and hydrochloric acid.