Atlantic Silicon Launched Silicon Project       

On September 20th, 2009 Ganzi Atlantic Silicon Industry Co., Ltd. (Atlantic Silicon), the 75/25 JV by Spain's Villar Mir Group and Ganzi Shunda Silicon Industry Co., Ltd., laid a foundation for the construction on the first phase 50 000 t/a of the 100 000 t/a metal silicon project in Kangding county, Ganzi of Sichuan province.
   This project has a total investment of Euro 820 million and will be implemented in two phases. (CCR2009 No.16) The second phase 50 000 t/a metal silicon project and 10 000 t/a polysilicon facility for solar energy will be completed in June 2011, and the whole 100 000 t/a project will be put into operation after the completion of construction on the matching power generating plant in 2013. The whole project is expected to contribute a sales revenue of RMB10 billion for Atlantic Silicon.