Yinglite Expands Calcium Carbide Capacity  

   Two sets of calcium carbide furnaces of Western PVC Company Limited, in which Ningxia Yinglite Chemicals Co., Ltd. holds a share of 84.47%, officially came on stream in Shizuishan of Ningxia Region in mid-October.
   When full operational, the project is able to provide 108 000 tons of calcium carbide annually as raw material for the production of its 200 000 t/a PVC and 170 000 t/a caustic soda project, and the company's total capacity of calcium carbide will reach 500 000 t/a.