On September 21, 2022, the 7th China-Asia-Europe Expo Financial Forum was successfully held in Urumqi. Mideast District of Urumqi signed 5 projects at this conference, with a total amount exceeding 65 billion yuan.

Among them, the 100,000-ton high-purity crystalline silicon project of Hongling Silicon Materials Co., Ltd. was officially signed at the meeting. The total investment of the project is 9.5 billion yuan, covering an area of 931,998 square meters. The construction period is 15 months. The project site is located in Urumqi, Xinjiang. Innovation and Entrepreneurship Park for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises in the Eastern District.

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The 100,000-ton annual high-purity crystalline silicon project of Hongling Silicon Materials will be constructed in two phases. The first phase of 50,000 tons is expected to be put into operation in the fourth quarter of 2023, and the second phase of 50,000 tons is planned to start construction in March 2023 and reach production in August 2024.

After the project is put into production, it will provide high-quality polysilicon for N-type crystal pulling in the photovoltaic field, and reverse the situation that my country's electronic-grade polysilicon relies heavily on foreign imports in the semiconductor field. After it is completed and put into operation, the annual output value will be about 10.8 billion yuan, the annual tax payment will be about 830 million yuan, and about 1,400 local jobs will be created.

It is reported that the project has gathered the core technical force team and R&D innovation team in the industry to optimize the process for the needs of N-type high-efficiency products to ensure that the quality and cost of the products reach the leading level in the industry.

In addition, relying on the strong support of the government of Urumqi City and Midong District in Xinjiang, the project took less than half a year from the initial contact to the project filing and land delisting. During the period, the leaders of Urumqi City and Midong District and relevant departments have attached great importance and full support to the establishment of a special project service class, which is coordinated and efficient and the whole process is tracked and promoted. At present, the project energy, environment and stability assessment report has been completed, and the project process plan design has been completed.

According to public information, Hongling Silicon Materials Co., Ltd. was established on January 13, 2022, its legal representative is Wen Xuming, and its registered capital is 500 million yuan. The company's main products are photovoltaic-grade polysilicon and electronic-grade polysilicon for semiconductors.Editor/Zhao E