Chemical Industry Group in the Ordos, Inner Mongolia Erdos Cashmere from equity investment in the construction of the Group, in the planning of one million tons / year based on calcium carbide PVC construction projects will continue to vote. Now has 6 30000KVA the calcium carbide furnace, of which 5 have been completed and put into production, another is about to put into operation recently. In addition, the plan completed by the end of 2009 to 14 30000KVA of calcium carbide furnace, at the end of 2009 the total production capacity of calcium carbide to reach one million tons, will become China's largest suppliers of calcium carbide.
Company said that despite the current market downturn calcium carbide, calcium carbide factory sales but has been relatively smooth, there have been no database, such as blocking, which manufacturers may choose to domestic calcium carbide process PVC larger enterprises as major customers, as well as better conditions of transport as the protection of an important relationship.
Erdos Group, according to chemical-related person in charge, the project includes 400,000 tons / year of PVC project and related facilities is expected to completed and put into production in the second half of next year. But so far, the PVC project started construction yet.
Chlor-alkali recent market downturn, new projects may be hampered by such issues, the official said, the enterprise investment projects will rely on their own projects of calcium carbide, go low-cost development path. Erdos Group, the project will be formally adopted into the