On March 23, 2012 Xinjiang Qingsong Vinylon Chemical Co., Ltd. (Qingsong Vinylon) held a groundbreaking ceremony for its 300 000 t/a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) project in Alar II Industrial Park, which located in north Alar City of Xinjiang region.
It is reported that this project will adopt the calcium carbide acetylene process technology developed by Chongqing Hanma Chemical Technology Co., Ltd (Chongqing Hanma) and will recycle the carbon monoxide gas emissions from calcium carbide furnace to produce PVA.
Qingsong Vinylon is jointly established by Xinjiang Qingsong Cement (Group) Co., Ltd. (Qingsong Cement, SH: 600425), Xinjiang Alar Lanbo Investment Co., Ltd, and Chongqing Hanma. The project will be conducted in three phases with a total investment of RMB5.2 billion, among which, RMB964 million will be for the first phase.