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Yinglite: Temporary shutdown of chlor-alkali line and related units due to weak PVC prices
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On September 22, financial news source Jin10 reported that Yinglite Chemical Co., Ltd. (英力特) announced a temporary production halt at its chlor-alkali production line, along with partial calcium carbide units at its calcium carbide operations department and the No. 2 thermal power unit at its captive power plant. The company stated that maintenance work, which began on July 20, 2026, had been completed. However, due to the market price of its main product, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), falling below expectations, and after assessing the performance of its facilities and the production cost of PVC, Yinglite decided to implement the temporary shutdown. The announcement attributes the decision to the company's own assessment of market conditions and cost factors.
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September 22 (Jin10 Data) — Yinglite (英力特) has announced that, following a scheduled maintenance period, the company has decided to temporarily suspend production at several of its facilities.
According to the company's official announcement, maintenance operations were carried out on July 20, 2026, covering the following units:
- Production lines of the Chlor-Alkali Operations Department
- Partial calcium carbide facilities at the Calcium Carbide Operations Department
- The No. 2 thermal power unit at the company's self-owned power plant
All maintenance tasks have now been completed. However, due to the market price of the company's main product, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), falling below expectations, Yinglite has decided to implement a temporary production suspension. The decision was made after a comprehensive assessment of objective factors, including equipment performance and PVC production costs.
The temporary suspension will affect:
- The production lines of the Chlor-Alkali Operations Department
- Partial calcium carbide facilities at the Calcium Carbide Operations Department
- The No. 2 thermal power unit at the self-owned power plant, which will be suspended in coordination with the above units
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金十数据Neutral / independent