Construction on the 4 500 t/a poly-crystalli-ne silicon project to belaunched by Wuxi Suntech Power Co.,Ltd. (Wuxi Suntech) in Qinghai will bestarted in the first half 2007. The com-pany is engaged in the research, pro-duction and sales of crystal silicon so-lar cells, components and photovol-talc power generation systems. Theearly-stage design of the project is al-ready completed and the productionwill be started after one year and ahalf of the construction.