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Xinjiang-based solar panel material maker Daqo aims to raise US$773 million in Shanghai IPO, defying US import ban
- Xinjiang Daqo New Energy plans to raise 5 billion yuan (US$772.5 million) from an IPO on Shanghai’s Star Market
- US bans imports of certain solar panel materials from Xinjiang over human rights abuses, while Commerce Department separately blacklists five firms including Xinjiang Daqo New Energy
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Daqo New Energy, a maker of a key solar panel material based in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, plans to raise 5 billion yuan (US$772.5 million) from listing a subsidiary in Shanghai.
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The announcement came as the US government blacklisted companies from Xinjiang province, including Xinjiang Daqo New Energy, over forced labour allegations.
New York-listed Daqo has applied for an initial public offering of Xinjiang Daqo New Energy on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Star Market, it said in a filing to the US bourse on Wednesday.
“Xinjiang Daqo has completed its IPO registration process with the China Securities Regulatory Commission and will soon enter the issuance process for its IPO on the [Star] board,” it said. “The process is estimated to be completed within four weeks.”
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The Shanghai IPO will strengthen Xinjiang Daqo’s position in the polysilicon industry, support its research and development and help its expansion into high-end markets, such as semiconductor-grade polysilicon, Daqo New Energy’s chief executive officer Zhang Longgen said in the filing.
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