The "2025 China (Leshan) Silicon Industry Chain Development Conference" was grandly held in Leshan from June 24 to 26. More than 500 attendees were present, including relevant leaders from national ministries and commissions such as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, and the National Energy Administration, and leaders from the Sichuan Province, Leshan City, and various county and district governments and departments, as well as heads of global photovoltaic leading enterprises.

The conference site

The conference was hosted by the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, with Yongxiang Co., Ltd. as the special co-organizer. Themed "Technological Innovation for Cost Reduction and Efficiency Enhancement, Industry Collaboration for Progress," the conference aimed to deeply interpret industry policy trends, prospectively analyze technology evolution paths, explore collaborative innovation and development across the entire industry chain, and jointly discuss paths for industry breakthroughs through thematic reports, high-level dialogues, special topic sharing, and technology roadshows. Liu Shuqi, Chairwoman and CEO of Tongwei Co., Ltd., attended and delivered a speech. Other participants included Li Bin, Vice President of Tongwei Co., Ltd. and General Manager of Yongxiang Co., Ltd., Yuan Shihua, CFO of Yongxiang Co., Ltd., Yuan Zhonghua, Deputy General Manager of Yongxiang Co., Ltd. and General Manager for Photovoltaic Technology and Silicon Materials, Liu Yifeng, Deputy General Manager of Yongxiang Co., Ltd. and General Manager of Yongxiang Polysilicon, You Shuhua, General Manager of Tongwei Silicon Energy (Inner Mongolia); and Chen Xuegang, General Manager of Tongwei Green Substrate (Guangyuan).

Speech by Liu Shuqi, Chairwoman and CEO of Tongwei Co., Ltd.

In her speech, Chairwoman Liu Shuqi stated that since the birth of New China's first high-purity crystalline silicon in Leshan, after more than half a century of pursuing "light" and chasing the "chain," China's photovoltaic industry has transformed from relying on external markets, raw materials, and equipment to catching up, advancing in parallel, and continuously surpassing, ultimately achieving a magnificent global leadership. This industry, once "choked" by others, has become an end-to-end, self-controllable world-class business card representing China's new quality productive forces, a representative of China's "new three treasures" in foreign trade, and a key force in promoting the realization of the national "dual carbon" goals and global energy transition. Currently, China's photovoltaic industry is facing temporary difficulties such as supply-demand imbalance and intensified competition, requiring comprehensive efforts from both supply and demand sides to promote the industry to quickly emerge from "involutionary" competition. With further in-depth market adjustments, continuous optimization and improvement of industry policies, and continuous breakthroughs in industry technology innovation, the photovoltaic industry will gradually emerge from this round of adjustment cycles. She expressed confidence that through the organic combination and joint efforts of an "effective market" and a "capable government," China's photovoltaic industry will continue to lead the world.

Chairwoman Liu stated that from a long-term development perspective, the photovoltaic industry always possesses huge development potential. Industry collaboration is the key path to cope with market fluctuations and achieve sustainable development, and it is also the current breakthrough path. The silicon industry chain covers multiple links including industrial silicon, high-purity crystalline silicon, and silicon wafers, with each link interdependent and influencing each other. She hopes that under the market-oriented regulation of the industry, the self-discipline and collaboration of enterprises, the policy regulation of competent authorities, and the supervision and guidance of industry associations, the photovoltaic industry can quickly overcome difficulties and break the "involutionary" competition. She also hopes to strengthen cooperation with industry colleagues, integrate resources, overcome common industry problems, enhance the technological innovation capabilities of the entire industry chain, and create a mutually beneficial industry ecosystem. Through the joint efforts, all parties will overcome current difficulties and jointly write a new chapter in the development of China's silicon industry chain.