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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-16-085696
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160303
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160303
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160303

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001477641
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34602
		FILM NUMBER:		161479612

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		666 LONGDU AVENUE
		CITY:			WANZHOU, CHONGQING
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			404000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(86-23) 6486-6666

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		666 LONGDU AVENUE
		CITY:			WANZHOU, CHONGQING
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			404000
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        <P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>666 Longdu Avenue </B></P>
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6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>

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6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 4.75in"><B>DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 4.75in">By: <U>/s/ Gongda Yao&#9;&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 4.75in">Name: Gongda Yao<BR>
Title: Director and Chief Executive Officer</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date:&#9;March 3, 2016</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Daqo New Energy Announces Appointment
of Mr. Qiangmin Zhou as Chief Technology Officer</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">CHONGQING, China, March 1, 2016 -- Daqo New
Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) (&quot;Daqo New Energy&quot;, the &quot;Company&quot; or &quot;we&quot;), a leading manufacturer of high-purity
polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, today announced that its board of directors has approved the appointment of Mr. Qiangmin
Zhou, the current Chief Operations Officer, as the Chief Technology Officer of the Company, effective March 1, 2016.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Mr. Zhou will replace Mr. Guoping Zhu, who
has served as the Chief Technology Officer since October 2012 and is leaving the Company to pursue career opportunities with Daqo
Group Co., Ltd., an affiliate of the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">First joining the Company in 2007, Mr. Qiangmin
Zhou served as the General Manager of the polysilicon business group and then as the Chief Operations Officer of the Company. He
resigned from his position with the Company in April 2013 and rejoined Daqo New Energy in June 2014.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Mr. Qiangmin Zhou will no longer serve as
the Chief Operation Officers of the Company upon his appointment as the Chief Technology Officer. The board of directors has determined
that the Company will no longer appoint Chief Operations Officer, and the General Managers of the Company's Chongqing and Xinjiang
manufacturing facilities will be in charge of the Company's operations in Chongqing and Xinjiang, respectively.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">&quot;Mr. Zhu has worked for the Company for
almost ten years. On behalf of the Company, I would like to thank him for his contributions to the Company and wish him the best
in his future endeavors,&quot; said Dr. Gongda Yao, Daqo New Energy's Chief Executive Officer. &quot;I also want to congratulate
Mr. Zhou on his appointment as the Chief Technology Officer. With his extensive experience and solid knowledge of polysilicon manufacturing
technology, process and operations, we are confident that Mr. Zhou will continue to be of great value to the Company in his new
role.&quot;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>About Daqo New Energy Corp.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Founded in 2008, Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE:
DQ) is a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry. As one of the world's lowest cost producers
of high-purity polysilicon and solar wafers, the Company primarily sells its products to solar cell and solar module manufacturers.
The Company has built a manufacturing facility that is technically advanced and highly efficient with a nameplate capacity of 12,150
metric tons in Xinjiang, China. The Company also operates a solar wafer manufacturing facility in Chongqing, China.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>For further information, please contact:</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Daqo New Energy Corp.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Kevin He, Investor Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Phone: +86-187-1658-5553</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Email: Kevin.he@daqo.com</P>

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