2009年10月,肖春林受命担任衡阳市石油化工集团公司党委书记、董事长兼总经理。上任伊始,便遇到了一个非常棘手的问题。本已停产多年的衡阳三化实业股份有限公司,因欠下银行巨额债务,被法院强制执行拍卖资产。面对职工们不断上访的困难局面,肖春林没有回避,作充分调研论证的基础上,力排众议,大胆决策,提出“收购债权、依法破产、妥善安置职工”的设想, In October 2009, Xiao Chunlin was appointed as party secretary, chairman and general manager of Hengyang Petrochemical Corporation. At the beginning, he encountered a very difficult issue. Hengyang Sany Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd., which has been discontinued for many years, was forced to execute auction assets by the court because of the huge debts owed by banks. Faced with the difficult situation of continuous petition of workers, Xiao Chunlin did not sidestep and made full investigations and arguments. Based on the full investigation and demonstration, he vigorously decided to make a bold decision and put forward his vision of “acquisition of claims, bankruptcy according to law and proper placement of staff and workers”