CUSIP No.   0008715651

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
TA CHEN (B.V.I.) HOLDINGS LTD.

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)

 o

(b)

 x

3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Source of Funds
OO

5.

Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(e) or 2(f)     o

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
445,993

8.

Shared Voting Power
0

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
445,993

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
445,993

12.

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares    o

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
07.11%

14.

Type of Reporting Person
CO

CUSIP No.   0008715651

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
TA CHEN STAINLESS PIPE CO. LTD.

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)

 o

(b)

 x

3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Source of Funds
OO

5.

Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(e) or 2(f)     o

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
TAIWAN, R.O.C.

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
445,993 (1)

8.

Shared Voting Power
0

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
445,993 (1)

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
445,993

12.

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares    o

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
07.11%

14.

Type of Reporting Person
CO

CUSIP No.   0008715651

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
MR. RUNG-KUN ROBERT SHIEH

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)

 o

(b)

 x

3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Source of Funds
OO

5.

Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(e) or 2(f)     o

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
445,993(1)

8.

Shared Voting Power
0

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
445,993(1)

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
445,993

12.

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares    o

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
07.11%

14.

Type of Reporting Person
IN

CUSIP No.   0008715651

Item 1.

Security and Issuer.

The class of equity securities to which this statement (the “Statement”) relates is the common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”) of Synalloy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).  The Issuer’s principal executive offices is located at 2155 West Croft Circle, Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Item 2.

Identity and Background.

(a)                The persons filing this Statement are Mr. Rung-Kun Robert Shieh, a natural person, Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co. Ltd, a Taiwan R.O.C. corporation (“Stainless”) and Ta Chen (B.V.I.) Holdings LTD., a British Virgin Island limited company (“TCBVIH”) (Stainless, TCBVIH and Mr. Shieh, collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).

(b)                The address of Mr. Shieh is 7110 Rio Flora Place, Downey, California 90241.  Stainless’principal office and phone number is No. 125, Sintian 2nd St., Rende Township, Tainan County 717, Taiwan, R.O.C. (886-6-2701756).  The agent for TCBVIH is PortcullisTrustnet (BVI) Limited, Portcullis Trustnet Chambers, P.O. Box 3444, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

(c)                Mr. Shieh is the director of TCBVIH and Chairman, President and General Manager of Stainless.  TCBVIH is in the business of investing in the shares of other companies and does some stainless steel related trading.  Stainless engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of various stainless steel products primarily in Taiwan.  TCBVIH is owned and controlled by Stainless.  Stainless’ securities are traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.  Mr. Shieh is the beneficial owner of approximately 24% of the outstanding securities of Stainless.

(d)-(e)          During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons has been (A) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (B) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f)                 Mr. Shieh is a citizen of the United States.

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

The aggregate purchase price of the 445,993 shares purchased by TCBVIH was $3,820,784.36, including brokerage commissions.  The shares were purchased with the borrowed funds from a line of credit with a term of June 2008 to July 2012.

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction.

The Reporting Persons acquired the Issuer’s Common Stock pursuant to the transactions described in Item 3 above.

Except as set forth in this Statement, the Reporting Persons have made no proposals, and entered into no agreements, which would be related to or would result in any of the events or matters described in part (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a)              As of the date of this filing TCBVIH is the beneficial owner of 445,993 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock.  Such shares represent 07.11% of the Issuer’s Common Stock (based on 6,266,576 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of  July 31, 2009, as reported in the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on July 31, 2009). 

(b)              Pursuant to Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Stainless and Mr. Shieh may be deemed to have shared voting control and investment discretion over securities owned by TCBVIH. 

(c)              Other than the transactions described Item 3 above, the Reporting Persons have not been involved in any transactions involving the securities of the Issuer in the last 60 days.

(d)              No other persons are known that have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds of sale of, such securities.

(e)              Not applicable.

Item 6.

Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Except as otherwise indicated above, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) between the Reporting Persons or between any Reporting Person and any other person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to, transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

Item 7.

Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Exhibit 1:

Joint Filing Agreement.