Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 184: Trading Mine Sites for Technology

At this time, the rain clouds in the sky had gradually dispersed. When the Mercedes-Benz, which had been cleaned by the rain, drove in front of Marcus, Fang Mingyuan could clearly see that Marcus had a bit of joy in his eyes.

This can only be said to be an accidental collision. Agatha did not notify her of Marcus' arrival in advance, nor did she mention that Marcus was German, otherwise she would have prepared a German translator.

Ajia Sha was slightly stunned. The last time she saw Fang Mingyuan, his car was not like this. How long ago, he actually drove a Mercedes-Benz. This is a famous name in the land of China.

It's actually a luxury car.

In fact, after receiving the message from Fang Mingyuan, Ajiasha hesitated for a long time. She could not think of anything that Fan Mingyuan could use to make a deal with the Albeid Steel Company. The Albeid Steel Company was the largest in Europe.

One of several steel group companies, it has a corporate history of nearly a hundred years, and is also famous in the world's steel industry. Fang Mingyuan is just the heir to a private business family in the inland northwest region of China.

There was a huge disparity in status between them. What could she use to convince the company leaders to listen to Fang Mingyuan?

In fact, just as Agasha was worried, Marcus dismissed the news at first. In his opinion, the people in China who could really catch his eye were the ones who could really pay.

Except for those large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises, there is no one else. A small private retail company, which has nothing to do with the steel industry, has what qualifications to ask for a meeting with itself? Although, it has never been before China.

, Marcus understood that doing business in China was different from that in Europe, and the importance of human relations and face was infinitely elevated, but he did not think that he had to give any face to a small private business owner in the northwest region.

It wasn't until Agasha mentioned Carefour Group, Wal-Mart Group and Japan's Sega Corporation that Marcus took the matter seriously. Although these companies were not peers in the steel industry, this did not prevent Marcus from doing so.

Si's understanding of them - after all, these three are among the top big companies in the world in their respective industries. If the Fang family can get such attention from these three big companies, then it must have its own uniqueness. Go to Fengyuanhui by yourself

It didn't matter to him for a while.

It's just that he still doesn't pay enough attention to Fang Mingyuan. The day after tomorrow, he will return to the headquarters of the European Albed Steel Company to give a report to the company's directors on the work of the Beijing office in the past six months, so counting today, he will only

He would stay here in Fengyuan for less than forty-eight hours. Ajia Sha told Fang Mingyuan this fact tactfully, and the faces of Fang Mingyuan, Uda Guangli and Lin Lian couldn't help but change slightly.

"Mr. Fang, I think Agatha has already told you that the day after tomorrow, I will return to the headquarters of the European Albed Steel Company, so I think you can uncover the mystery of the opportunity you mentioned, right?

"Marcus said bluntly. He didn't want to waste time talking to Fang Mingyuan. When discussing business with Chinese people, there were too many messy things mixed in! It made him a little annoyed.

If it were the leaders of large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises who spent a lot of money, he could still deal with them patiently, but for Fang Mingyuan, who in his opinion had nothing to do with the business of Albed Steel Company,

In front of this guy, there is no need for him to wear that hypocritical mask anymore. If Fang Mingyuan can say something that he is interested in, that would naturally be the best. If not, then he will not talk to Fang Mingyuan again.

If you are confused, just come to Fengyuan for two days and then start back to Europe from here.

"Mr. Marcus, in short, I plan to use the site of a small-scale iron mine that has not been discovered by the world to exchange some technology from your company." Fang Mingyuan said calmly, "If your company is not interested, then

I think other steel companies in Europe will also be interested. For example, companies in Spain or France. If it doesn't work out, I think Ms. Mitsuri Uda can also help me find a Japanese steel company."

If Fang Mingyuan was reborn, the largest and most important piece of wealth he retained was actually the mineral resources that were still buried in the earth and had not been discovered by others. From 1990 to 2016,

In 2010, in the past twenty years, the new mining sites that have been explored around the world, unless they have too small reserves and little economic value, or have been discovered, have been kept secret and will not be announced to the public at all.

Except for 70% to 80% of them, Fang Mingyuan has more or less impressions of them, and has even been to some places personally. But this area is also the most difficult for Fang Mingyuan to make use of. He does not have certain financial resources and does not have certain power.

, even if there is no national power to back it up, even if it is explored, he will not be able to get it at all, whether at home or abroad. It is purely used as a wedding dress for others.

Therefore, Fang Mingyuan has always kept this issue deep in his heart. In addition to contributing the gold mine in exchange for the collective acquiescence of senior leaders for his own development, this time, Fang Mingyuan plans to make a deal with Albed Steel Company

The transaction involves using a small-scale iron mine that has not been discovered yet in exchange for the technology of Albed Steel Company.

This small iron ore is located in France, Europe. It was discovered by the British in 2003 in Fangyuan's previous life. It is a high-grade hematite ore, and it is said that the grade has reached 68%. The theoretical highest grade of hematite is

70%, which can be said to be the best among hematite. It is located on the edge of an iron mine in France that was abandoned in the 1960s. It was discovered by the British by an extremely accidental opportunity. Due to its high grade

, caused quite a stir in Europe at that time, and caused many mining companies in Europe to re-explore the abandoned mining sites in the country. Although the results were limited, they were not nothing. Fang Mingyuan also

He saw detailed records about it from the materials in the institute, and it left a deep impression on him.

Although this mine is good, because it is located in Europe, it is too difficult for Fang Mingyuan to control it, and it may even be worth the loss, so he uses it in exchange for the steelmaking technology he wants.

Funding is the most appropriate.

"Small-scale iron ore?" Marcus' eyes lit up, and then returned to normal, "Mr. Fang, the mining value of this small-scale iron ore is very limited."

"This is a hematite mine with a grade of over 65%!" Fang Mingyuan said with a slight smile, "If it is a medium or large iron mine, what I want is not just some of the technologies your company has mastered.

Already."

Marcus was a little moved now. Iron ore is an important raw material for steel production companies. Natural ore is gradually selected through a series of processes such as crushing and grinding. In theory, anything containing iron elements or iron compounds

All ores can be called iron ore; however, in terms of industry or commerce, iron ore must not only contain iron components, but also must have utilization value. That is, the grade of iron ore must meet industrial standards.

The determination of industrial grade is based on the technical difficulty of mining and smelting of different metals or non-metals and the degree of industrial needs. Therefore, in different eras, the industrial grade requirements of different metals are different. For example, the uranium ore industry

The grade is 0.05%. The industrial grade of iron ore was once 45%, but two thousand years later, the China Iron and Steel Association once proposed to China's domestic steel companies not to import ore with a grade below 60%.

This is because it is recognized by the domestic and foreign ironmaking circles that the current blast furnace ironmaking technology is based on fine materials. The core of the fine material technology is to improve the iron grade of the ore entering the furnace. Fang Mingyuan remembers that the iron used in blast furnace ironmaking is

The effect of the iron grade of the ore is: if the iron grade of the ore entering the furnace decreases by 1%, the blast furnace fuel ratio will increase by 1.5%, the output will decrease by 2.5%, and the amount of iron slag per ton will increase by 30 kg/ton. The same 1 ton of pig iron will be smelted in the blast furnace.

, Low-grade iron ore not only consumes more iron ore, uses more limestone, and uses more fuel, but also increases the amount of slag, thereby increasing the company's transportation costs. This will have a greater impact on the production of steel companies.

Affect the overall economic interests of the enterprise.

A hematite with a grade of more than 65% is a veritable rich ore. Although this is not an indispensable resource for Albed Steel Company, how can the steel company do it?

How little iron ore is there to earn money in his own name? Especially since it is a very rare and rich mine. Although Marcus's face is still somewhat calm, his heart is already filled with waves. Is this trip really not in vain? What if?

If the technology this young man wants is not within the scope of export restrictions, it is really worth considering.

And there is another important reason. The negative impact of the decline in iron ore grade on environmental protection cannot be ignored. We must know that steel companies basically emit nearly two tons of carbon dioxide for every ton of steel produced, of which the carbon dioxide emitted by blast furnace ironmaking accounts for 10% of the total.

Three-quarters of the total amount. In the production process of steel companies, pollutant emissions are mainly caused by coal burning. Therefore, to reduce the generation of pollutants, the main thing is to reduce the amount of coal burning. The use of blast furnace ironmaking is low

The quality of iron ore will definitely increase fuel consumption and increase pollutant emissions in the production process. Therefore, in Europe, steel companies attach great importance to the grade of ore.

"Ah, I forgot to mention that this iron mine is located in Western Europe!" Fang Mingyuan said calmly.