Chapter 277 It’s always fun to buy at the bottom (first update, please subscribe)
The development of science lies in communication and learning.
Why did Li Yian emphasize this point? This is because during the Santoku era, the German scientific community was dominated by the so-called "Aryan Excellence Theory", and academic exchanges were completely semi-closed and even exclusivist.
Li Yian is worried that they will bring this kind of thinking to Borneo. After all, this has a profound lesson.
In another world, both the United States and Soviet Russia have introduced a large number of experts and scholars. The United States has given full trust to the imported experts and scholars. They can follow up the academic research of the United States and other countries at any time in the United States. As a result, in the end, those experts and scholars all achieved amazing achievements.
As for Soviet Russia?
Those people were treated like prisoners. On the one hand, they gave German experts and scholars a good living environment, but on the other hand, they were prohibited from accessing the research results of Soviet Russia and other countries. In this case, Those German experts could only further research on their past research, which directly resulted in the results they achieved being far inferior to their counterparts in the United States because they were far away from the world.
After the value of these experts was squeezed out, they returned to Europe and discovered that their knowledge was far behind the times. The most typical example is electronic tubes, because the German electronic tube miniaturization technology was excellent during World War II. When those experts were obsessed with electron tubes, they had no idea that the transistor had been invented for several years. He was even complacent about miniaturizing electron tubes to the extreme, but only after returning to Germany did he discover that transistors already existed.
Almost overnight, the former top talents were completely eliminated in this isolated environment of academic exchanges.
A large number of the world's top talents were naturally eliminated in just a few years due to academic backwardness.
Don't use it if you doubt it, don't doubt it if you employ it.
In terms of employment, Li Yi'an is still very generous. In fact, there is nothing he can do if he is not generous. After all, Borneo does not have its own talent team. If it wants to develop, it cannot do without these German experts, but through climbing science Peak, of course, is inseparable from academic exchanges and learning. Only in this way can top talents keep pace with the times and achieve academic progress, instead of working behind closed doors.
That day, in a villa on the outskirts of Balikpapan, Li Yi'an was still looking at Herman's report on the development of the petrochemical industry. The plan was listed in great detail, including what equipment and technologies needed to be introduced. , what kind of products are produced are obviously carefully prepared.
Although he is an outsider in petrochemical technology, he still saw several familiar terms in product applications.
“Polyethylene… has limited applications and is mainly used for insulation.”
Li Yian was stunned by the contents of the report.
"How is this possible? Is there any plastic with a wider range of applications than polyethylene?"
In doubt, Li Yian suddenly said as if he had a sudden realization.
“I understand...it’s an application, damn, it’s an application!”
Although polyethylene had been invented more than ten years ago and was industrially produced by the British Imperial Chemical Company . During World War II, polyethylene plastic, which had just been invented, played a major role and led to the development of the entire industry. However, its application scope is very limited - it mainly manufactures insulation materials such as waterproof cables and submarine communication cables. Later, polyethylene was also used as radar insulation material, which means it was mainly used for military purposes. After the war, the military's demand for polyethylene decreased, and the polyethylene industry began to experience overcapacity. So polyethylene production began to shift to the civilian market.
Nowadays, the world is just ignorant of the application of plastics in various products, but Li Yian is very clear about the advantages of plastics. Compared with many materials, plastics have a large number of applications in a large number of engineering fields and in daily life due to their unparalleled advantages.
“Polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, and nylon... Now that these plastics have been invented and mass-produced, it’s just time to introduce technology and establish a complete petrochemical system!”< br>
When this idea came to his mind, Li Yian couldn't help but sigh.
“No wonder I always feel that something is missing, but I still can’t remember it. After working on it for a long time, it’s plastic...”
Plastic is a common thing in later generations, but in this era, Although plastic has been invented a long time ago, its application scope has always been very limited. For example, Germany invented polyvinyl chloride, also known as PVC, as early as 1912, but until the patent expired, it still did not figure out what PVC has. use. After its patent expired, American chemists independently invented polyvinyl chloride again and discovered that this material had excellent water-proof properties and was very suitable for shower curtains. So mass production began.
"Application, now, those foreign devils have not discovered the scope of application of these things!"
While writing these two words heavily on the pen, Li Yian's eyes suddenly lit up.
“Yes, there is another opportunity to buy the bottom!”
Buy the bottom!
What to copy? Of course it’s the bottom line of British and American factories!
During the war, in order to replace rubber and meet the needs of military production, chemical companies in the United States and Britain established a large number of factories to produce polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, nylon and other polymers. However, as soon as the war ended, Faced with overcapacity.
Even if they want to switch to civilian production, they are at a loss - they really can't think of any use. Although nylon can be used to make nylon stockings, how many stockings do women need? During the war, could DuPont's expanded nylon production capacity be consumed by women's thighs?
Now, with excess production capacity and narrow applications, for the chemical giants in the United Kingdom and the United States, it is like begging for food with a golden baby!
The key is application!
In fact, this is the case with many inventions. When they were first invented, they were ignored for a long time because they really didn’t know what their uses were. This has also led to their being severely undervalued.
Just like polyvinyl chloride, it is now used to make shower curtains and has limited applications in a limited range. However, it can also replace steel to make PVC sewer pipes, doors and windows, which not only saves labor Save time and also save costs.
As for polyethylene, which was mass-produced during the war, it can not only be used as insulation materials, but also can be used to make various blow molded products, films, packaging materials, containers, pipes...
And nylon , in addition to being able to make stockings and letting women stage the temptation of stockings, it is also the king of engineering plastics.
What is a product that does not have a broad application market?
It’s a pearl covered in dust!
“It’s just worthless trash!”
Since it’s not worth anything, it’s a chance to buy the bottom!
"You can buy factories in the United States and Britain! Now is almost the time to buy at the bottom! If you miss such an opportunity, you will really be sorry to God!"
After sighing like this, Li Yian immediately calculated the application scope of plastics.
Like anyone from the 21st century, he understands how plastic has become the most precious basic raw material in the world. Even with the so-called "white pollution", humans cannot do without plastic. In the new century, plastic has become the most precious basic raw material in the world. Become an integral part of daily life.
When he sat on the chair, what he was thinking about was definitely not how plastic was polluting the world, but thinking about the future of plastic. The new plastics' diversified bright colors and flexibility in molding processes enabled many product designs to present novel forms, and how they eventually conquered all mankind.
What’s more important is that Borneo will seize the opportunity when mankind enters the plastic age and use the flexibility of plastic molding processes and the wide range of applications to reduce production costs and increase product quality. Novelty, and then conquer the consumer market.
After figuring out the key, Li Yian couldn't help but lean back on his chair and said proudly.
“Oh my god, what kind of plastic is this? It’s clearly a gun used to siege the city.”
After sighing, Li Yian muttered to himself.
“It’s almost time to go to the UK.”
Not only the UK, but also the United States. Why go there? Of course it’s to hunt for bargains. While they are at a loss, buy the factories and patents that were expanded during the war. You can't wait until people have researched the scope of application, and then buy them at a high price!
I have to say, it’s always fun to buy at the bottom!
It’s always fun to buy at the bottom!
Just when Li Yi'an was planning to go to Britain and the United States and take advantage of the end of the war to make another bargain, good news came from Futian Machinery Company - the agricultural tricycle test was very successful and the company had begun mass production.
Li Yian has long been mentally prepared for this result. After all, it is an artifact from another world. Success is a given.
“The monthly output is only 1,000 units, so let’s do it for our own use first, and when the output increases in the future, we will open up the international market!”
For opening up the international market for agricultural tricycles, export to foreign countries For export, Li Yian is fully confident that it will become popular in rural areas in later generations, which shows that this product is indeed very suitable for rural areas. Being popular in Asia, Africa and Latin America shows that it is suitable for the environment of each country. In this case, in this era, it is definitely enough to open up the international market!
(End of this chapter)