Chapter 1196 Dar es Salaam Aluminum Smelting Plant
Environmental protection projects like this were most done in the era of fully planned economy in East Africa. Many cities in East Africa have similar sewage treatment plants. After all, in the era of planned economy One of the characteristics is that it does not count the cost.
Of course, not counting costs does not mean that costs do not exist, but these costs do not exist intuitively in the form of money. Inputs such as labor, materials, etc. are all allocated through administrative means.
The labor cost in East Africa has never been high. In the early days, black slaves were the backers. Later, the population in East Africa skyrocketed, and the price of labor was not too high. Needless to say, there was no need to talk about materials, resources such as land and minerals. All are controlled by the East African government.
Of course, this model is obviously unsustainable. Even the black slaves who were exploited as cattle and horses by the East African government will inevitably embark on the path of resistance. What's more, the number of black slaves in East Africa is now completely insufficient to support East Africa. social development.
"There are a total of three sewage treatment plants in Dar es Salaam, and they are surrounded by some seriously polluting industries, such as aluminum smelting plants, textile factories, chemical plants, etc."
"With the times With the changes in the world, the demand for aluminum products is also getting higher and higher, such as electricity, automobiles, kitchen utensils, etc., which makes the last The metal that was still very precious in the century has completely moved into the stage of large-scale industrial production.”
In fact, aluminum also has a very prominent influence on the development of the aviation industry. However, the East African aircraft manufacturing industry is still in the industrial gestation stage, so it is always. The quantitative impact is not too great, and it is not accessible to ordinary people.
Take the civil aviation industry in East Africa last year as an example. The annual passenger flow was less than 300 people, many of which were experimental flights. On the contrary, the military had greater demand.
In this case, the number of people flying every year can only be measured in hundreds. Compared with East Africa, which has a population of over 100 million, it is simply a drop in the bucket, so it is normal for Pasteur not to know much about it.
However, Pasteur's incomplete and understatement was enough to cheer up Howard.
He said: "I have long heard that East Africa is the largest aluminum producer in the world, but I have never had an idea. Can you take me to visit the aluminum smelting plant in Dar es Salaam?"
Pasteur said with some embarrassment: "If I just take you around the outside, it won't be a big problem. If you want to go inside the factory, I don't have that much ability."
Howard said: "Of course I won't embarrass you. I'm just curious about the aluminum smelting plant, because I've only heard of it before but never seen it, so I'm satisfied to have a look outside."
Since Howard said this, Pasteur had no problem. He opened the car door, waited for Howard to sit in, and took him towards the direction of the aluminum smelting plant in Dar es Salaam.
Howard looked at Pasteur's car with some envy. This car is a mid-to-high-end product in East Africa, but Pasteur is just a moderately powerful East African boss who can own his own car. You must know that he still relies on his own car in Perth. The carriage is traveling! The gap between Australia and East Africa is simply too huge.
The four words "food, clothing, housing and transportation" actually best reflect the standard of living and the industrial level of a country. With the support of East Africa's strong automobile industry, cars have become an important daily necessity, and ordinary families can afford it.
This is not the case for non-industrial countries. Even if the income is high, the cost they have to pay is relatively high. For example, Argentina is a typical agriculturally rich country, but the cost of buying a car in Argentina is Obviously much taller than East Africans.
Ernst also went through this stage in his previous life in the Far Eastern Empire. When Ernst was in school, the textbooks described the extravagance and waste of American consumption. However, with the development of the times, the economy of the Far Eastern Empire and industrial development, the consumption behavior and standards of the Far Eastern Empire are also in line with European and American countries, but the fact is that there is still a certain gap between the income of ordinary people in the Far Eastern Empire and that of European and American countries.
Of course, if we ignore the most important factor of productivity, the income of ordinary people in each country actually does not mean much, because the upper class will try their best to harvest the wealth of the people at the bottom. This is an irreversible process, regardless of This is true in slave society, feudal society or capitalist society, there are never exceptions.
It is precisely because of the productivity gap that the same funds in the hands of people at the bottom of various countries have different consumption capabilities. After all, in terms of labor intensity, there is not much difference in most countries. Even the labor intensity of workers in backward countries is greater. Even Africa has hardworking workers like Oudebiao.
......"This is the Dar es Salaam aluminum smelting plant, the second largest aluminum smelting plant in the entire Maritime Province, the first in Morogoro City."
The reason why the largest aluminum smelting plant in Primorye Province is located in Morogoro City is mainly because of the abundant power resources in Morogoro City. After the Morogoro Hydropower Station is completed, it will not only meet the needs of the city, but also Transmit electricity to other cities in the Maritime Province.
“The aluminum industry in our province is actually not very developed. The center of the aluminum industry in East Africa is Hindai City. If you have been to Hindai, you can understand the huge scale of its aluminum industry.”
"The aluminum industry on the west coast has also been developing rapidly in recent years, and it has a tendency to surpass that on the east coast."
Hindai City was originally a small town located at the mouth of the Zambezi River, but it relied solely on aluminum With the development of industry, Hindai has occupied a place in the cities on the east coast of East Africa.
Of course, the fastest growing area in recent years has been the west coast of East Africa, because the South Atlantic is quite rich in bauxite and other resources. In the past, Brazil and Guinea were both major exporters of bauxite.
As long as it is a West Coast city that can be named, almost all of them have aluminum industries. For example, Luanda and Cabinda, as well as Gabon Province, which was just merged into East Africa, also have aluminum industries.
The topography of the west coast is similar to that of the southern coast of Brazil, which makes the west coast have huge hydropower advantages, such as the series of waterfalls near the outlet of the Congo River, etc., so the hydropower potential is huge.
However, the hydropower advantages of the West Coast have not been fully exploited. The main reason is that it is difficult. After all, it is still very difficult to build a hydropower station on the Congo River. However, the Congo River can only be regarded as the most recognizable and representative river on the West Coast, so even if Without developing the hydropower resources of the Congo River, the hydropower in the west coast is sufficient to support current industrial and social needs.
And just the second aluminum smelting plant in Maritime Province and the Dar es Salaam aluminum smelting plant that Pasteur mentioned were enough to make Howard feel the power of the East African aluminum industry.
The Dar es Salaam Aluminum Smelter is an orthodox large-scale state-owned enterprise in East Africa. It was built during the Second Five-Year Plan era and adopted the most advanced technology and equipment at the time.
Because of the early start of the aluminum industry and the large capital investment, East Africa has the most complete aluminum industry system. In Ernst’s view, aluminum can be said to be the most important thing developed and utilized by mankind in the past century. One of the metals, after all, steel and copper are traditional metals that humans have used for thousands of years.
Looking at the huge aluminum smelting plant in Dar es Salaam, Howard felt that his knowledge in the past was a bit shallow, although now there are several countries in the world that have large-scale aluminum industries. Production, such as East Africa, the United States, France, etc.
However, only by taking a look on the ground did Howard know that the aluminum industry has now developed into an important material that is no less important than other commonly used metals, and this also made Howard realize that the development of the aluminum industry has great potential.
"Mr. Pasteur, I wonder where the raw materials for your aluminum smelting plant mainly come from?"
"Some of them come from the south of the country, and some of them should be imported from abroad. I remember it seems like Part of the bauxite in Dar es Salaam is imported from France’s Southeast Asian colonies.”
The French Southeast Asian colonies in Pasteur’s words are actually Vietnam, which is rich in bauxite resources. It is a rich country, and East Africa has always liked to import part of its mineral resources from abroad.
This is also the basis for the industrial development of Dar es Salaam. Dar es Salaam is not without mineral resources, but they are all small mines and the types are not complete, so the mineral resources needed for its industry Energy and minerals are either purchased from other parts of the country or imported directly from overseas.
(End of this chapter)