Chapter 205 Cooperation and Procurement
Inside the biofuel experimental base in Fair Town.
Xue Hua, chairman of Haid Group, is visiting the application of various technologies under the leadership of Zhang Haitao.
He even wore a mask and went directly into the cow dung drying factory. He saw a large amount of cow dung being dried and then quickly crushed into powder.
Not far from the production line, Xue Hua saw the cow dung powder being sent into the high-temperature sterilization equipment by the conveyor belt, and grabbed a handful of powder from the conveyor belt: "The dryness of this powder is 5%, right?"
"Yes..." Zhang Haitao replied loudly.
The sound of machines roaring around them forced the two of them to speak loudly.
He patted the cow dung powder on his hand. For Xue Hua, he often picked up cow dung when he was a child. That's a very normal thing.
"Mr. Xue, the noise in the factory is too loud. Let's talk outside!"
"Okay..."
The two left the factory.
I saw another factory building not far away, with a forklift transporting packaged barrels of nutritional powder to the warehouse opposite.
"Director Zhang, do these cow dung and straw need to be dried, crushed and disinfected?"
Zhang Haitao nodded: "Yes, Mr. Xue, because this is for the purpose of standardizing production. After all, cow dung, sheep dung, and pig dung have different moisture contents, and there are still many bacteria in them. They must be pretreated to unify the raw material specifications." , so as to ensure that the power generated by the battery box can be maintained stably for 480 hours. ”
"How many kilograms of powder can be produced from one ton of cow dung?"
"One ton of fresh cow dung can produce 200∽250 kilograms of cow dung powder, and then about 10∽20% of straw powder will be added; if it is pig manure, the straw ratio can be increased to about 30∽40%."
Xue Hua made a calculation silently in his heart.
Haid Group’s pig inventory this year has reached 3 million, and its annual slaughter volume has reached 4.3 million.
The amount of pig manure produced by so many pigs every day is extremely large. With 3 million pigs in stock, 20,400 tons of pig manure are produced every day, which is almost 7.446 million tons per year.
The moisture content of pig manure is lower than that of cow manure, about 72∽80%. Each ton of fresh pig manure can produce about 250∽330 kilograms of dry powder.
Through straw powder, if all the pig manure of their group can be used, 3.35 million tons of nutrient powder can be produced every year.
Judging from the technical indicators provided by Hailufeng Company, a battery box operating at full load for one year needs to consume 2.7 tons of powder and generate 3066 kilowatt hours of electricity.
In addition, the slag material decomposed by the power-generating bacteria can also be used as raw material for biogas fermentation. The slag material produced by a battery box every year can be fermented to produce 900 cubic meters of biogas (methane content is about 60%).
The remaining slag can be used as organic fertilizer. Each battery box can produce about 3.5 tons of organic fertilizer per year.
This is this system, with three core outputs: electricity, biogas, and organic fertilizer.
After having the draft in mind, Xue Hua said: "Director Zhang, our group has a breeding base with a stock of 250,000 pigs in Gaozhou. If we want to build an electrical and fertilizer co-production project, what is your company's quotation? ?”
"250,000 pigs? I can only give a rough estimate. After all, the specific situation requires a detailed analysis."
"It doesn't matter. Director Zhang gave me a rough idea. I feel confident about it."
Zhang Haitao picked up the calculator on his mobile phone and quickly calculated.
25*6.5=1.625 million kilograms, which is the daily output of fresh pig manure.
162.5*365=593.125 million kilograms, which is the annual output, that is, 590,000 tons. After processing, 59*0.45=265,500 tons of nutritional powder can be obtained.
26.55/18=1.475 tons, which is the nutrient powder needed in each cycle. Plus spare equipment, almost 100,000 battery boxes are needed.
The Yangcheng Warehousing Center Biopower Project invested by Hailufeng Company costs an average of 3,500 yuan per battery box (supporting facilities); while the project at the Pinghe Town Biofuel Base costs an average of 3,000 yuan per battery box. .
Obviously, the larger the scale, the lower the unit cost of each battery box. It is estimated that the overall cost of 100,000 boxes can be reduced to about 270 million.
"If you don't count the land and buildings, just the equipment, your company's 250,000 pig breeding base in Gaozhou needs to be equipped with 100,000 battery boxes. The overall investment cost is about 5∽600 million, plus other biogas fermentation systems. Wait, probably around 1 billion.”
"Director Zhang, my colleagues and I will go aside to discuss this." Xue Hua said with a smile after hearing this data.
"Okay, Mr. Xue, please."
Xue Hua nodded, and then took the vice president and several employees to an osmanthus tree more than 20 meters away.
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"The one-time investment is not high. Even with the supporting land and buildings, the one-time cost is not high." An analyst from the investment department also whispered.
Another analyst from the Investment Department also gave a series of data: "300 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, if we follow the price given to us by the power grid, is almost 150 million yuan; 90 million cubic meters of biogas, with a methane content of 60%, is equivalent to 54 million cubic meters Methane, based on the average gas price, is almost 216 million yuan; 350,000 tons of organic fertilizer, even if sold at the lowest price of 150 yuan per ton, is worth 52.5 million yuan.”
"In other words, the annual theoretical value is about 415.5 million yuan?" Xue Hua immediately obtained an intuitive result.
However, one of the analysts shook his head: "We also need to consider market fluctuations and how to sell them after production. After all, the review of new energy grids is very strict, and there are many uncertainties."
Xue Hua also calmed down: "It makes sense. You can't just look at the income and nothing else."
The vice president also reminded: "By the way, this kind of project will definitely need to use the patented technology of Hailufeng Company, and they will definitely need to charge patent fees. If we follow the previous model of Hailufeng Company, then they will most likely require us to pay a certain amount every year. ”
"Well, this is indeed very possible." Xue Hua agreed with this view.
However, several people discussed it for more than 20 minutes and still felt that it was profitable.
After all, the output of 100,000 boxes of battery boxes has been laid out in front of them. After considering various risks, there is still a profit margin.
For companies, even if there are certain risks in projects where they can see profit margins, they are willing to invest money.
Haid Group benefited from Egyptian pond lice fish meal this year, and its net profit this year increased to nearly 6 billion yuan, almost 300% of last year.
Therefore, Xue Hua and other group executives have greater confidence, but they also see the potential risks of the breeding industry.
The main reason is that all major domestic breeding companies are expanding the scale of breeding to varying degrees, which will intensify the involution of the breeding industry and continue to lower the gross profit margin of breeding.
It is precisely because of seeing this potential risk that Xue Hua believes that it is necessary to expand the scale of breeding cautiously. At the same time, he must learn from Hailufeng Company, continuously expand the company's industrial types, and improve the company's ability to resist risks through diversified operations.
Xue Hua, who has been paying attention to Hailufeng Company, discovered some time ago that Hailufeng Company has registered a large number of patents related to microbial fuel cell technology. The number of its microbial fuel cell technology patents has soared to 377 in just about half a year. many.
Immediately after the end of November, it was announced that the first experimental project of microbial fuel cell technology had passed the test and began to provide power to Hailufeng Company's industry in Gongping Town.
Although Xue Hua did not know the specifics of this technology at the time, his intuition told him that every investment made by Hailufeng Company was only launched quickly after the technology was successful.
This is because Jiang Miao's previous performance made Xue Hua subconsciously believe that this project was most likely successful.
After browsing the patents registered by Hailufeng Company and the relevant papers published by Lin Shuya, he felt that this technology was a tailor-made optimization for the breeding industry.
Xue Hua, who was worrying about how to diversify his business, hurriedly brought people to Pinghe Town for inspection.
After discussing with the vice president and others, Xue Hua made up his mind: "I plan to invest in the Gaozhou biofuel project first. It will only cost one billion yuan. Even if it is a loss, the company can afford it."
"I also think it's worth a try." The vice president naturally wouldn't object, but it wasn't that he was flattering.
After all, the vice president is also one of the shareholders of the company, and the share ratio is not small, so there is no need to flatter him. He agreed with Xue Hua's decision because he saw the bright prospects of this project.
Investment is definitely risky, but it is also the only way for every enterprise. If you can win without hesitation, then who wouldn't want to? Unfortunately, there is no such good thing in the world, at least for private enterprises.
After Xue Hua and others completed their internal discussions, they found Zhang Haitao again.
"Oh? Your company really plans to invest?"
Xue Hua nodded: "Yes, we plan to invest in a biofuel production base next to the Gaozhou breeding base. In addition to the land and infrastructure, other supporting facilities will be contracted by your company."
Zhang Haitao's smile became increasingly difficult to suppress: "Mr. Xue, let's go to the office to talk in detail. It's windy outside." "Okay..."
The two sides talked for a day.
The preliminary letter of intent for cooperation was finally completed.
The Gaozhou biofuel project is designed to have a scale of 100,000 boxes of microbial fuel cells, with an annual output of 300 million kilowatt hours of electricity, 60 million cubic meters of natural gas (90% methane content), and 350,000 tons of organic fertilizer.
The contract price of the project is 1.154 billion yuan. In addition, there is a patent fee of 500 yuan per year for a biofuel cell box, which is 50 million yuan per year.
This patent fee not only covers the cost of using the technology, but also includes troubleshooting and special strains.
For Haid Group, if this investment can reach 80% of the designed production capacity, they will be able to make back their money quickly.
Haid Group has made a calculation.
Compared with pig raising, the comprehensive benefits of the electrical and soil combined production project are better.
Their group's Gaozhou pig breeding base produces almost 350,000 pigs for slaughter every year. This year's profits are better. One pig can earn 460 yuan, and this year's gross profit is 161 million yuan.
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However, the long-term agreed price for the natural gas sold by China Resources Gas Co., Ltd. to the local gas company in Gaozhou is 3.2 yuan per cubic meter.
Even if China Resources Gas charges tolls and sells 600 million cubic meters of natural gas to China Resources Gas at 2.5 yuan per cubic meter, it is still worth 150 million yuan.
Natural gas output alone can cover the entire investment cost in almost 7.6 years.
Including other electricity and organic fertilizer output, the investment cost can be basically covered in about 4 to 5 years.
Although Hailufeng Company collects 50 million in patent fees every year, Haid Group has become accustomed to it.
After all, the technology was developed by Hailufeng Company, and the patent is also in the hands of Hailufeng Company. Without paying the price, there is no way to use this technology.
Jiang Miao did not expect that Haid Group would respond so quickly, but he was happy to see the results.
Now that he had his first business, Jiang Miao quickly made a decision to upgrade the management of the Biofuels Base in Pinghe Town to the Biofuels Division and appointed Zhang Haitao as the manager of the Biofuels Division.
Although Zhang Haitao was very excited when he heard the news, he did not get carried away and quickly got into work.
The first step is to quickly complete the organizational structure of the biofuels division and set up each sub-department first to avoid internal management chaos in the future.
However, he does not have the final say in improving the department's organizational structure. He needs to pass the personnel approval of the Personnel Department and the internal review of the Supervision Department before he can complete the establishment of sub-departments.
Therefore, the middle-level managers in those sub-departments currently have an agent in their position because the Human Resources Department and the Supervision Department have not yet gone through the formal approval process for these people.
However, everyone knows that although this process is cumbersome, it is often just a formality. Unless there is a real problem, you will be stuck or kicked out of the management directly.
Zhang Haitao and others spent a week to initially complete the organizational structure of the biofuels division.
At this time, Haid Group also completed the board of directors' resolution, and the cooperation project between the two parties was officially launched.
Zhang Haitao, who had taken people to Yangcheng to sign the contract, immediately went to Gaozhou for inspection. Haid Group also found a 600-acre piece of land near the breeding base and was negotiating with the local people about land acquisition and investment.
The biofuel base covers an area of 600 acres, which is indeed enough because the power plant can use the building.
On average, a battery box requires an area of 2 square meters. For 100,000 battery boxes, it will require 150,000 square meters. Including supporting facilities, it will basically be 200,000 square meters.
The base area is about 300 acres, which is enough to build a one-story factory building.
Another system that covers a relatively large area is the 150-acre biogas fermentation plant.
The total area of other factories is 50 acres.
Haid Group estimates that it will invest around 800 million in these infrastructure facilities, for a total investment of 1.9 billion.
The entire project is expected to pay back its capital in 8 years.
If amortized to a 30-year service life, the annual investment cost is about 63 million. Adding operating costs, maintenance costs, patent costs, and raw material costs, the annual cost is 150 million, and the gross profit is still relatively good.
At this stage, the country does not lack funds, but lacks projects with profit expectations.
Zhang Haitao, who returned from inspecting the site in Gaozhou, placed orders with previous parts suppliers and reported to the purchasing department, asking them to bid for a batch of the same parts on the purchasing website.
His purpose in doing this is very simple.
Just in case.
If there is a problem with that parts supplier, it can be remedied through another supplier
In the past, we only purchased in small batches and used a single parts supplier. Even if something went wrong, the loss would not be too serious.
But it is different now. The Gaozhou biofuel project being built for Haid Group requires a lot of parts.
Including the four projects that Hailufeng Company plans to launch next year, 300,000 to 400,000 ceramic liners alone need to be purchased. The risk of using a single supplier is too great.
At the same time, over there in Jingdezhen.
Tan Gaoming received an email from the purchasing department of Hailufeng Company. After reading it, his face was so excited that he couldn't suppress it: "Hahaha..."
The accountant who just knocked on the door looked confused and asked with some worry: "Boss? Are you okay?"
"Hahaha, no, no, I'm just too happy." Tan Gaoming could hardly hold back his lips.
"The boss is getting married?" the finance manager guessed.
"What are you thinking about? I don't want to get married." Tan Gaoming waved his hand. Although he had a girlfriend, he had no idea of getting married. He looked at the finance department: "Sister Wang, what's the matter?"
The financial officer got down to business: "Boss, the company's gross profit this month is almost 1.2 million..."
"1.2 million? Not bad..." Tan Gaoming stood up and walked back and forth: "Sister Wang, find someone to help me get a loan, use my car and house as collateral, and give me a loan of 10 million."
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"Boss, your house? Is that the villa?"
"No, it's the entire house, plus those luxury cars. It shouldn't be a problem to borrow 10 million yuan."
"Boss, if it's the whole house, there shouldn't be any problem." The accountant has worked for Tan's Ceramics for more than 20 years and knows a lot about the assets of Tan Gaoming's family.
"Okay, sorry to bother Sister Wang. This year, all employees will receive a year-end bonus of one month's salary. There will be no holidays during the Spring Festival. Those who can work overtime will be retained to expand production."
Finance Sister Wang’s eyes widened: “Boss? Is the order for 5,000 ceramic liners almost completed?”
Tan Gaoming's voice trembled slightly: "Hai Lufeng Company has just sent an order for 100,000 ceramic liners to our company, requiring us to complete them all before the end of next year."
"100,000 ceramic liner? That's great." Sister Wang also became happy.
"I will take the high-speed rail to Shantou and the United States today to sign the contract. Sister Wang, please ask others to come over."
"Okay."
Soon, the management of Tan's Ceramics knew about this, and everyone was relieved and excited at the same time.
After arranging all the company's affairs, Tan Gaoming took a few people and hurriedly took the high-speed train.
Other ceramic companies in Jingdezhen also saw that Hailufeng Company posted three ceramic liner procurement projects on the purchasing website.
Each procurement project is for 100,000 ceramic inner pots, which has caused many ceramic companies to act quickly.
However, Chaozhou Ceramics Enterprises, which missed an opportunity before, came over as soon as possible by virtue of their distance advantage.
(End of chapter)