Chapter 292 Lead-acid battery, Jiang Hui’s long-term plan
“What’s the rush?”
Qin Hao felt a little empty for no reason.
Jiang Hui agreed so happily just now, couldn't there be some trap waiting for him?
Things that even Jiang Hui can't handle may not be trivial.
But I had already said what I said just now, so naturally it was not appropriate to regret it right away.
“I heard that the Peiping Battery Factory began to fall into a state of loss last year, and the loss area this year has become larger.”
“The current domestic reform plan for poorly run factories is that the factory director To deal with various options such as the contracting system, I think it is possible to further consider some new options based on some changes after the reform, so that the ministries and commissions have more options. "
Jiang Hui is such a master, Qin Haosong? He took a breath, with a hint of expectation on his face, "Are you interested in the Peiping Battery Factory?"
"This factory has a very long history, and it existed before the founding of the People's Republic of China."
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"Their factory also had its glory days. Some of the old technicians in the factory were college students in the 1950s and 1960s."
"It's just that there have been too many local battery factories in the past few years and they have developed too fast. Peiping The products of the battery factory are somewhat behind the times, especially due to the heavy historical burden and the high production costs of the Peking Battery Factory, which is why it suffers losses.”
“In terms of battery quality, it is still second to none. "
Although the Peiping Battery Factory is not a factory that Qin Hao is directly responsible for, if there is a way to reverse the situation of this factory, his contribution will be indispensable.
No matter how difficult it is, you can also ask the leader in charge to give you a favor, which can play a very important role at a critical moment.
That's why Qin Hao was so active in introducing the situation of the Peking Battery Factory to Jiang Hui.
“Yes, the Peiping Battery Factory has a glorious history, and the quality of its products is also good. They even supply some of the batteries for the BJ212 at the Capital Automobile Factory.”
Jiang Hui will mention the Peking Battery Factory to Qin Hao today, so he naturally has a certain understanding of this factory.
He is very clear about the future importance of the battery industry.
Although Beiping Battery Factory currently only produces lead-acid batteries and ordinary dry battery products, it still has broad application prospects now and in the future.
With these foundations in place, it is not impossible to study lithium batteries in the future.
The world has not yet developed lithium batteries very well. If the Peiping Battery Factory can develop lithium batteries first in the future, it may not be impossible to win a Nobel Prize.
In 2019, Goodenough, American chemist M. Stanley Whittingham and Japanese chemist Akira Yoshino jointly won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their contributions to the development of lithium batteries.
The lithium battery currently in the laboratory is the first generation and was developed by British scientist Whittingham.
But because titanium sulfide is used as the cathode material, it is highly explosive and has no practicality at all.
Over in the United States, Goodenough firmly believed that there were new alternative materials and studied them day and night for three or four years.
In 1980, 58-year-old Goodenough found a material to replace titanium sulfide, namely lithium cobalt oxide.
This makes lithium batteries more stable and reduce their weight by more than half.
However, there is still a long way to go before lithium batteries can be commercially produced.
Later, Japanese chemists developed a graphite negative electrode material for lithium batteries, which perfectly matched the positive electrode material developed by Goodenough to develop a new lithium battery.
Sony and other companies have applied this kind of battery in wireless electronic products such as camcorders, laptops, and mobile phones, and have been widely commercialized. This is the real start of the development of lithium batteries.
It’s just that the real development and growth of this road will only happen after entering the 21st century.
There is still plenty of time left for the Peiping Battery Factory.
Of course, with the achievements of chemists from the United States and Japan, it is actually very difficult for China to really have someone win the Nobel Prize for the development of lithium batteries.
But Jiang Hui thinks it is entirely possible to support an academician.
He has not said these words to anyone yet.
“Their factory now has a scale of more than a thousand people, including more than 100 technical personnel. It is considered a factory with a relatively high proportion of technical personnel among all factories.”
“ Because of this, the cost of the Peking Battery Factory is higher."
"In addition, there were many retired personnel in the past, and the related burden is a big burden every year."
< br>"If you have any good reform plans to put forward, I will report it to the leaders."
Qin Hao is still very confident in Jiang Hui's idea.
“The domestic emphasis on attracting foreign investment is now much higher than in previous years, and the resistance of all parties to foreign investment has also changed greatly.”
“Over in Shencheng , there are already hundreds of foreign-funded enterprises, and the momentum of development is very strong.”
“There are many domestic factories that are not very profitable. They have joint ventures with foreign capital or sold some factories whose operating conditions are particularly unsatisfactory. I think it can be considered."
Jiang Hui knew that there would definitely be many negative cases about his proposal.
Foreign investors are not coming to China for charity. Those people are just trying to eat people without spitting out their bones.
Through various methods such as joint ventures and acquisitions, it is also common to control some industries in China or to embezzle some assets.
Jiang Hui will definitely make it clear to Qin Hao about the preventive work in this area.
Although there is no way to completely prevent it, it can at least reduce it to a certain extent. "Do you want BMW Technology to form a joint venture with the Peking Battery Factory?"
Qin Hao's eyes lit up immediately.
With the excellent case of Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Factory in the front, Qin Hao believes that the First Machinery Department will definitely not object to this joint venture plan.
In particular, the current situation of the Beiping Battery Factory is very unfavorable. Facing the rapid rise of other domestic battery factories such as Nanping Battery Factory, it has no ability to resist at all.
Many people may not have much impression of Nanping Battery Factory, but when it comes to Nanfu Battery, everyone has probably heard of it.
The Nanping Battery Factory is the predecessor of Nanfu Company. It is a small battery factory located in a very remote small valley in Nanping, Fujian Province.
Thanks to the strong winds of reform, their development has been particularly rapid.
The Nanping Battery Factory is just one of the leaders, and there are many domestic battery factories that are rising rapidly.
After all, the technical threshold for lead-acid batteries is not very high and can be produced by any small factory.
The performance of batteries produced by different factories varies greatly.
Many people don’t have great discerning ability, and they basically just buy whichever one is cheaper.
In addition, the batteries produced by some small workshops have no historical baggage at all, and the labor costs are terrifyingly low.
It’s no wonder that the Peking Battery Factory can’t survive.
“No, BMW Technology intends to directly acquire the Peking Battery Factory instead of a joint venture.”
Jiang Hui attaches great importance to the development of the battery industry and definitely does not want to be like the Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory. Adopting the 50:50 joint venture model will leave a lot of head and tail in the future.
So direct acquisition is the best choice.
Of course, there would definitely be some obstacles to promoting BMW Technology to acquire a state-owned factory in 1982.
There are still a few cases in this area in China. In a few years, the situation will be completely different.
“Direct acquisition?”
Qin Hao is very familiar with various policies, and also has a good understanding of the cooperation plans between factories under the First Machinery Department and foreign-funded enterprises.
Now that Jiang Hui mentioned a direct acquisition, he immediately realized the difficulty.
Loss of state-owned assets.
Although this statement is not popular nowadays, this string has always been in the minds of many people.
In addition, workers in this era are all in a position of iron rice bowl. If the company is directly acquired by foreign capital, whether the workers will be willing and how to arrange the workers is also a big problem.
Coupled with the valuation of various assets during the acquisition process, it will also become very sensitive.
So it is really not that easy for BMW Technology to acquire the Peking Battery Factory.
Fortunately, BMW Technology is a Hong Kong-based company, and the leaders above also know who its actual shareholders are.
In this case, the difficulty should be reduced.
“Yes, if BMW Technology can acquire the Peking Battery Factory, then BMW’s new models will also use products from the Peiping Battery Factory.”
“And we will also consider supplying products to the Peking Battery Factory in the future. The battery factory is looking for more development opportunities.”
“I think we can raise any concerns within the department.”
"If China wants to attract more foreign investment, then it is almost inevitable that they will set up wholly-owned enterprises or acquire some local factories."
"With the acquisition of the Peking Battery Factory by BMW Technology Opportunity to set a standard for this kind of acquisition case, I actually think it is also a very valuable thing."
Jiang Hui knows very well what the leaders of ministries and commissions like Qin Hao care about most.
Not everyone is willing to take risks, but certainly everyone is interested in political performance.
Just like Jiang Hui said, in the future, foreign capital will acquire domestic factories. This kind of thing will definitely happen.
In this case, now we can formulate a set of standardized processes and build a benchmark factory. This can be considered a good political achievement.
Qin Hao can naturally realize this, "You ask BMW Technology to sort out the specific acquisition plan. I will study it carefully first, and then report it to the leaders in the department."< br>
Obviously, after realizing the benefits, Qin Hao immediately became active in this matter.
“No problem, I will bring their person in charge to report to you in two days.”
“BMW Technology will definitely take the concerns of the department into full consideration and will not Make it difficult for leaders.”
For Jiang Hui, it is completely acceptable to spend a little more money to acquire the Peking Battery Factory.
Anyway, money is valuable now. Even spending an extra ten thousand dollars can solve many problems.
Ten thousand dollars is obviously nothing to BMW Technology.
(End of this chapter)