Chapter 160 The War of Soybean Oil
The lubricating oil Yu Yang mentioned was not mechanical lubricating oil, nor condom lubricating oil.
It is the base oil that plays a lubricating role in the production of chemical raw materials, also called base essential oil.
For example, by heating soybeans to 100°C, deacidifying them to produce glycerides, and then saponifying the glycerides in water, you can obtain vegetable-based glycerin.
It has antibacterial and antiviral properties and can be used as a lubricant for pharmaceutical products and cosmetics. It can even be added with spices to make plant-based essential oils for massage.
The automated control equipment and related systems provided by Tengzhen are specifically designed for the production of 'massage essential oil'.
Of course, massage oil has a large market in Japan, but it is difficult to estimate in the East.
Yu Yang thought about it over and over again, considering the idea of "replying to others" and helping ADM increase its production capacity. It is possible for him to obtain more than ten times more soybean oil than his own production, as well as the consumption of purchasing these soybean oils. Huge amounts of money.
He simply went to the dock at the old site of the township compound and started the computer.
While feeding soybean oil into it, adjusting various ratios, uploading the characteristics to the Internet, and posting to ask for help from experts.
Never thought about it.
I don’t know, I don’t know, I’ll be shocked when I understand.
Because there are so many uses.
For example, soybean oil is refined, decolorized, and subjected to an esterification reaction with alcohol compounds to generate ester compounds, and then alcoholysis reaction with acid compounds to generate a resin precursor.
Then, the resin precursor is polymerized to obtain a plant-based resin.
Although it is less unique than petroleum-based resin, it can be made into non-toxic and harmless plastic products.
Including pacifiers, teethers, baby toys, love aids...
Another example is refining, decolorizing and hydrogenating soybean oil to obtain ‘hydrogenated soybean oil’.
It can be used as film lubricant and adhesive.
It can also be heat treated to create ‘wax’ and then flavored to produce craft candles.
The price of this plant-based craft candle is three to four times that of ordinary candles. Ordinary people cannot afford it, but monks like it very much.
How many monk temples are there in the East?
"It seems that the Buddha Temple is going to recruit a group of eminent monks to form a sales team... no, it is to form a traveling team, and then bring candles to other temples to exchange for some sesame oil money."
"After all, we are from the same school, so it is easier for both parties to get closer."
Yu Yang thought about it and contacted the old abbot of the Buddha Temple to tell him his idea.
"Donor Yu, isn't this appropriate?"
"Host, don't you want to make progress?"
"The old monk must be ambitious, otherwise he would not move to Han Gaixiang."
The old host has never told outsiders.
The reason why I moved to Han Gaixiang was because during that period, strongmen sneaked into the temple every night, digging pits in search of gold, smashing walls in search of cash, or taking away some old objects.
I couldn’t fight again and again, and calling the police didn’t work.
Just join them.
The reason for joining is to "make progress". I hope that the Buddha Temple will become bigger and stronger, create greater glory, break out of the Asia-Pacific, and go global.
"Since the host is motivated, it's settled. I will supply the craft candles and only charge the cost, and your temple will be responsible for the sales. Whatever you make, the profits will belong to you."
Just as Yu Yang was about to hang up the phone, he suddenly saw the spearman Chang Fu standing aside from the corner of his eye, and his heart moved.
"Chang Fu, you should become a monk."
"Um?"
"Be a warrior monk and go to other temples with eminent monks to sell candles."
"???"
"This is called a protector."
"..."
…
Two days later.
Moved to the Buddha Temple in Hangai Township, adding 300 new monks.
They are all big and round-waisted, tall and majestic, and are good at dancing with sticks.
Gathered together, it looks like a large group of Lu Zhishen.
This adds a bit of mystery to the Buddha Temple and brings countless popularity.
However, it takes time to process the ordination, so Master Chang could only stay in the temple temporarily, drink wine, eat meat and pull out big trees.
Of course, Chang Fu, as the security leader, did not become a monk.
Following the leadership of Yu Da, the company that helped the vegetable vendors in the trading hall completed a new round of capital increase and production expansion.
For example, some companies no longer sell vegetables and instead produce baby products.
For example, some companies no longer purchase ADM soybean oil and instead produce sex toys.
For example, some companies no longer purchase plant-based raw materials and instead produce craft candles.
The company is responsible for the production of glycerin, plant-based synthetic resins, and hydrogenated soybean oil, and supplies semi-finished raw materials to these companies.
In this way, the acquired ADM soybean oil will be put to use.
And inventories are falling extremely quickly.
So Yu Yang began to worry, if ADM no longer produces arowana, where would he find such an excellent supplier.
Fortunately, ADM took action again and acquired more than 30 refineries in Xiguang, Jianfu, Guangzhou, and Jiangnan areas, increasing production capacity to 100,000 tons per day.
And in early September, when South American soybeans were harvested, ADM used these refineries to apply to the Eastern Foreign Trade System to import 5 million tons of soybeans again.
"While waving a beautiful sword to invest in the East, it is urging the East to consume the US sword, devouring the soybean oil market of the East, conquering the soybean market of the East, and secretly taking over the feed market and frozen meat market...ADM is really scary."
Fortunately, I have opened the market. I can purchase ADM soybean oil to open up the market for my own Sany soybean oil, and at the same time, I can deeply process ADM soybean oil and sell it to collect funds, thus forming a cycle of the two operations.
"So, we are even scarier!"
Yu Yang sighed and put down the many copywriting papers that had been put on hold in the past few days due to his obsession with barbecue.
This includes ADM's orders for delivery in January 2000, as well as ADM's explanation for suspending raw material advance payments and profit distribution in the third quarter.
It is nothing more than the plummeting price of soybeans. ADM has suffered heavy losses in the futures market and currently has no available cash.
But Yu Yang understood that this was just a scene.
Because soybean futures, dominated by the four major grain merchants, first increased in price and then fell in price. The four major grain merchants first went long and then went short, and all made huge profits.
The reason why the other party is doing this must be to allow them to continue to produce inks and pigments.
At this time.
The factory secretary hurriedly walked in, "Director Yu, it's not good."
"What's up?"
"At Sanyuan Chemical, due to arrears in payment to material suppliers and one quarter's salary arrears to employees, the material suppliers and employees joined forces to cause trouble and took advantage of the chaos to steal a lot of valuable equipment."
"Is there such a bad thing? Call the police, and by the way, notify Chairman Phillips!"
September 5th.
In the southeast corner of Laigang City, Sanyuan Chemical Industry.
As the largest refining and chemical base in the Asia-Pacific region, its front door is impressively built.
But at this moment, there are all kinds of garbage strewn inside and outside the door, and it is extremely desolate.
Yu Yang and Phillips entered the factory in the AMG Hutouben. The first thing they saw was dozens of old men wearing security uniforms sitting in the shade of trees to enjoy the cool air.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Yu, what's going on?"
"Chairman, although your headquarters has dispatched orders, it has not paid the final payment for raw materials and the profits that our company should have received in the third quarter. As a result, the material suppliers cannot get the money and cannot supply the goods; the water and electricity systems cannot get it. Payables are not provided, and water and electricity are not provided; employees do not get paid and are unwilling to go to work; even security personnel are lazy and let their elderly fathers come to take over their duties. "
"Fuck, how could this be possible?"
"This is not bad. Let's go quickly to see the damage to the equipment."
After a while.
AMG parked in the Sanyuan Chemical Trade Confidential Area.
The person in charge of the municipal police who came from Tai City came forward with sweat on his face, "Director Yu, after our investigation and analysis, your company has lost 49 sets of high-precision extraction components and 135 sets of high-precision refining equipment for extraction and The production lines for refining ink are all paralyzed, and the plant-based ink technology may have been stolen.”
When Yu Yang heard this, he was slightly startled, rolled his eyes suddenly, and fell to the ground.
"Dr. Yu?"
"Mr. Yu?"
"Quick, quick, emergency ambulance!"
Noon on September 5th.
According to rumors, due to ADM's refusal to pay the final payment for raw materials and profit sharing in the third quarter, Sanyuan Chemical experienced extremely bad debt collection for raw materials and employee salary demands.
During this process, the core equipment of Sanyuan Chemical was stolen, and the extraction and refining technology of plant-based ink was stolen.
Moreover, Yu Sanyuan was so angry that his old illness recurred, and his life and death were unknown.
The evening of September 5th.
Sanyuan Chemical issued a notice: Due to business adjustments, the entire plant was shut down and handed over to the Taishi Municipal Military Department for temporary takeover.
Early morning on September 6th. Sanyuan Agriculture sued Daniel Smith Company and ADM Company in Dongshan High Court and New York Court respectively, accusing them of contract fraud and demanding compensation of US$9 billion in losses.
Dongshan High Court accepted the case that day.
…
Xiangjiang, ADM Asia Pacific Headquarters.
Mrs. Smith was talking to Phillips.
"Madam, Mr. Yu's acting skills are very poor. It can be confirmed that he deliberately shut down Sanyuan Chemical."
"This is bound to happen. He did this just because he didn't want the two sides to break up, just like we used the serious futures losses as a reason to refuse to pay the final payment for raw materials last quarter and the advance payment for raw materials next quarter."
"What about us?"
"Sanyuan Chemical is heavily in debt, which is equivalent to placing a heavy burden on Sanyuan Agriculture. This matter has come to an end. Our focus is still on soybean oil, feed, and frozen meat."
"Okay ma'am."
"You don't need to come back. You can go directly to the magic city of Yihai Kerry to be responsible for integrating the many refineries we have acquired."
"yes!"
After Mrs. Smith hung up the phone, she looked at the business map hanging opposite her desk.
Sanyuan Chemical has been marked with a big X.
Next is the general attack on soybean oil.
…
September 7th.
Shiliying Sunshine Real Estate Industrial Zone, Sany Soybean Oil Sales Corporation.
Yu Sanyuan, who declared that he was critically ill, sat energetically in a leather armchair and checked the sales status of Sany soybean oil.
Thanks to superior authorities' crackdown on illegal edible oil workshops, the shortage of oil has become more serious.
It also benefited from its own acquisition of Arowana, which freed up a large area of the soybean oil market.
Sany soybean oil sells quite well from high-end barrels, to mid-range bags, to low-end bulk.
Upon seeing this, the factory secretary reported: "Sany soybean oil has a daily output of 10,000 tons, with an average selling price of 5 yuan per liter, and a daily turnover of 48 million yuan. Due to the profit concessions given to vegetable vendors during the sales process, and the high cost of buying back Sany soybeans, , with a daily loss of approximately 1.53 million.”
"Normally, now is the early stage of starting a business, especially when we are fighting against ADM. This loss is equal to a huge profit... As for the higher cost of buying back Sanyi soybeans, it means buying horse bones with thousands of gold. By next year, Sanyi soybean seeds will definitely be popular. nationwide, and there is no need to implement a guaranteed income plan.”
After Yu Yang finished speaking, he looked up at the TV.
In the news being broadcast, many edible oils under ADM were interviewed one after another.
What insists on scientific and technological progress and brand victory?
What to implement the group strategy and unify the edible oil standards of the whole company.
What is ISO9001 certification, ISO14001 certification, GMP audit and HACCP certification...
Seeing this, Yu Yang called the front desk of the brick kiln and said, "Give me all the newspapers you can buy in the past two days."
"Okay, Director Yu."
soon.
Dozens of brand-new newspapers and magazines were sent over by the forensic sister.
Yu Yang flipped through it roughly.
Sure enough, many of ADM's edible oils have all received a series of international certifications.
On the other hand, there must be nothing at home.
After all, I have nothing to do overseas, and ADM will not let me get it.
In newspapers and periodicals, experts, professors and well-known scholars appeared from nowhere, reporting the importance of international certification in various ways.
Some local leaders even awarded scientific and technological progress awards to several refineries owned by ADM.
The funniest thing is that the orchid flower has become a well-known trademark in the East.
"It's over, the high-end market has been lost!"
The team leader of the factory secretary said: "Director Yu, it is not considered a loss. After all, the consumer groups in the high-end market are not short of money. If you try Sany soybean oil and then taste ADM's high-end oil, you will definitely find the gap." ”
"You should know about flavors."
"Can't detect it?"
"It's not that it can't be detected, it's that cooking oil doesn't detect it."
"???"
"Just like soybean oil, it is made from soybeans. If the pressing process is used, the official test will be Aspergillus aflatoxin and impurities. If the leaching process is used, the official test will be solvent residue. As for whether there are stimulants in the soybean oil, I'm sorry. This requires professional testing, understand?”
"You mean, even if there is rat poison in it, it won't be tested?"
"If the toxicity of this batch is not tested, soybean oil containing rat poison may really be put on the market."
"..."
"Actually, this is the case in the food field, including our cucumbers. At most, they can be tested for pesticide residues. Who will test their alkaline and acidic values?"
"..."
"So, ADM knows the characteristics of Sany soybean oil, but still plans to attack the high-end market, which shows that the other party is sure of winning. After all, no matter how pure the taste is, it cannot do the technology and hard work."
The factory secretary had already been convinced by Yu Yang. After hearing this judgment, he looked at the people who were awarding awards on the TV and gritted his teeth and said: "Eat them to death!"
Then he added: "Even so, we should still be able to gain a firm foothold in the high-end market."
"Standing firm and monopolizing are two different things."
Yu Yang picked up a pen and paper and began to write and draw, "ADM is attacking the high-end market and will soon start a brand war, a certification war, and a price war with us. After successive attacks, the high-end image of our Sany Soybean Oil will It will definitely be severely damaged.
If we want to maintain our advantage, the only way is... to take it off the shelves! "
"Removed?"
"Um."
“Wouldn’t this give up the high-end market to ADM?”
"No, we have found a new way and continue to give away vegetables and fruits, and even give away travel consumption credits. In short, consumer groups who are ready to buy a large amount of high-end edible oil do not need to buy oil."
"But in this case, we will suffer serious losses."
"We lose money when geckos cut off their tails. ADM's high-end cooking oil cannot be sold because of its short shelf life, so they also lose money."
"How much energy can we and ADM afford?"
"Thanks to Mrs. Smith, the eldest sister on the list, for giving us sufficient funds and sending so much cheap cooking oil. In the future, our losses in the high-end market can be fully recovered from the lubricant industry."
The plant secretary understood, "It's like the power plant is suffering huge losses, but the power supply department is making huge profits, but the power plant can't be shut down?"
"That's pretty much what it means."
Yu Yang put down the pen and paper, "By the way, how much is Sanyuan Chemical's total debt?"
"Back to Director Yu, the purchasing department knew that ADM would cut off orders for the next quarter, so they purchased or ordered raw materials worth US$2.1 billion from our plant-based raw material growing area in Yimeng, Yishui.
In addition, US$1.7 billion worth of raw materials were ordered from the South, Nanyang, South Africa, and Siberia.
Including previous credit payments, the total debt is US$6.8 billion. "
"Good guy, it took Yishui and Yimeng two months to cultivate so many things, but all of them were bought by Sanyuan Chemical at a high price?"
"If you don't buy it now, no one will buy it when the order is cut off. Besides, the price is not high. We have been purchasing plant-based raw materials for half a year, and now the supply prices on the market have increased several times, even for Chinese herbal medicines. All sold out.”
"If this is the case, then the technicians responsible for cultivating plant-based raw materials will be withdrawn, and then the temporary workers recruited from Yishui and Yimeng will be dismissed."
"OK."
Yu Yang watched the factory secretary leave, then took out his mobile phone and dialed the number of Lao Dong, director of Dongshan Development and Reform and head of the Dongshan Government-Enterprise Reform Committee.
After being connected.
He spoke in a business-like tone:
"Hello, leader, I am Yu Yang from Sanyuan Agriculture. I wonder if you have received the debt restructuring plan from Sanyuan Chemical Group?"
"Already received. I believe that Sanyuan Chemical Industry, as the largest refining and chemical base in the Asia-Pacific region, cannot be abandoned just because of the flight of foreign capital. If Sanyuan Agriculture and many material suppliers can work together to revitalize such a large factory, I I believe the superiors will also be very happy.”
"Thank you for the leadership's support, but Dongshan High Court may not necessarily judge this way."
"I will communicate with them."
"Thank you, leader."
"It should be, otherwise why would I come to Dongshan Mansion?"
"Then we won't talk any more."
Yu Yang ended the call and looked at the factory plan hanging on the wall.
Then he stood up and drew a checkmark on 'Sanyuan Chemical' with chalk.
"The question is, what do we want this chemical plant to do after all this hard work?"
"Mortgage?"
"But no bank dares to handle it for us."
"Forget it, let's find a place to hide first, so as not to prevent Sister Bang from coming to our door."
(End of chapter)