Intelligent Industrial Empire

"Twenty-three U.S. dollars, excluding taxes, not including shipping, just the FOB price of the ore." Yun Fei immediately added to Shen Wenhua in front of him.

He was prepared to quote this price at will, and then he was going to slowly negotiate with the Ministry of Mines or those state-owned steel plants. The base price in his mind was only between 19 and 20 dollars.However, the current situation has changed. The three major mining companies are preparing to export iron ore to China at a price of 30 US dollars per ton. The same is not including freight and taxes. The 30 US dollars are FOB prices.

"President Yun, can we still discuss this price?" Shen Wenhua frowned and thought about it, and asked Yun Fei.

The price of twenty-three dollars is not too high for them.

After all, it is much more difficult for their private companies to buy iron ore than those of the state-owned companies, and the price is much higher.The ore is imported as a whole by the Ministry of Mines and then distributed to the major steel plants in order to prevent these steel plants from vicious competition.

Private factories in China cannot be compared with state-owned factories. In the eyes of those leaders, one is raised by a mother and the other is born by a stepmother. The treatment they receive is fundamentally different.Shagang Group's business has become more and more prosperous in recent years, but it does not have enough ore.

Otherwise, after hearing that Yun Fei had 17 million tons of ore in his hands, Shen Wenhua would not have chartered a plane directly to the capital in such a hurry.

The price of twenty-three dollars a ton is not very high, at least it is much cheaper than the Shagang Group's ore in the hands of the country, and the freight will be much cheaper.

This is the same for anyone when buying things. They know that this stuff is very cheap, and everyone hopes that the price will be cheaper.

"Why, Mr. Shen thinks our price is too high?" Yun Fei asked Shen Wenhua very calmly. There is nothing dissatisfied with his thoughts.After all, everyone is like this. The cheaper the price of raw materials, the lower the final sales price of the products produced, which will make the products more competitive in the market.

"President Yun, I don't think the price is too high, but the transportation cost of these ore from West Africa to our country is too high..." Shen Wenhua did not directly say that the idle price is too high, but turned around. The transportation journey is too long.

From West Africa to China, to use giant transport ships to transport these ore and reduce transportation costs, it is necessary to take the Cape of Good Hope route in southern Africa, then enter the Indian Ocean, and enter China from the Strait of Malacca.

The journey on this route is very long and the transportation cost is also very high.

These ore is transported from there to China, and the price will be two to three times higher than that from Australia. The price of 23 US dollars a ton, plus the transportation cost, after arriving in China, the price is not higher than that of the three major mining companies. How much cheaper.

Many domestic steel companies buy these ore, often based on the arrival price. After all, there are special transportation companies that transport the ore to some ports in China.

"If it wasn't because the journey was too far away, Mr. Shen, do you think it might be possible to buy the mine at this price? Not to mention, even if the freight is four dollars a ton, plus taxes, the price will not exceed 28 in the end. Point five dollars..." Yun Fei thought that the price he requested was very fair.

Internationally, super-large Capesize bulk carriers are generally used to transport these ore raw materials, so that about 150,000 tons can be transported at one time, and the transportation cost can be effectively reduced. The only downside is that these transport ships are not available. Way through the Suez and Panama Canal.

In other words, not only ore, but when China imports other bulk goods, it is often only possible to use this method of transportation.Whether you are looking for a domestic ocean shipping company or an international company, these prices will not be too high.

If he has sufficient capital turnover and piles all these ores there, it will take a few years, at most, in 2005, the price of these ores will exceed 80 US dollars a ton.Especially the price of Rio Tinto, the world's largest mining company, is much higher than the price in the ordinary market.

Hearing Yun Fei's words, Shen Wenhua fell silent.

Yun Fei is telling the truth.

But now the domestic ore price is almost 28.5.Unless the three major mining companies do not raise prices in China, once the prices increase, the price given by Yunfei said will be much lower than the price in the domestic iron ore market.

Don't look at a ton of ore that is only a few dollars cheaper, but it is equivalent to tens of yuan in RMB. If a ton of steel is produced, the cost will be saved by hundreds.

"President Yun, we need all of these ores!" Shen Wenhua thought for a while, and quickly made a decision.

"Do you want 130,000 tons of copper ore too?" Yun Fei was not surprised that Shen Wenhua made the decision so quickly. He was able to turn a small workshop that started with 450,000 tons and just a production workshop into Now such a giant is absolutely impossible without any courage."In addition, all these iron ore have to be paid in cash, and there is no problem with RMB settlement."

Upon hearing Yun Fei's words, Shen Wenhua was really embarrassed.

More than 17 million tons of ore, the U.S. dollar is 400 million, which is a huge amount of 3.5 billion in adult currency!

Companies like Shagang are not like Yun's Holdings. They don't have much cash reserves at all. They don't have a lot of cash reserves at all. It is not easy for a private company like them to spend 3.5 billion.Especially for all shareholders, few can accept such a big deal.

"Mr. Yun, can this fund..." Shen Wenhua hopes that Yun Fei can extend the time limit for the payment.In recent years, many large domestic companies have been expanding frantically, and most of them are carrying large amounts of debt.

Shagang Group's debt-to-asset ratio has exceeded 50%. There is no other way to buy the ore in Yunfei's hands except for loans.

"No. One lot of money, one lot of goods. After transporting one ship, the payment of one ship is settled. If it is not a capital turnover problem, I will let him keep these ores for a few years, and the price will at least increase several times!" Yun Fei is telling the truth, “This afternoon, Baosteel’s vice president of procurement, Mi Kaile, will be here. Mr. Shen, I’m not trying to raise prices. In this regard, I can sell as many ore as you can mobilize funds. If the funds cannot be mobilized, there is no way."

These companies have never been in arrears for purchases abroad, but this is not the case for their domestic purchases.

The payment is extremely difficult to recover.

This is billions of funds, not millions or tens of millions.

Only with these capital companies can the Mauritania project go on.In the next few years, Yun's Holdings will need tens of billions of funds to be able to turn over projects in Mauritania.

What's more, if it were not for capital turnover, there would be a market for these minerals if the price rose to 25 US dollars a ton.There are too many steel plants in China!Yun Fei only wants to sell out at once.Money can never be made by one person.

Shen Wenhua naturally knew that Yun Fei did not lie to him. Like Baosteel, they both rely on imported ore to support their production. Now Baosteel also lacks ore!

"President Yun, can I go back to discuss this matter?" Shen Wenhua almost gritted his teeth and said to Yun Fei.This matter is really too big. In terms of funding, they have no way to compare with Baosteel. The whole country lies behind Baosteel.

"There is no problem with this. One week, Baosteel will reply after one week." Yun Fei said to Shen Wenhua very seriously.

Compared with state-owned factories, he is more willing to cooperate with these private enterprises.What you do is far more efficient than state-owned units.Moreover, although a group company like Baosteel quickly dispatched a vice president, Yun Fei estimated that it was probably Lao Zhu or someone from the Ministry of Mines who greeted him, otherwise it would be nice to have a buyer.

However, Boss Yun made a wrong guess this time.

Mikhail didn't have the consciousness of the high-level officials of the state-owned big factory that was defiant. When he got to Rongcheng, he dialed Yunfei's phone as soon as he got off the airport.Invite Yunfei to meet right away and start negotiations.

This immediately made Yunfei feel that there should be a big problem in the negotiations between the Ministry of Mining and the three major mining companies.

Michelle is in his forties, a tall, strong and capable middle-aged man. He manages a capable and capable head and is very energetic.The most important thing is that this person is not like the other guys in the system that Yun Fei has encountered, he looks like the boss of the sky, his second child.

Therefore, the discussions between the two parties are very harmonious.

"Mr. Yun, can you look at the goods first? If these ores can really reach the level you said, even if the price is a little higher, this is not a problem." After hearing Yun Fei, Mikhail asked that all ores are After taking away the funds of one ship and paying one ship, he didn't say that Yunfei was wishful thinking or something."In addition, if there is no problem with the ore, we can prepay 60% of the funds when the first ship is loaded!"

The boss of the state-owned factory is rich and powerful.

This is more than 3 billion funds.

Sixty percent has exceeded 2 billion. As long as Yunfei can hold these ores, the 50 million dollars of these ores will not have to be paid for by the boss of Yun.Baosteel has enough foreign exchange in its hands.

"Of course it is. Whoever sells things has to be seen by buyers." Yun Fei said with a smile.

"In addition, President Yun, I heard that your company has obtained a lot of mining rights in Africa?" Mikhail asked Yun Fei very seriously.