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Chapter 226 Raw Material Lithium Price Rise. What does it have to do with me?
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While China and the island countries were making moves for the latest battery R&D and production, on the other side of the sea, the Ugly Country Strategic Analysis Office also noticed anomalies in this field.

Everyone in this office has not been freed from the oppression of the H-20, but, due to the situation, they have no choice but to engage in a battle that is completely unfamiliar to them.

".So, you mean, the other party is likely to have mastered a new generation of sulfur-lithium battery technology, and it will be released in the near future—you said, within two weeks?"

Johnson sat on the chair, his expression was as determined as ever, but if you look carefully, it is not difficult to find a little tiredness in his eyes.

"Yes, this is our preliminary judgment. According to the evaluation of the island country, the sulfur-lithium battery technology mastered by the other party can at least increase the energy density of the current battery to more than 500WH/KG, which is equivalent to an improvement compared with the current most advanced battery. 30%, which will have a huge impact on our energy sector."

"It's very likely that after the battery release, there will be a sharp drop in crude oil prices -- especially crude oil futures prices."

"Where's the logic? Where's the logic?"

Johnson asked, frowning.

The analyst froze for a moment, then began to explain:

"The logic is that once this battery is released, it will not only directly increase the mileage of electric vehicles, but also a very strong signal, that is, Huaxia has mastered a strong battery research and development capability, and the performance of subsequent batteries will continue to improve. .”

"The improvement of battery performance means that the replacement of traditional fossil energy by new energy will be further strengthened, and the demand for oil will decrease in the future, and the price will naturally decrease."

After listening to the analyst's explanation, Johnson nodded, and then asked:
"Then do we need to maintain international crude oil prices? In the long run, what are the advantages and disadvantages of falling crude oil prices for us?"

"Mr. Johnson, in the long run, the decline in crude oil prices is good for us, but in the short term, we must maintain high crude oil prices."

"There are three main reasons."

"The first point is to boost the Dole, and the Dole will strengthen; crude oil is a global commodity denominated in Dole, and the rise of crude oil can be passed on to a certain extent by domestic inflation; the second point is that the rise of crude oil has a negative impact on other countries. It will cause imported inflation and hit the economies of other countries; thirdly, our country’s industries are located in high-end areas and are less affected by inflation, which will generally increase our economic advantages.”

"In addition, even without considering this reason, we are still facing pressure from domestic companies, especially shale oil companies."

"We have invested a huge amount of resources in the shale oil field. Although we have achieved certain results, there is still a long way to go before we can truly recover the cost and achieve profitability. If the international crude oil price falls, we will jump up and make trouble first. It’s the shale oil entrepreneurs.”

"Sir, you know that their energy is actually greater than what we see on the surface"

After hearing this, Johnson's face darkened.

He's a smart guy, so he understands what the analyst is saying.

In fact, the three reasons he said were just a cover, and the real reason was only in his last sentence.

Manufacturers of shale oil will not allow the price of international crude oil to fall, because it will affect their profits.

And money is the number one driving force in this country.

These businessmen can completely ignore the long-term development of the country for short-term interests, but the country has nothing to do with them.

Thinking of this, he sighed insignificantly.

Yes, he could see through all of this, but so what?

He still has to make decisions in this direction and safeguard the interests of many business owners in this country.

After a moment of silence, he said:
"Then let's find a way to control the international crude oil price. Throw a cargo ship over and block their port."

The analyst shook his head and replied:
"Sir, this method may not work. On the one hand, we have already used it once, and if we use it again, the loopholes are too big. On the other hand, in any case, the blockage of the port is only a short-term impact and cannot fundamentally solve the problem of crude oil prices. A downward trend—especially a downward trend in futures prices.”

"So what's your suggestion?"

Johnson asked, frowning.

After pondering for a moment, the analyst answered:
"I think we can start from the direction of raw material lithium. Huaxia's lithium output is pitifully small, only 7% of the total, and 70% are imported from overseas. If we can increase the price of raw material lithium, we can briefly increase their batteries. price."

"As long as the battery price rises to a certain level, the impact of its technological innovation will be diluted, which can buy us a lot of time."

"Why? I remember that China's lithium reserves are not low, right?"

Johnson asked suspiciously.

He had read some analysis materials before this, and was impressed by this information.

From a global perspective, the production of lithium resources is mainly concentrated in Aozhou, Chile, Argentina, and Huaxia. The four countries account for 4% of the world's total reserves, while Huaxia's lithium reserves are only behind Chile, accounting for 95% of the world's reserves. .

With such abundant reserves, how can 70% of the raw material lithium need to be imported?

"Because mining is too difficult."

While speaking, the analyst projected the map onto the screen, then pointed to the small red dots marked on it and said:

"Huaxia lithium resources mainly include salt lake, spodumene and lepidolite, of which salt lake lithium accounts for 83%, mainly distributed in Qinghai and Xizang; spodumene accounts for 15%, mainly distributed in Sichuan and Sichuan; lepidolite accounts for 2% [-]%, mainly distributed in rivers and streams.”

"Most of their lithium is in salt lakes, accounting for about 80%, and most of these salt lakes are distributed in ecologically fragile areas and areas with underdeveloped infrastructure, so mining is very difficult."

"It is for this reason that the production of their raw material lithium is low."

"The infrastructure is underdeveloped. Why do I feel that this reason is a bit untenable. Well, let's not discuss this issue for the time being. I would like to ask, what method do we need to control the price of international raw material lithium?"

Johnson asked bluntly.

"We can go through Aozhou Greenbushes, they are the world's largest raw material lithium supplier."

"Can we control them?"

"Yes. We can achieve 100% control. Within two weeks, we will be ready. Then, 1 to 3 days before the other party's release, we will start to increase the price of raw material lithium and increase the existing price. to more than 300%."

"I'm afraid this will also affect our other partners?"

The analyst smiled and said ambiguously:

"For domestic companies, we will inform them in some ways to use futures to lock in the price of raw material lithium in advance, but for other countries, we have to let them fend for themselves."

Johnson nodded silently, then said:
"Then output the report, and I will sign it."

"understand!"

The analyst turned his head and left the office, and Johnson leaned back on the chair, his face constantly changing.

He didn't know whether the decision he made was correct, because this decision would cause a large number of allies and allies to suffer huge losses, and even some relatively weak manufacturers may not necessarily go bankrupt directly.

However, he has to do this again, because for him, the interests of the country are always above all else.

For this benefit, he would rather be the executioner who dropped the knife.

It doesn't matter even if you leave a lifetime of infamy.

At this moment, an inexplicable pride surged in his chest.

However, he didn't know at all that all his worries were unnecessary.

Because the battery that Huaxia made this time is not a sulfur-lithium battery at all, but a sulfur-silicon battery.

Therefore, pushing up the price of raw material lithium is actually just a joke for Huaxia.

(End of this chapter)