The flowers in the factory of rebirth are too fierce

At the dinner, Lu Wanliang cried several times, holding Su Qiancheng's hand and kept talking about the leather steel.

Lu Tiesheng quietly apologized to Lin Zhiyuan, "Zhiyuan, my dad suffered from cerebral thrombosis the year before last. The rescue was relatively timely and there were no sequelae. However, after that illness, he always cried and always mentioned the leather steel incident. Don't Sorry!"

"Mr. Lu, I particularly understand Gong Lu's feelings. It's not easy for their generation! They have devoted their entire youth to the steel industry of the motherland. Maybe when we reach Gong Lu's age, we will be like him!"

Lu Tiesheng nodded, "My dad's life is indeed not easy. In 1954, my dad and other seniors from Leather Steel came to the grassland to build a steel plant. What was the grassland like at that time? Gobi Desert, barren land, It is very difficult for people to live, but their generation did it hard and built a modern steel city in the desert. This spirit makes us, the younger generation, admire us very much. "

Li Zhenshan heard the chat between the two and also interjected, "Although we did not have modern equipment and the technology was very backward at that time, we had strong spiritual power. If we can still maintain that strong combat effectiveness now, there will be no There are no difficulties that we cannot overcome.”

"That's what the director said." Lu Tiesheng looked at Li Zhenshan and hesitated to speak.

"Old Lu, do you have something to say? Don't hesitate." Li Zhenshan drank a lot of wine today, and with the help of wine, he talked a lot more than usual.

Lu Tiesheng glanced at Lin Zhiyuan again, "I just don't know if Zhiyuan will be unhappy if these words are spoken?"

Lin Zhiyuan smiled, "I know what you want to say? Do you want to ask the director, what I told you a few days ago is to shift Caosteel's strategic center to rare earths and not to expand production capacity in the steel sector?"

Lu Tiesheng nodded vigorously, "Zhiyuan, don't blame me. I've been working in steel all my life. If you don't let me expand now, I really can't understand."

He told Li Zhenshan about the conversation he had with Lin Zhiyuan a few days ago. After listening, Li Zhenshan was thoughtful, and then stared at Lin Zhiyuan with a half-smile but not a smile, "Zhiyuan, you are always very accurate in seeing things. It just so happens that there are no outsiders today. You Just tell me, why did you make such a judgment? "

After Lin Zhiyuan organized his speech, he spoke slowly, "The development of our country's steel enterprises in the past few years is obvious to all, with rapid acceleration and continuous expansion of production capacity."

"Yes! Our country's economic situation has been getting better and better in recent years, and many infrastructure projects have been launched. Isn't the country already engaged in the Western Development Strategy? The demand for steel must be increasing." This is where Lu Tiesheng's heart knot lies. He has also been working as an iron man for half his life. Now that he is asked to not expand the scale under such a good situation, he really can't figure it out.

"Mr. Lu, our country's steel enterprises will develop more vigorously in the future, because it's only in these two years! China will definitely join the WTO. By then, no one can stop steel exports. Once exports increase, there will be profits. , Major steel mills across the country must swarm to expand their scale and increase their production capacity.”

When Li Zhenshan heard this, he could already guess what Lin Zhiyuan was going to say next. After all, the two had worked together for so many years and they knew each other very well.

"Zhiyuan, are you saying that our country may have excess steel production capacity in the future?"

"It's not possible, it's certain. Domestic infrastructure cannot always be like it is now, and exports cannot always remain at a high level. Once the growth rate of infrastructure and exports slows down, or even goes backwards, then the major steel plants after the expansion will have a difficult time. It’s difficult. Everyone’s production capacity has been increased, but the market has become smaller. What will happen in the end?”

"Competition is fierce, and there may even be a price war." Lu Tiesheng blurted out.

"That's right, Mr. Lu, don't you understand this? I told you last time that Caosteel does not have any advantage in exports, so Caosteel's current production capacity is enough to supply the needed products for the development of the western region. Steel, you really don’t need to follow the trend and expand the scale.”

Li Zhenshan thought for a long time, "Lao Lu, I think what Zhiyuan said makes sense. Cao Steel is too far from the sea. No matter how busy the steel exports are, it has nothing to do with you. It is better to renovate the existing equipment and improve the quality. , reduce costs.”

"Since you have said so..." Lu Tiesheng gritted his teeth unwillingly, "Then I will do as you say! I will shift the focus of the company's work to rare earths."

"That's right, Mr. Lu, the profits of rare earths are far greater than those of steel. Regardless of the low price of rare earths now, as long as our rare earth strategy is successful, we will no longer export large quantities of rare earths in the future, and we will not export rare earth raw ores, but The profit from selling the refined products to foreign countries will be several times that of steel.”

Lu Tiesheng got the correct answer, but Li Zhenshan began to think about Lin Zhiyuan's words just now, "Zhiyuan, you said our country will join the WTO within two years?"

"Definitely. Haven't countries been negotiating for so many years? No country or force can stop China from joining the global economic cycle."

"If your judgment is accurate, then our country's steel industry will definitely have overcapacity in the future. Is there any way we can curb this phenomenon in advance?"

"Director, this is the job of our large-scale working committee! We can enter the game in advance, regroup the major domestic steel companies, create two to three super companies, and use these companies to adjust the market, instead of allowing those Small and medium-sized enterprises will blindly expand their scale. In the first few years after joining the WTO, steel companies will definitely taste some sweetness, but overseas demand for steel also has an upper limit. Once that upper limit is reached, a reduction in exports is inevitable. What we have to do is nip problems in the bud…,”

Li Zhenshan took a sip of beer. After all, he is a leader from a steel company. He is still very concerned about this industry and does not want to see what Lin Zhiyuan said happen.

"Zhiyuan, after the rare earth matter is resolved, let's study the problem of the steel company."

"Director, I've been waiting for your words!"

The guests and hosts enjoyed this family dinner.

The next morning, Lin Zhiyuan and Lu Tiesheng rushed to Yanjing Nonferrous Metals Research Institute and visited Academician Zhang Chengguo.

Academician Zhang Chengguo is 68 years old. He is an expert in the field of rare earth metal smelting and separation in my country. He has long been engaged in research on the smelting of various rare earth concentrates and the separation of single rare earth elements.

Speaking of which, Academician Zhang has a close relationship with Cao Steel. In the 1970s, he worked for Cao Steel for a period of time, and finally successfully developed a new acid process, which solved the problem of smelting rare earth ores in the grassland and successfully applied it to production. practice.

In the 1980s, Academician Zhang came to Caosteel again and successfully researched the new third-generation acid smelting process, which brought the refining of grassland rare earth minerals to a new level.

Because of this relationship, Academician Zhang Chengguo immediately agreed to meet Lu Tiesheng as soon as Cao Steel called.