I Am the President of the University

"Ahem, five billion...Does it take so much to get lactide?" Chen Hao coughed and asked with some uncertainty.

Five billion is not big money for him, he is worth hundreds of billions.

But value, assets and cash flow are two different things!

There are really only a handful of people in China who can use out 5 billion or even 10 billion at will.

"Lactide is used as a raw material for /b polylactic acid (). If you want to mass produce this, you don't have a capital reserve of 5 billion, and you can't make it without a cash flow of 10 billion."

Fang Haosen smiled bitterly, and then said: "Our domestic companies do not want to do it. The key investment is really not a small amount, and even if it is invested, there is no guarantee that it will be made, so if you want to use it, you can only buy it abroad."

"Nautreworks, a beautiful country company, is a giant in this industry. It has controlled polylactic acid for so many years, but they have done so since 1997 and invested billions of dollars. It was only a few years before they became profitable." Fang Haosen couldn't help sighing.

NautreWorks company, backed by Cargill Cargill company.

Cargill Company is incredible, it is the world's largest food producer.

The counterparty has sufficient fund reserves and technology, and is not afraid of burning money. In this case, it took NautreWorks ten years and invested billions of dollars to create an exclusive two-step production process to successfully make polylactic acid.

It is conceivable how high the threshold of this industry is!

Chen Hao's mouth was sour after hearing that, there are too many places where our necks are stuck by foreign countries.

But in any case, he will not give up, and said: "Our country's development cannot let this basic material drag its feet! Not only lactide, but also polylactic acid!"

Polylactic acid, also called polylactide, can be fermented from corn starch to form lactic acid. The lactic acid undergoes dehydration and polymerization to form lactide, which is then polymerized to form polylactic acid. This material is a bio-based polymer material, which can be degraded by composting to produce carbon dioxide and water. It is a very degradable and environmentally friendly material.

But two industries and three technologies: lactic acid and polylactic acid. The lactic acid threshold is mainly derived from the strain and the purity of lactic acid. Polylactic acid is mainly lactide and polymerization technology. Among them, "lactide" is the core. Few companies can do well in the world, and their main production capacity is controlled by foreign companies.

Fang Haosen was naturally happy when he heard Chen Hao's words. This was what he thought in his heart, but he had to make it clear about the pros and cons.

"From the perspective of NatureWorks' decades of development, 70,000 tons is basically a profitable point. It is difficult to make a profit if it is less than this number. At present, our domestic companies are struggling to be 5,000 tons." But then, Fang Haosen also said some comparisons. Inspiring words.

"The reason why (polylactic acid) has always been difficult to start in China is that domestic companies lack effective industrial solutions for the preparation of lactide in lactic acid, which restricts the bottleneck of industrial development. So as long as we break through the lactide synthesis technology, To achieve mass production of polylactic acid, the gap between our domestic and foreign countries will gradually narrow."

"It seems that the problem is indeed not small." Listening to Fang Haosen's words, Chen Hao basically understood.

But after seeing it clearly, the determination in his heart is even greater.

Why has it been stuck by foreign countries on the basic material of polylactic acid?

Because the investment is large and profit is difficult!

But with the development of the mainland, environmental protection is a big problem in the future.

Like the upcoming ban on plastics, we can see the determination of the capital. In the future, there will be fewer and fewer plastic products, and this new type of biodegradable biomaterial is an inevitable technology in the future!

China must do it!

For things like this that involve basic people’s livelihood, it must be available in the country, otherwise sanctions are prone to occur.

However, he still believed in the lactide synthesis technology research group led by Fang Haosen and Chen Chong. At the beginning, he used academic eyes to explore the research and development success rate as high as 65%!

Chen Hao comfortedly said: "But don't worry, Professor Fang, you only need to develop the lactide synthesis technology, and you don't need to worry about the subsequent transformation of the results, I will take care of it!"

Fang Haosen said with some excitement: “It’s not without its positive side. A few days ago, Zhenhai Biological, a leading domestic polylactic acid industry company, has publicized that it wants to polymerize lactide by itself to solve the problem of polylactic acid. It should be a result of research. breakthrough."

"Really? That's good, but we can't give up if they do what they do." Chen Hao was taken aback for a while, and didn't care much.

He is not short of money, and the industry is also not profitable.

According to the 2017 data, the total global production capacity of degradable materials is about 2 million tons, while traditional non-degradable materials are more than 370 million, and biodegradable materials account for less than 0.5%.

In terms of biodegradable materials, the market prospects are very promising, and there is no fear of competitors.

After a final reminder, Chen Hao left the laboratory.

...

Beautiful country, Minnesota.

NautreWorks corporate headquarters.

Mark Webber, CEO of NautreWorks, No.1 in the industry.

At this moment, he is listening to reports from his subordinates in his office.

After listening, the corners of his mouth slightly cocked, seeming to evoke a hint of sarcasm~www.ltnovel.com~ Do you say that China's Zhenhai Biology announced that it would polymerize lactide by itself? "

"Yes, this is the urgent news that just came back from our Huaxia branch." The subordinate also suppressed a smile and said, "Boss, should we let it go or teach the other party a lesson?"

Weber smiled, as if he was talking about something not worth mentioning, "Oh, this Huaxia company is so confident, then I think the other party has already broken the lactide synthesis technology, right?"

"That has been broken, so there is no need to purchase from our NatureWorks anymore, right?"

Seeing Webber blinking at himself, his subordinates understood in seconds, but hesitated about what he was thinking about, "Boss, will this cause dissatisfaction from China?"

"What about dissatisfaction? If you want the raw material of polylactic acid, you must cooperate with us! Otherwise, besides our company, who can provide these to Huaxia Enterprise? Isn't it?" Weber shrugged, looking confident.

Since some people feel that their wings are hard, that's good, let the other person see what the power of capital is!

After the subordinate responded, he retired.

Then, a message suddenly sounded like thunder on the Internet.

It didn't take long to reach China.

As soon as this news appeared, it directly detonated the domestic Internet!

As soon as Zhenhai Biotechnology announced that it would independently develop lactide technology, NatureWorks announced that it would immediately stop supplying lactide to Zhenhai Biotechnology.

In other words, Zhenhai Bio was sanctioned by NatureWorks!

ps: The reality has been artistically processed, so there will be discrepancies, please don't be serious!

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