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Pan Wubing suddenly came to West Africa to seek the development of iron ore.

Although Fan's Investment Group took the shot in Australia, obtained the iron ore project, and occupied the blank area between the two major mining companies, Fan Wuyao was not very confident in his heart, and always wanted to develop a few more mining areas. , I have some confidence in my hands.

West Africa, this is a corner that is almost forgotten by the world, but it has quite a wealth of iron ore resources, which attracts Fan Wuyi’s attention. If the negotiations go well this time, he plans to invest about 5 billion US dollars here. , In order to develop a drinking ore mining and transportation channel.

West African countries are rich in iron ore resources. Fan Wuyao clearly remembers that there are 15 billion tons of iron ore reserves in Guinea, West Africa. Although there are not many ascertained ones, there are not too many. What's more worth mentioning is that the iron ore here is as high as 60% to 80% of the iron grade, and the ore body is shallowly buried, rich in rich ore, and high grade.

Today's ore exploration technology has advanced greatly. After the scope of prospecting is expanded, I believe that many new mining areas can be explored. Fan Wubing vaguely remembers. There is a magnetite deposit in the north of Sierra Leone with a reserve of tens of billions of tons. Other countries such as Libya, Cameroon, and Koteguova also have considerable iron ore reserves, which are all worthy of attention.

Up to now, the world's multinational companies have successfully deployed global minerals, and the rest of West Africa. This is a treasure that has never been cultivated, and more importantly, Fan Wubing has rushed early this time. When no one else reacted, I came here first to discuss business in person.

Under the influence of today’s world iron ore monopoly group, the asking prices of the three major mines have continued to rise, accounting for more than 40% of China’s imports of Australian iron ore. The price has risen even faster, and the price per ton has been higher than that of Indian mines by US$5. , Which is ten dollars higher than the Brazilian mine, which is farther away.

Although Fan Wuyao is considered to be one of the three major iron ore giants in Australia, at this time Fan Investment Group’s iron ore output in Australia has not yet reached expectations. In addition, Fan Wuyao is worried that the Australian government will Has a certain impact on my iron ore price strategy, so I feel that I can’t hang myself on a tree and develop minerals in other regions such as West Africa to counterbalance international mines, thereby enhancing Fan Investment Group’s iron ore industry Competitiveness and right to speak.

If you want to monopolize the iron ore industry in a region, obviously you have to go through fierce competition. This is also common sense. The main reason is that a large mining area cannot be explored overnight, when this is confirmed. Everyone will rush to this ore feast. Who can eat a piece of meat is a suspense. New companies like Fan Investment Group that were not giants in the iron ore industry want to participate in the local industry. Obviously, mining development has to overcome many obstacles.

The mining areas in West Africa have not been in the eyes of major ore giants. Mainly because of the backward infrastructure here. The local infrastructure is poor, which seriously hinders mining development. To enter here to mine ores, it is necessary to build infrastructure such as ports, roads and railways, which is a considerable expense.

Therefore, Fan Wubing has calculated that he can't spend much money on mining, but if he wants to transport iron ore out, how can he spend four to five billion U.S. dollars in Guinea. And Liberia to build mines, ports and railways.

Fan Wuyi's fancy is the Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea. The timing of his arrival was just right, and the mine development rights here have not yet been sold. If Fan's Investment Group obtains the mine development rights in the Simandou mining area, and then starts drilling and other preliminary operations, and then launches it when the time is right, it is a very cost-effective thing.

The Simandou mine project is located inland, 900 kilometers away from the coastal area. The construction of railways and ports not only takes up a lot of money, but more importantly, it is time. Fan Wuyi expects, even if it goes smoothly. It is not bad that the Simandou project can be officially put into production after two years.

Of course, there are other problems in the development of iron ore in West Africa, such as political stability, local taxation, and human resources.

However, Chinese companies also have certain advantages in developing African mining industry. Their advantages are directly derived from the good image of Chinese companies in Africa in the past. China-Africa has close economic and trade exchanges and has the so-called traditional friendship, which Fan Wuyao has now deeply realized.

Fan Wuyao has also considered that if the mainland government can be persuaded to implement the policy of exempting most products from African countries to enjoy export tariff-free treatment to China, then the exchanges at the level of China and Africa will be smoother, and the West African mining industry will be developed for the Fan Investment Group. Create good conditions.

It is true that the Chinese and Canadian government cannot do anything to harm the public and benefit the private. Fan's investment group must have a return to facilitate this, but Fan Wuyao also knows very well that the trade volume between China and Africa is the same. That's it, but the importance of myself to the central government is self-evident, and the top level will definitely sell this face.

With this idea, Fan Wubing’s request from the other’s family group is to reduce the other’s conditions as much as possible and provide convenience for him to purchase mines. Anyway, as long as the other’s conditions are not too outrageous, this matter can be negotiated. .

In fact, Fan Wubing has a great advantage when he comes here this time. The most important thing is that no one cares about the West African ore, and they don’t take it seriously. After all, mining is too easy and transportation is Difficult, so it can only be sold at a low price, and there is no high hope.

What Fan Wuyao thinks is not just to buy some ready-made iron ore, his intention is to develop the right to the entire mining area.

Because of this, even though Fan Wubing was watching the lion and the elephant with Lu Qingtong, there were always many things in his heart.

Although Lu Qingtong was not deeply involved in the world, the girl's innate sensitivity made her feel that Fan Wuyi was very worried.

After walking outside for a day, the expert team contacted Fan Wuyi, saying that there are some relatively big differences between the two parties. For example, they are not very concerned about prices, but hope that Fan Investment Group can invest in the construction of a joint processing plant. They are responsible for the design, construction and operation of the factory. Improve the taste of iron ore from 60% to 70%, but the investment in their processing plant is more than one hundred times that of similar enterprises in China, which makes the experts feel very

After Fan Wubing heard the news, he was also a little surprised. His intuition was that he thought the other party wanted to profit from this processing plant, but after thinking about it carefully, it didn’t feel like it, because their mines were too big. It's cheaper... Sichuan pan-business owners are not the leaders of state-owned enterprises in the mainland. They can definitely sell Kuang Yuanjiege a bit more expensive, and there is no need to spend any more effort to build a high-priced processing plant to achieve this. This is actually a plan that makes everyone uncomfortable.

So Fan Wubing asked someone who was familiar with the local situation to ask what was going on.

It didn’t take long before the matter became clear. It turned out that their iron ore contained a high amount of titanium, even more than 8%. If there was too much titanium, the boiler would explode during steelmaking. They explained, The newly-built processing plant can just reduce the titanium content, so that the ore can reach the standard that can be safely smelted, and it is also very important. If it is not processed here, the government will not be able to deal with it well, because here, the government restricts the export of primary products, and because of the high freight, it is extremely necessary for them to set up a processing plant to remove impurities from the ore.

After clarifying this matter, Fan Wubing’s experts made a careful calculation and found that after the total price of the project was lowered, the processing plant could still make a lot of money even if the total price was calculated. There are no complaints about the factory's affairs, but Jingfan is very clear that after obtaining the development rights, the reserves of the mines he obtained are very, very large. Enough to mine for a hundred years.

So everyone reached an agreement, and both parties were very happy.

Fan Wubing has carefully calculated that even after processing, the iron content of the iron ore here is controlled at about 70%, and the offshore cost is not less than 20 US dollars per ton, which should be what he has seen so far. The best iron ore here. Imported Australian mines and Brazilian mines have not achieved such good results.

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In fact, Africans still have another concern, which is also a problem they have encountered when negotiating with Chinese companies. That is, China is a country subject to foreign exchange control. It is difficult for domestic companies to remit investment abroad. The government needs strict review procedures, and it is very likely that these overseas investments will not be approved.

Moreover, buying minerals overseas is not an investment supported by the state. In this way, the investment of mainland enterprises must be realized in other ways. The main alternative is to replace investment with trade. This is very troublesome.

On the contrary, if it is a foreigner, it is very simple. Fan Wuyao sometimes thinks of this policy, and he really feels that the government is a little bit forcing everyone to emigrate.

Such a common way is to use trade channels. In the end, the parties agreed to a revolving long-term letter of credit. Such a letter of credit is issued repeatedly and is not actually implemented. The other party uses a mainland joint venture company to borrow overseas to solve the funding problem. The other party does not need to invest, but to provide The local banks can also communicate with the mainland corporate loans.

In this case, due to the extremely low contract price, less than 60% of the domestic iron ore price, and the CIF price, due to the shortage of iron ore, banks would dare to issue a certificate and wish you not to redeem the bill. One day later, the bank can sell your ore at a high price to make a fortune and earn 2% of your issuance fee in vain. But if you do this, it means that the investment is the issuance fee and issuance guarantee, but it is so cheap. In the iron ore mine, banks will definitely rush to issue certificates, so the guarantee is very low. This is equivalent to accomplishing the need to invest billions with very little money, which can magnify the funds ten times, as in China. A tense economy and society where capital is king. It is extremely tempting.

But Fan Wubing always felt that something was wrong. If this thing is as simple as that. Africans just get a processing plant. Most of the iron ore is almost given to oneself in a free way. It is unreasonable to say it. It is impossible that Africans are all fools, right?

Although the other party seemed to have shown great enthusiasm for the Chinese, Fan Wubing never believed in the friendship generated during the battle. Especially for these foreigners, as the so-called non-my race, their hearts must be different, and they are talking about these black-skinned, white-skinned, or red-skinned guys.

I think whether it was Big Brother, or later comrades and brothers, they all ended up in trouble and turned their faces. These people are unreliable, can they still count on these black-skinned ghosts who seem to be more different?

Fan Wubing felt that this matter was unreliable no matter how he thought about it. So he ordered his legal experts and technical experts to study more carefully on the contract. At the same time, he also mobilized the strength of his own intelligence department, through the intelligence channels of the Americans and Europeans, to touch the old bottom of these niggers.

At the same time, Fan Wubing felt that although the environment in this place was good, there was always an unspeakable weirdness, and the impression that these black-skinned ghosts gave him was also very treacherous.

Sure enough, ~www.wuxiamtl.com~ In the fierce bargaining negotiations that followed, the relationship between the two parties was no longer so friendly. Fan Wuyi and their negotiating team members gradually discovered their embarrassment. The most important thing is It was they who found out that if they did not agree to sign. It is a problem to want to leave this place, not to mention the high daily cost of the hotel, because the other party sent a convoy to pick them up at the beginning, so they did not drive or fly. How to go?

Outside the hotel is a cannibal lion! The rich and powerful people who come here all bring their own means of transportation. They will not be pulled by cars at all, so their first task now is how to get out of here. Then go to the big city and look back at how things should be handled here.

Originally, the other party asked Fan Wuyi to sign the contract immediately, but the good things came too easy for such a quick thing. People are always very worried about things, especially Fan Wubing thinks that there are some problems in this, and experts have never encountered such an easy negotiation. Everyone thinks that it needs to be carefully considered.

But it’s really not easy to leave here rashly. Fan Wubing thought about it for a while and found a reasonable reason, saying that they wanted to see the local lawyer before signing the contract and listen to the lawyer’s true opinion, so they wanted Into the city.

This reason is very legitimate, so the other party has no reason to refuse Fan Wuyi's request. In this way, the other party arranged a car to send them into the city.

When the car drove out, and looking back at these world-class golf hotels at this time, Fan Wuyi suddenly felt like he was out of the cage, and then looked at the lions and hippos walking around. It feels like this is no longer a beautiful place.