"Twenty-three US dollars, excluding tax and not included in shipping, is just the FOB price of ore. {" Yun Fei then added to Shen Wenhua in front of him.

This price was something he was preparing to report at will, and then he was preparing to negotiate with the Ministry of Mining or state-owned steel mills slowly. The reserve price in his mind was only between 19 and 20 US dollars. However, the situation in front of him changed. The three major mining companies were preparing to export iron ore to China at a price of 30 US dollars per ton, which also did not include freight and taxes. Thirty US dollars were offshore prices.

"Mr. Yun, can you still negotiate this price?" Shen Wenhua frowned and thought for a while, and asked Yun Fei.

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

After all, it is much harder for private units to purchase iron ore than those of state-owned units, and the price is much higher. The ore is imported by the Ministry of Mining and then distributed to major steel mills in order to prevent these steel mills from vicious competition.

Private factories cannot be compared with state-owned factories in China. In the eyes of those leaders, one is raised by their own mothers and the other is born by stepmothers, and the treatment is essentially 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 hand, Shen Wenhua would not have been in a hurry to charter a plane to the capital.

The price of 23 US dollars per ton is not very high. At least it is much cheaper than Shagang Group holding ore in the hands of the country, and it will also be much cheaper if it is freight.

This is true for anyone when buying things. He knows that this thing is very cheap, but everyone hopes that the price is cheaper.

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

"Mr. Yun, I don't think the price is too high, but the transportation cost of these ores is too high..." Shen Wenhua did not directly say that the price was too high, but said that the transportation route was too far.

From West Africa to China, if you want to use giant transport ships to transport these ores and reduce transportation costs, you must 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 to this route is very long and the transportation cost is also very high.

The price of these ores from there to China will be two to three times higher than from Australia, and the price of twenty-three US dollars per ton, plus transportation costs, after arriving in China, this price is not much cheaper than the price of the three major mining companies.

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

"If it weren't for the long journey, Mr. Shen, would you think the price might be bought at this price? Not to mention anything else. Even if the shipping fee is four dollars per ton, plus taxes, the price will not exceed twenty-eight-five dollars in the end..." Yun Fei thought that the price he asked for was very fair.

Internationally, super-large Cape of Good Hope bulk carriers are generally used to transport these ore raw materials. This can transport about 150,000 tons at one time, and the transportation cost can be effectively reduced. The only disadvantage is that these transport ships cannot pass through Suez and the Panama Canal.

In other words, not just ore, when China imports other bulk goods, it is often only possible to use such transportation methods. Whether it is looking for domestic ocean transportation companies or international ones, these prices will not be too high.

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

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

Yun Fei is telling the truth.

However, the domestic ore prices are almost 28:50. Unless the three major mining companies do not raise prices to China, once the prices rise, Yun Fei said that the price given by him will be far lower than the price in the domestic iron ore market.

Although a ton of ore is only a few dollars cheaper, it is equivalent to tens of dollars. If you make a ton of steel, you will save hundreds of dollars.

"Mr. Yun, we have all these ores!" Shen Wenhua thought about it and made a decision quickly.

"Do you want 130,000 tons of copper ore?" Yun Fei was not surprised that Shen Wenhua made the decision so quickly. It would be absolutely impossible to turn a small workshop that started with 450,000 yuan and turned into a giant like this today without any courage. "In addition, all these iron ores have to be paid in cash, and there is no problem with RMB settlement."

When Shen Wenhua heard Yun Fei's words, he was really embarrassed.

More than 17 million tons of ore, the US dollar is 400 million. If it is converted into famous coins, this is a huge amount of 3.5 billion!

Companies like Shagang are not like Yunshi Holdings. They don’t have much cash reserves at all. It is not easy for private units like them to spend 3.5 billion at one time. Especially for various shareholders, few of them can accept such big investments.

"Mr. Yun, can this fund be...?" Shen Wenhua hopes that Yun Fei can extend the payment period for this payment. In recent years, many large domestic companies have been expanding wildly, most of which are carrying a large amount of debts.

Shagang Group's debt-to-asset ratio has exceeded 50%. To acquire the batch of ores in Yunfei's hands, there is no other way to discuss except for a loan.

"No. One hand of money, the other hand of goods. If it is a ship to transport, the payment for a ship of goods will be settled. If it is not for the capital turnover issue, I will let him put these ores for a few years, and the price will increase at least several times!" Yun Fei was telling the truth, "This afternoon, Mikaile, the deputy director of Baosteel's procurement, will come here. Mr. Shen, I am not trying to raise the price. In this regard, if you can mobilize funds, I will sell as much ore. If you can't mobilize funds, there is nothing I can do."

These companies have always never defaulted on purchases abroad, but they are not like this when purchasing in China.

The payment for the goods is extremely difficult to recover.

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

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

What's more, if it weren't for capital turnover, Yunfei would have a market for these ores, just by 25 US dollars per ton. There are too many steel plants in the whole of China! Yunfei only wants to sell it out at once. If the money is always a person, he will never make it.

Shen Wenhua naturally knew that Yun Fei was not lying to him. They and Baosteel were both produced by imported ore, and Baosteel is also short of ore now!

"Mr. Yun, can I let this matter go back and discuss it?" Shen Wenhua almost gritted his teeth and said to Yun Fei. This matter is too big. In terms of capital, they have no way to compare with Baosteel. The entire country behind Baosteel is.

"There is no problem with this. I will reply to Baosteel in a week later." Yun Fei said to Shen Wenhua very seriously.

Compared with state-owned factories, he is more willing to cooperate with these private enterprises. He does anything much more efficient than state-owned units. Moreover, although a group company like Baosteel quickly sent a deputy general manager, Yun Fei estimated that it was likely that Lao Zhu or someone from the Ministry of Mining would say hello to him, otherwise it would be good to just come to a buyer.

However, Boss Yun was wrong this time.

Mikaile didn't have the awareness of the senior management of a state-owned factory that was arrogant. When he arrived at Rongcheng, he called Yun Fei as soon as he got off the airport and invited Yun Fei to meet immediately and start negotiations.

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

Mikale is in his forties, a very tall and capable middle-aged man. He has a capable and has a very energetic body. The most important thing is that this man doesn't look like a guy from another system that Yun Fei met, looking like a big boss and a second brother.

Therefore, the two sides had a very harmonious conversation.

"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's request that all ores be transported by one ship to pay for one ship, Mi Kaile did not say that Yun Fei was delusional. "In addition, if there is no problem with the ore, we can pay 60% of the funds in advance when loading the first ship!"

The bosses of state-owned factories are rich and generous.

This is more than 3 billion yuan of funds.

Sixty percent is already over 2 billion. As long as Yun Fei can protect these ores, the 50 million US dollars of these ores will not be required to pay for them by Boss Yun. Baosteel has enough foreign exchange in his hands.

"This is of course. Whoever sells things has to let the buyer see the goods." Yun Fei said with a smile.

"In addition, Mr. Yun, I heard that your company has obtained a lot of mining rights in Africa?" Mikaile asked Yun Fei very seriously. (To be continued...)

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