Volume 21 Who controls the ups and downs, Section 54, Major projects
"Brother, why are you so free all of a sudden?" Lu Weimin was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, Lu Yongjun suddenly came here. ∑.
"I'm still busy, but I'm not so busy that I don't have time at all." Lu Yongjun put his bag on the coffee table, took the hot tea handed over by Qin Ke, nodded and expressed his gratitude, and then smiled and said, "This is the first time I've been to your office. Why do I think we are in the same city, but we can't meet each other in two or three months?"
"You don't have much time in Changzhou now? I went back to my parents' place two weeks ago, but I didn't see you. I asked my parents, saying that you went to the United States first, and then went to Shanghai to discuss business?"
"Well, there is a big project that is being discussed. Once the negotiation is completed, it may be busier." Lu Yongjun's temples already had a few strands of silver threads, which made Lu Weimin feel a little touched. He thought about how energetic Lu Yongjun had just come out of the Hongqi Machinery Factory. He resolutely entered Shanghai and then returned to his hometown to start a business. Now Standard Industrial Group is the first domestic listed auto parts company, and has also successively acquired two small auto parts companies in Germany and the UK, and has begun to make up for its own shortcomings in R&D.
"Oh? Cooperation with the United States?" Lu Weimin was a little curious. After Standard Industry went public, although Lu Yongjun was still the chairman of the company, the scale of the company's board of directors had expanded a lot. Moreover, Standard Industry has successively built branches in Shenyang and Guangzhou, and began to deploy nationwide. Unexpectedly, it now has the intention to cooperate with the United States.
"Well, Honeywell, we are negotiating with Honeywell to discuss cooperation in the production of turbochargers, mainly supplying the Chinese market." In front of Lu Weimin, Lu support for the army will certainly not cover up anything. "It is estimated that the agreement will be relatively likely."
"Where is the site?" Lu Weimin immediately became sensitive when he heard about this project. Honeywell is a well-known comprehensive large-scale enterprise in the United States. Its business scope covers many aspects and is also a famous manufacturer of key automotive parts and special materials. It has not yet invested in Changjiang, but it has already had multiple joint ventures in other parts of the country.
"I plan to choose a location in Wuhan." Lu Yongjun knew what Lu Weimin was thinking when he saw Lu Weimin's appearance. He shook his head, "Honeywell thought that Wuhan in central China is more suitable because Wuhan has Dongfeng Motor, and Wuhan is also sending invitations to Honeywell. It is said that Honeywell has been invited to inspect many times."
"Can't you come to Changzhou?" Lu Weimin took a breath, "Changzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone is not OK?"
"The land in Changzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone is very limited and the price is not suitable. In fact, this area is no longer suitable for industrial development,..." Lu Yongjun shook his head. "You also know that the land price in the Economic and Technological Development Zone is not low now. Although Honeywell is rich, capitalists are very concerned about investment returns. Like me, I am also responsible to shareholders, so..."
Lu Weimin also knew that with the expansion of Changzhou city, the Economic and Technological Development Zone has actually been included in the urban development. This area is becoming increasingly prosperous, resulting in a soaring land price. Many factories have moved out of this area, and even Lu Yongjun is considering transferring the current company's two factories to the suburbs, and renovating the current factories into R&D centers and employee residential areas for standard industries.
"The economic and technological development zone is not good, and there are many other options." Lu Weimin disagreed. "Standard Industry is an enterprise that grew up on the land of Changjiang. Although the company is now spreading all over the country, its headquarters is still in Changjiang. I know the turbocharger project has a good prospect and can be placed in Changjiang. Brother, please consider it."
Lu Yongjun didn't expect Lu Weimin to ask for his requests in such a tough tone, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Three son, don't you think you are so excited to keep this project in Changjiang? I have also considered your relationship. That's why I recognized the Wuhan proposed by Honeywell, because no one said anything about Honeywell and Wuhan in Wuhan, but in Changjiang, if you bargain, you, the governor, might be blamed."
"I don't have so much leisure to care about what others say. I only know that staying in Changjiang is beneficial to the development of Changjiang. This is my responsibility to be the governor!" Lu Weimin said seriously: "Brother, don't think I'm talking to you. I'm talking to you officially. This project should stay in Changjiang. Changzhou is not suitable. You can choose other places. In this way, I know that this project involves you and Honeywell, and Wuhan is also doing things. I will arrange someone to specifically contact you and Honeywell. Wuhan, don't express your opinion for the time being."
Seeing Lu Weimin so serious, Lu Yongjun knew that his younger brother had acted seriously and shook his head, "I'm really looking for trouble. Honeywell has been in contact with Wuhan several times, and Wuhan is also very strong. I guess it's difficult for you to do ideological work on Honeywell. Even if our standard industry support stays in Changjiang, this time the cooperation is led by Honeywell, and our opinions can only be used as reference."
"That's our business." Lu Weimin didn't care. "Brother, Standard Industry is also the top brand in our Changjiang auto parts industry. Once it is listed and the company expands, we can't forget to repay the local society, right?"
When Lu Weimin heard the official voice, Lu Yongjun laughed, "Okay, third son, Standard Industry's annual charitable donations have never been lost. You don't have to say this to me here, you have to raise funds to find Zhihua. By the way, I went to the United States to negotiate this time, and it seems that Honeywell is still with Sinochem Group.
The negotiation is probably a cooperation project in the chemical industry. It is said to be the production of environmentally friendly chemical products. When I went there, I happened to live with relevant personnel from Sinochem Group. I heard that they were also looking for a suitable site. Because they wanted to form production capacity as soon as possible, they wanted to find a ready-made production plant. I remember that last time you said that the chemical industry in Quyang was very difficult, and many companies had stopped production?..."
Lu Weimin really didn't expect Lu Yongjun to bring him such news. This was more exciting than Standard Industry to cooperate with Honeywell. If it was really as Lu Yongjun said, Honeywell and Sinochem Group had not yet determined the location selection, and needed a ready-made factory building, or even skilled workers, then Quyang is undoubtedly an excellent choice. Even if the province makes more concessions here, as long as it can drive Quyang's chemical industry, it is worth it.
After seeing off Lu Yongjun, Lu Weimin did not dare to neglect it. He immediately contacted Sinochem Group through Xia Lixing to learn about Sinochem Group's progress in this regard.
This kind of thing changes three times a day, and once people make up for it, it will be very difficult to change it, especially when cooperating with foreign companies, paying great attention to credibility, and people will not risk destruction to please your local government.
Xia Lixing has served as the director of the SASAC for many years, and his old relationship is still there, so he quickly understood the cooperation between Sinochem Group and Honeywell. The two parties are negotiating cooperation to produce a HFC-245a foaming agent used for energy-saving and environmentally friendly materials and another more environmentally friendly foaming agent, Solstie liquid foaming agent. These two chemical preparations are environmentally friendly products, mainly aimed at the growing Asia-Pacific market.
Honeywell's HFC-245a foaming agent is a liquid hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) compound, which has the advantage of not depleting ozone, can expand closed-cell foam insulation materials and help provide many key foam insulation and other performance characteristics. In order to meet energy efficiency requirements, home appliance manufacturers generally choose to use Honeywell foaming agent to produce insulation materials to achieve the insulation requirements of refrigeration equipment. This product can also be widely used in thermal insulation applications in the construction and transportation fields, with broad prospects. It is precisely based on this that Sinochem Group will actively cooperate with Honeywell, on the one hand, meet domestic market needs, and on the other hand, it must also target other Asian markets outside China.
Sinochem and Honeywell are still negotiating and have not yet decided on the location of the company. This is the opportunity for Changjiang and Quyang. But Lu Weimin also knows that it is difficult for local governments to use administrative resources to seek projects like this. You must come up with conditions that make people excited to have the opportunity to make people consider you.
After learning about these situations, Lu Weimin thought about it and then entered Yin Guozhao's sect again. He knew that Yin Guozhao is particularly interested in this type of project now. As long as it is a big project, he is very interested and is even happy to catch it himself.
As Lu Weimin expected, Yin Guozhao was very interested in attracting top 500 companies like Honeywell to invest and settle in Changjiang. It can be said that as soon as he introduced the situation, Yin Guozhao couldn't wait to say that he would treat these two projects as No. 1 projects. Because of Standard Industrial Group, Yin Guozhao felt that Lu Weimin should not be too constrained by this reason, but should put the overall situation first and strive to keep this project with an investment of up to US$80 million in Changjiang. In terms of Sinochem Group, Yin Guozhao also said that he would take the initiative to coordinate with Sinochem Group. After all, he had made many good relationships with Sinochem Group during his tenure as Minister of Land and Resources.
Finally made up for one update! (To be continued.)