Vol 2 Chapter 523: Buyer for Municipal Water Supply Company

After a careful evaluation, the treatment plan for the Le Havre seashore oil spill was fully adjusted. The Daqin Group's superfiltration membrane was applied to the filtration of oil pollution at sea and on the beach. Since the filter membrane can filter toxic chemicals from the wastewater, there are more choices for the chemical agents used to decompose oil pollution. Some chemical agents with stronger decomposition ability but certain toxicity have been adopted, which has improved the overall performance. Efficiency of oil pollution treatment.
In these days of dealing with oil pollution, Qin Hai, Xia Yangjie, Yu Lihong and others have stayed in France in order to solve the problems that may arise in the use of filter membranes at any time. It stands to reason that as a senior manager, after signing a cooperation agreement with the French Ministry of Ecology, there is nothing to do, and he can go back home. However, in view of the significance of participating in oil pollution treatment for Daqin Group this time, Qin Hai decided to stay in France for a few more days, and by the way advertise to Daqin Group.
Under the advice of Qin Hai, Chen Hongcheng, who is responsible for the operation of the group's overseas markets, contacted several major European media in an emergency, persuaded them with countless rhetoric and clicked pounds, francs, etc. to send reporters to Le Havre. Henlock, Fronting and Qin Hai interviewed. The Le Havre oil spill was originally a hot topic, and now with the involvement of mysterious Chinese companies, this topic has added a lot of tidbits.
"China Super Filter Membrane Jan Willer Havre", such a dazzling headline quickly appeared in several major European newspapers, followed by television media, to show the working conditions of the super filter membrane to audiences throughout Europe, At the same time, Qin Hai's image was pushed to the eyes of everyone.
"As a Chinese company with the mission of benefiting all mankind. We have been committed to the development of various new technologies and products. Recently, when a large European company with more than half of the global market share was unable to filter oil pollution wastewater, we Solve the urgent need for the French Ministry of Ecology with our newly developed superfiltration membrane ... "
Facing the camera, Qin Hai took a serious look to save world peace, and introduced the beginning and end of the incident in fluent English.
"Mr. Qin. Do you mean a large company with more than half of the global market? Is it the Warren Group in Germany?" The beauty reporter flashed beautiful blue eyes and asked Qin Hai to prove.
Qin Hai shook his head flatly and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Reporter, I can't disclose the name of this company, because it is a violation of the principle of fair competition to make a negative assessment of the ability of peers in the public. Being responsible Managers of companies, I can't do such a thing. "
"I show great respect for your professional ethics." The beauty reporter praised with a smile. No one noticed that she had a in her hand holding the microphone and quietly stood up to Qin Hai.
In the field of filter membranes, which occupies more than half of the global market, who else can such companies have in addition to the Warren Group? But as long as Qin Hai doesn't name his name directly, he doesn't have to bear the stigma of demeaning competitors. Beauty reporters don't know that there is an idiom in China called "referring to swearing and scolding." But this did not prevent her from giving a bad comment on Qin Hai's martial arts.
Well, anyway, the Warren Group is not a British company, and Germany and the United Kingdom are dismantling each other in many places. It is also welcome to have a chance to devalue German companies.
These propagandas about the Daqin Group have caused a small amount of discussion in the European chemical industry. The most annoying of them is naturally the Warren Group itself. It is said that the chairman of the group smashed a cup in his office after reading several media reports. Then he called the person in charge of the filtration membrane division for half an hour, and ordered him to launch a product enough to kill Daqin Group within half a year to save the face of Warren Group. The person in charge returned to his business unit. Naturally, only Bernice and Crowden could be used to vent their anger. These two brothers rushed to Le Havre to send their faces to the countryside, and they had to accept the boss's anger when they came back. It was really bad luck.
As for the companies outside the Warren Group, the incident is mixed. The joy is in seeing the high-ranking Warren Group eat up the trance and give everyone a sigh of relief; the worry is that an unknown Chinese company suddenly emerged. And it's a step into the European market for everyone. It's not all good news.
From the perspective of peers, naturally fewer competitors are better. Chinese companies, in particular, rushed to Europe to grab meals, which is really unacceptable. But for downstream users, one more choice means more room for bargaining. Chinese products have always been known for their low prices, which is full of expectations.
In the past, we did not accept Chinese products, mainly because the performance and quality of Chinese products were far inferior to those of European products. But this time the situation is different. The products of the Daqin Group have compared the Warren Group. Such an important oil cleanup work is using Chinese products. What else can't you believe?
Filter membranes have a wide range of applications in industry, from the treatment of industrial wastewater to the purification of municipal tap water, as well as the separation of liquids in food, chemical and other industries. The start of the Daqin Group attracted the attention of countless downstream manufacturers. Qin Hai and others' temporary residence in Le Havre suddenly turned into a gate, leaving Henlock and Flandin and others feeling speechless.
"Mr. Qin, I suddenly felt that I was losing money this time. With 200,000 square meters of superfiltration membrane, I spent a total of 12 million US dollars. If I knew this now, maybe I should push the price down further. "Flanding said to Qin Hai with a sigh.
"Prince Flandin, this kind of behavior in China is called river demolition, which is a very immoral behavior." Qin Hai laughed and laughed.
Flanding said, "Mr. Qin, am I the only bridge? In the past few days, you have made at least 50 businesses, and this is all based on the use of your Daqin Group's superfiltration membrane. Based on news. You can say that you used me for advertising. "
Qin Hai put his hands together and said, "Her prince, you regret it now. You can refuse to use our filter membranes, and I will refund you $ 12 million."
"Then I will pay at least US $ 12 billion in ecological compensation to the French Ministry of Ecology!" Flandin said angrily. "You know we can't reject your superfiltration membrane."
Qin Hai laughed: "That's right, we are partners, so don't say who uses who. Who cares. Besides, the development of our Da Qin Group is also good for Prince Flandin."
"What good?" Flandin asked subconsciously.
"We are a professional materials group. Some of the main raw materials of polymer materials are petroleum. I believe we will become an important user of Saudi crude oil. Does Prince Flandin dislike users like us who are creditworthy and close? "Qin Hai said.
"China itself is an oil-producing country, and there is not much demand for Middle East oil," Flandin said. "We also always hope to open up the Chinese market. Unfortunately, you have not opened this market to us."
Qin Haidao: "You are talking about the past. China is about to usher in a period of rapid economic growth. The demand for oil will increase several times compared to the present, and the demand for oil in the Middle East will inevitably increase significantly. Prince Fredin Willing to cooperate with us on crude oil exports? "
"Very willing." Flandin laughed, and he reached out to shake Qin Hai. "I very much hope to establish a broader cooperative relationship with Mr. Qin. We can provide you with crude oil, and you can help us build a desalination plant and other water treatment projects."
"Happy cooperation!" Qin Haile said cheerfully.
In that era, China was a country with a shortage of foreign exchange, and had to rely on exporting various resource products in exchange for foreign exchange. Oil was also one of the important export materials. Imported oil was not on the national agenda at all. But Qin Hai knew. After a few years, China's textile industry exports will grow significantly, and foreign trade will change from a deficit to a surplus. At that time, the country will begin to reduce resource exports and increase resource imports until it becomes a huge "gold-absorbing monster" that imports more than 300 million tons of oil and 600 million tons of iron ore each year.
As far as Daqin Group is concerned, the idea of ​​relying on imported resources for development is much more advanced. Since the import of coal and iron ore seven or eight years ago, it has already embarked on the road of using industrial products for resource products. This time I met Prince Frantin. Qin Hai even thought of importing crude oil, waiting to finish the affairs of Le Havre. It's ready to go.
The two briefly exchanged views on the future cooperation on crude oil imports, and Flandin left to leave. He originally only came to visit, because Qin Hai was still busy receiving customers, and Flandin had to go to the scene to clean up the oil to see the work situation.
Qin Hai sent Flandin out of his makeshift meeting room, and Yu Lihong walked in front of him. He was also accompanied by two Westerners with blue eyes and high noses. Flanding knew that this must be a merchant who came to Qin Hai again to discuss cooperation matters, so he no longer delayed Qin Hai's time, waved his hands, and left with his subordinates. Qin Hai watched Flandin take a few steps, then turned to Yu Lihong with a smile and asked, "Where is this guest?"
"They are from the United States. They are engineers from the New York Municipal Water Supply Company. They want to talk to us about super reverse osmosis membranes," Yu Lihong said cheerfully.
"Okay, welcome." Qin Hai turned her head to the two American guests, reached out to shake hands with each other, and Yu Lihong gave an introduction to the American guests.
"I'm very glad to see Mr. Qin. My name is Fetts. It's the New York Municipal Water Supply Company. This is my colleague, Setzler ..." One of the leading Americans said to Qin Hai.
"Sethler?" Qin Hai glanced at the American next to him, faintly feeling that the other person's face and name were a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had dealt with. He didn't say much. After shaking hands with the two, he greeted the two and entered the reception room.
"We are a tap water production company, which is responsible for providing clean tap water to residents. In the past, our production process used primary filtration of external water sources with microfiltration membranes, and then used chlorine to remove microorganisms in water bodies. We I have also tried using reverse osmosis membranes for water filtration, but because of the problem of filtration efficiency, this method cannot meet our needs.
The first two days, we learned that your company's super nanofiltration membrane can reach a permeation flux of 20 cubic meters per square meter per day. Greatly improved filtration efficiency. We would like to know if your company can also produce high-efficiency reverse osmosis membranes, as long as it can reach a permeate flux of more than 10 cubic meters, it can meet our requirements. "
Fetts simply explained to Qin Hai where he came from.
The use of filter membranes for tap water treatment is an emerging process. Make tap water meet drinking standards. A reverse osmosis membrane with a smaller pore size than a nanofiltration membrane must be used in order to filter out inorganic minerals in the water body. The permeability of traditional reverse osmosis membranes is too low to filter out enough water in a short time, which limits the application of this technology. Fetts and others saw hope from Daqin's superfiltration membrane, so they made a special trip to discuss with Qin Hai.
"The reverse osmosis membrane we produce can indeed achieve an osmotic flux of more than 10 cubic meters." Qin Hai said, "However. The price of reverse osmosis membrane is currently relatively high. It is not economical to use it in tap water treatment. Have you thought about it? "
On this issue, Qin Hai did ask Xia Yangjie to make calculations. The calculation results show that the use of reverse osmosis membranes to filter urban tap water is far less economical than the traditional quartz sand filter. For a country like Saudi Arabia that has both money and a serious shortage of fresh water, it is feasible to use reverse osmosis membranes for desalination. But the United States is not short of fresh water, and New York is a city where large rivers pass. Purifying tap water using reverse osmosis membrane technology does not seem to be a good choice.
Yu Lihong sat aside. Listening to Qin Hai telling each other these truths, I can't help but secretly regret it. Americans are willing to spend this unjust money. What is necessary for Qin to stop? Economic and diseconomic. People will count for themselves, maybe they just want this "pie", can you manage it?
Qin Hai didn't think about this, but he felt that it would not be possible to rely on the other party's momentary confusion to do business. Cooperation is about win-win. Only win-win can achieve stability. if possible. He also hoped that the other party would use the ultra-filtration membrane or nano-filtration membrane of Daqin Group, and finally use inorganic chemical treatment for chemical treatment. Such a production process is more economical and reasonable.
Hearing Qin Hai's words, Fetts froze and turned his head to Setzler. Setzler frowned, saying, "Mr. Qin, you don't have to worry about this, as long as your reverse osmosis membrane can reach the permeation flux we require, and the price is slightly higher, we can also accept it."
"In fact, according to your water source quality standards, using nanofiltration membranes for water purification is sufficient, and the use of reverse osmosis membranes is not necessary." Qin Hai is still making final efforts.
"We want to provide citizens with higher quality tap water to meet the standards of direct drinking," said Seitzler.
When the other party said that, Qin Hai couldn't say anything more. He nodded and said, "Well, how many reverse osmosis membranes do you plan to purchase?"
Setzler took out a piece of paper, wrote a formula on the paper with a pen, and then said, "If the permeation flux can reach 10 cubic meters, then we need to use a total of 20,000 square meters of filter membrane. The first phase provides 10,000 square meters, and the rest will be provided as the second phase. "
"20,000 square meters?" Qin Hai frowned. "What is your daily water supply?"
It is no wonder that Qin Hai will raise such a problem, because Xia Yangjie and Yu Lihong have conducted calculations in cities such as Beijing and Pujiang, and have concluded that the amount of reverse osmosis membrane used in filtering equipment must be met in a city. Above 100,000 square meters. Americans consume more water per capita than Chinese, and New York is also a large city with a population of nearly 10 million. Where is a 20,000 square meter RO membrane sufficient?
"..."
Fetts and Setzler looked at each other, and they were speechless for a moment.
"How many water supply companies are there in New York?" Yu Lihong also interjected, he was somewhat skeptical that the other company's company only provided tap water for parts of New York City. If this is the case, then 20,000 square meters can explain.
"It seems like ..." Sitzler stammered ~ EbookFREE.me ~ I don't know how to answer it.
Seeing the other party's support, Qin Hai immediately became alert. Since the other party came to talk about the purchase of reverse osmosis membranes, it is impossible to know nothing about the company's daily water supply and the problems of several water supply companies in the city. Water supply companies are not real estate developers. It would be great to have three or four cities in a city. How could two engineers not even answer this?
Are they not the so-called water supply companies?
Qin Hai thought, and then looked at Setzler's expression, a scene flashed in his mind. He finally remembered where he had met the Setzler, in the reception room of the US Army Equipment Command. This dear Setzler is not an engineer at the New York Municipal Water Supply Company at all. He is a staff member of the US Army Equipment Command. When Qin Hai went to the United States to sell bulletproof jackets, he had dealt with this gentleman.
Combined with the purchase amount put forward by Setzler and his embarrassing expressions, Qin Hai smiled. Where are they purchasing filter membranes for the market water supply? This is clearly a military procurement case. No wonder they do not care about the price at all. High and low. (To be continued)
ps: Two chapters and one chapter. In March, everything was entangled, and the update was too scum, everyone should take care of it.