Under the joint auspices of the two men, the Recycled Plastics Industry Conference was held for three consecutive days.
The entire upstream and downstream industry chain manufacturers have united to form an industry alliance and negotiated a price protection mechanism.
Although not all manufacturers across the country were present, all core manufacturers participated.
Therefore, this alliance still has a certain scale and strength, and has industry pricing power.
Wei Kang believes that as long as the first batch of companies that have taken advantage of the situation gain real profits, other manufacturers will join in a steady stream.
The regional distribution of domestic waste plastic processing enterprises is basically the same as that of waste plastic recycling, with most of them concentrated in North China, East China, and South China.
Therefore, as long as the manufacturers in these three regions unite first, the overall situation will basically be decided.
When the costs come down and the waste plastic recycling system becomes perfect, the advanced experience will be continuously spread to central China, northwest, northeast, southwest and other regions, thus radiating throughout the country.
To achieve such an ambitious goal, we must rely on Sanqing’s super enzyme technology.
Weikang estimates that when the super enzyme is officially put into use, the efficiency and cost of waste plastic recycling will be greatly reduced.
In the past, domestic recycled plastic technology and industrial chain were immature. Compared with imported products, the average cost of domestic recycled plastics was about 20% higher, but the selling price was much lower.
The average price of domestic recycled plastic is about 4,000, while the price of imported recycled plastic is as high as 7,800 to 8,000 tons.
If super enzymatic technology is used, the cost of domestically produced recycled plastics is lower than imported ones, but the quality is better, so it can naturally be sold more expensively.
You know, after plastic is recycled multiple times, its properties will change greatly.
Generally speaking, common plastics will change color and performance will decrease after one regeneration.
After multiple regenerations, the color will obviously increase and turn brown, and various performances will also tend to decline sharply.
That's why they can't sell at a high price. Plastic products with better quality are made of new materials mixed with recycled materials to maintain stable performance.
But the plastics degraded by super enzymes are different, and the plastic monomers obtained are not much different from new materials.
It can be used continuously to achieve a perfect closed loop.
In this way, as long as the price of domestic recycled plastic is similar to that of imported materials, who will buy imported materials?
However, it is precisely because the cost advantage is so great that Weicome is worried.
He is afraid that these recycled plastic manufacturers have a killer weapon, but in order to seize the market, they will take the initiative to start a price war and sell plastic granules at cabbage prices.
For example, although the quality is obviously better than imported recycled pellets, it is still sold at a low price of 4,000 yuan per ton. Even because the cost has dropped significantly, in order to compete for customers, it is sold at a loss of 3,000 yuan per ton.
Then he would vomit three liters of blood.
After all, this has happened before. When facing overseas customers, some domestic manufacturers will offer any low price, and even make a profit at a loss.
In order not to offend customers, even if you spit out all the money you made in the past, you can do it.
As soon as they arrived in China, they used the excuse of losing money to either default on payments to suppliers, or to exploit workers by cutting wages and working overtime.
Wei Kang didn't understand what these people were thinking.
If you really don’t make money, why don’t you just stop doing this business?
Do you have to pay all your money for it, and do you have to be friends with your customers?
It's too humble.
In his mind, doing business must be profitable, and the higher the profit, the better. Otherwise, he cannot be called a qualified capitalist.
These manufacturers with low management, kneeling down to their customers, and specializing in losing money are totally doing it to themselves. They might as well die early and survive.
All the money earned at home by exploiting workers and defaulting on payment is given to foreign customers. What kind of philanthropic spirit is this?
It's getting colder, so it's better to let such philanthropists go bankrupt.
The market does not need such imbeciles, drive them away and free up the market for outstanding capitalists.
Since these mentally ill competition losers have such strong dedication, let them all go to 996 and contribute to the construction of the country.
In the future, if anyone dares to sell at a low price, he will not give super enzyme.
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Bull Country, Fog City.
No. 250 Knight Street, this small red brick building that looks a bit old is the headquarters of the Europa Recycling Association.
CEO Simon just arrived at the office early in the morning and learned a shocking news.
"What? Countries in Southeast Asia have issued harsh statements one after another, saying they are unwilling to accept foreign garbage?"
"Siam, Malay, and the Philippines specifically stated that they will refuse the entry of our waste plastic garbage from now on?"
"Yes, Mr. Simon." The female secretary with a round figure and an obvious double chin read the document in her hand respectfully.
"Two cargo ships filled with waste plastics have been stopped at Port Klang. The customs said that we were committing fraud and using waste plastics as recyclable garbage. They refused to accept them. They asked the two ships to go back and forth from where they came. There was a stalemate. Been there for several days.”
Simon yelled angrily: "Damn garbage man, since China banned the import of all kinds of plastic garbage, they have also started to follow suit. It's really disrespectful."
"What right do those poor guys have to be pretentious? We pack the garbage and send it over. They get cheap industrial resources, and we get a clean city and environment. This is obviously a win-win situation."
"Our plastics are of good quality. Even if they are unwanted garbage, they have to pick it up and treat it as treasure. These garbage men, with such backward industry, can only eat our leftovers. This is also a gift to them."
The secretary analyzed rationally: "Mr. Simon, please stay calm. Anger will not solve any problems."
"These countries were originally willing to accept plastic waste from overseas, but their recycling capabilities and technology are far inferior to China's. If they were disposed of locally in their own countries, the only two options left would be incineration and landfill, which would undoubtedly be harmful to the environment. It is a serious devastation and has greatly damaged the local tourism economy."
"So, it is reasonable to make such a choice."
"Of course, this is only for plastic waste that they cannot handle. They say they don't want other scrap metal waste, but they are very honest. In recent years, the import volume of scrap copper, scrap aluminum, and scrap iron has been increasing. It’s growing rapidly.”
Simon was speechless immediately, and he knew in his heart that the secretary was telling the truth.
Southeast Asian countries are really good at garbage disposal, and they are completely incomparable with China.
We can only use the cheapest method to dispose of garbage, either burying it in the soil or pouring it into seawater. Plastic garbage is notoriously difficult to degrade. If we deal with it in this way, we can think about it with the back of our head and understand what will happen next. whats the matter.
As a result, the white sandy beaches of the formerly beautiful islands were flooded with more and more plastic garbage, and the blue waters were filled with countless plastic bags and bottles.
Boracay Island in the Philippines began to close the island for cleaning due to too much plastic garbage on the beach, which seriously affected the tourist experience.
Naturally, these countries that rely on tourism for a living can no longer tolerate such things.
"This is completely impossible. Our method of exporting waste directly to poor countries has a history of more than 20 years and is unlikely to change in the short term."
Simon frowned and said angrily: "Especially now, just after Christmas, all the garbage sorting centers are suddenly filled with garbage. A large amount of garbage is transported, but no exit can be found. This will It’s a disaster. We must find a solution as soon as possible, otherwise Fog City will become a city of garbage.”
Having said this, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, remembering the good days of exporting plastic waste a few years ago.
"It's a pity that such good days are gone forever." Simon sighed, with a look of great nostalgia on his face.
Since China issued a ban on the import of plastic waste, many countries around the world have suddenly panicked.
Prior to this, China was the world's largest processing center of recycled materials, importing more than 7 million tons of plastic waste every year, which is about more than half of the world's imported plastic waste.
In the Bull Country alone, two-thirds of the plastic waste is shipped directly to China, about 500,000 tons, which is equivalent to each Bull Country person dumping 8 kilograms of garbage into China.
It was obviously impossible for the Bull Country people to deal with so much garbage by themselves. After Huaxia refused to accept it, they quickly found a new destination for the garbage.
Mainly in the West, the cost of garbage recycling is too high, and the price of oil is too low. For them, it is cheaper to produce new plastic than to use recycled plastic, so they can only dump it into developing countries.
At first, they paid the freight themselves to transport the garbage overseas, and offered a disposal price of US$50 per container.
Later, poor countries received more and more plastic waste, and their business became better and better. They were even able to make a profit by selling waste.
How can they accept the fact that they have to deal with plastic waste at a high price if they do this kind of business without capital and profit?
It's no wonder that when Simon learned about this, he looked like he was mourning his concubine and became furious.
"Fake, this kind of thing must not continue. We must come up with countermeasures. Call the person in charge of the recycling association of each country. We must have a meeting to discuss this matter."
Simon was silent for a moment and gave the order to the female secretary.
Not long after the call was dialed, the female secretary ran over to report to Simon in surprise and joy.
"The Recycling Association told me good news. They said that after being rejected by the Philippines, they had a ship of used plastic waste that turned around and went to the East. There is a plastic factory called Inco Recycling over there, which has obtained a license from the environmental protection agency. Being able to import used plastic waste.”
"I have obtained the contact information of this company and will immediately contact them to take over the two garbage ships in Port Klang."
Simon jumped up with excitement: "Go, go contact them! God, there is such a good thing."
After a while, the female secretary received feedback: "Mr. Simon, this is indeed the case. I don't know why. Recently, some recycled plastic recycling companies have obtained permission to import plastics. Only these companies can import waste plastics, and other companies have No, this is very strange."
"They agreed to accept two garbage ships, but they made two demands. The first point is that they only accept waste plastic. If it is other non-plastic garbage, they will still refuse it. The second point is that they require us to pay a fee for garbage disposal. The fee is $300 per cabinet.”
"Promise them! As long as the price is not unbearable, we have no other choice now. Other countries have closed their doors to import waste plastics. Only China has opened a small window. Even if there is a fee, we can only admit it. At least It’s much cheaper than handling it ourselves, since the freight is already paid, so you don’t have to worry about this little expense.”
Simon suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "The foggy city has almost turned into a garbage city. We must send out three more garbage ships immediately to send away all the plastic garbage from Christmas. This is the top priority, and nothing else is important. "
"By the way, there is one more thing." Simon warned: "We must let the garbage sorting center work more carefully. Try to pick out all the plastic garbage and package it separately. It cannot be mixed with other garbage, so as not to be rejected by China. , you don’t want these garbage ships to be driven back intact after they arrive at the port.”
"But, Mr. Simon, in this case, the sorting cost will increase again."
Simon sighed helplessly: "There's nothing you can do about it. It's better than dealing with it yourself. We are the only place in the world that can accept plastic waste. We have to listen to their demands."
"Anyway, the quality of our citizens is high and the garbage classification policy is implemented very well. In the future, we will try to let people sort their garbage when they throw it away and pack plastic waste separately. Otherwise, we will not collect it."
The female secretary nodded, shook the fat on her body, and turned to leave.
Simon wiped the cold sweat from his head, relaxed completely, sat half-lying on the chair, and leisurely drank the English milk tea made by his secretary.
"Finally a big trouble has been solved. I hope China can continue to accept it. Otherwise, it will be difficult. Are we really allowed to invest billions in recycling waste?"
He stared out the window in a daze, thinking about this problem worriedly, and felt a faint sense of despair.
Meanwhile, across the ocean.
The Garbage Recycling Association of Eagle Country also learned the news and was immediately overjoyed.
As the world's largest exporter of plastic waste, they didn't believe it at first and thought someone was spreading rumors.
After repeated verification and learning that the news was correct, they immediately joined the ranks.
As garbage ships sailed toward Eastern ports, global environmental organizations also noticed this scene.
Their eyes suddenly lit up, as if they had found an excellent opportunity.
Like sharks that smelled something fishy, they all surrounded him.
