At the end of 1997, Factory 703 and the Snecma Company in Gaul restarted signing a new supply agreement.
The production capacity of the old factory 703 has remained stable at around 1,600 tons per year after the workers became familiar with the production process.
Most of these are supplied to the production of YF-100 liquid oxygen kerosene engines and WS-10 engines.
The share of high-strength two-dimensional carbon fiber cloth that can be exported does not exceed 400 tons.
Most of this was sold to the Snecma company in Gaul.
"Francis, long time no see!" Hu Deming greeted the other party very politely.
As one of the top executives of Snecma, Francis is one of the few people who favors global marketization.
He is also leading the promotion of trade with Dragon Kingdom, including but not limited to opening factories in Dragon Kingdom and introducing raw materials from Factory 703.
Because the engines used in the jointly developed Airbus aircraft at this time came from Safran, which had a close relationship with Snecma.
Snecma provides Safran with many parts.
Therefore, Snecma's series of practices in Dragon Kingdom have attracted many people to the idea of introducing Airbus aircraft for use in the domestic civil aviation industry.
This also further strengthened Francis’s idea of market globalization and decided to continue to increase various investments in Longguo.
The high-strength two-dimensional carbon fiber cloth imported from 703 Factory is a big cooperation matter.
After all, in less than two years before, under the leadership of Francis, Snecma purchased more than 300 tons of high-strength two-dimensional carbon fiber cloth from Factory 703, and the overall trade volume exceeded 540 million. .
"Hahaha, long time no see, Lao Hu!"
As a Gaul, Francis was very enthusiastic.
The moment I saw Hu Deming, I gave him a big hug.
As a relatively traditional Longguo native, Hu Deming still couldn't accept such an enthusiastic stranger when he first came into contact with Francis.
But after being exposed to it three or two times, I got used to it.
"This time you come, but you have to give us more goods!"
Although Francis' Chinese is relatively standard compared to other foreigners, his intonation is still a little strange.
Through official channels, Francis already knows that Factory 703 is currently planning to build two large production bases.
So this time when he came to Longguo as the business representative of Snecma Company, he also wanted to get more share of carbon fiber after the future production growth.
"I may not be able to return it to you now. You know our shipment volume. It's only that much every year!"
Hu Deming's statement at this time is still relatively conservative. After all, it is not known how many years it will take for the new factory to be completed.
The factory building in southern Hunan is easier to say. After all, the drawings have been issued and the construction team is waiting to enter the site to carry out the construction work of the factory.
However, the factory building in Donghai City is still a wasteland, and it will take at least three or four years to complete the construction.
"Oh, my friend, I heard that the construction of your new factory has begun. Aren't you about to finish increasing production?!"
Francis' tone was very exaggerated, but what he said was not wrong. After all, the construction speed of the factory was still very fast, especially for such a factory that was like a golden rooster laying eggs. All aspects were given the green light.
It will take no more than one year to complete the basic construction, and it will be put into production in another half a year.
In other words, in one and a half years, the annual output of Factory 703 will reach more than 4,500 tons.
Even if 60% of the production capacity needs to be allocated to the production of YF-100 liquid oxygen kerosene engine and WS-10 engine.
It can also separate out about 1,000 tons of carbon fiber materials, and it is this part of the production capacity that Francis is interested in.
"It will take some time for the new factory to be put into use. Is it too early to say this now?"
Although Hu Deming now manages such a large factory with an annual output value of more than hundreds of millions of yuan, he still tends to be conservative in his thinking.
Compared with other people of this era who like to make all kinds of boasts, they seem out of place.
"It's not early at all!"
Francis looked at Hu Deming, who still didn't quite understand the international status of the carbon fiber produced by Factory 703, and said in a very exaggerated way.
"You don't know how many people have come to your factory to place orders through me in the past two years!"
What Francis said is also true. Because of its ultra-low cost and higher strength, the high-strength two-dimensional carbon fiber cloth currently produced by Factory 703 is also very famous internationally.
"If we hadn't contracted almost all of your previous production capacity, I guess those company representatives who want cost-effective carbon fiber would be able to squeeze through the door of your factory!"
Hearing such news, Hu Deming was still a little surprised. After all, he had not paid much attention to these international events since the carbon fiber cloth produced by Factory 703 was easy to sell.
"I haven't heard much about this, but if our new production line is put into production, we can reserve a sufficient share of carbon fiber for Snecma."
This matter was actually discussed before when Zhang Xingyang was still at the 703 Factory.
Because the relationship between the Dragon Kingdom and Gaul at this time was actually good, and there was room for cooperation between the two parties in all aspects.
And you can’t restore materials like carbon fiber through reverse engineering.
Therefore, as long as Factory 703 meets the production requirements of Hongyan rockets and J-10 fighter jets, it can sell as much as it can.
"I hope that when the time comes, you won't dislike the fact that we produce too much carbon fiber!"
Hu Deming, who has always been conservative and old-fashioned, also made a rare joke at this time.
"Hahaha, we have a good appetite. Even if you sell 10,000 tons a year, we can still eat it!"
Francis laughed, expressing how Snecma's demand for such high-performance materials is almost endless at this time.
"We are interested in finding a group of manufacturers in Dragon Kingdom that specialize in supplying parts for Airbus aircraft. I wonder if you are interested!"
This incident can be regarded as a certain degree of goodwill made by the Gallic official to allow the Airbus aircraft to enter the territory of the Dragon Kingdom.
Therefore, Francis did not mind going along with the situation and telling Hu Deming about it.
Hu Deming actually knew the news before. Zhang Xingyang revealed it to him not long ago and explicitly asked Factory 703 to participate.
"Of course we are interested!" Hu Deming said after smiling.
Getting a foothold in the field of passenger aircraft manufacturing is also a step for Zhang Xingyang to prepare for the future domestic production of large passenger aircraft!
As for how far this thing can be achieved, it still depends on how well everyone can achieve it, but doing it is always better than not doing it, right?
If you want to harvest a big tree, the best time to plant saplings is ten years ago, and the second best time is now!
(End of chapter)
