Seeing that Ascendas Group and Alcoa, like a pair of good friends, were raising the price of aluminum-lithium alloys to historical peaks, the European Aluminum Company's coffin plate was almost thrown away.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? If it is not evident that the Ascendas Group and the Alcoa Group dug a trap for the European Aluminum Company, it will be a trouble in the minds of the Europeans.
If not, how could Ascendas Group be jumping up and down in the aluminum-lithium alloy market like a Malaysian monkey, with prices crashing through the floor and reaching the 18th level of hell.
¡° Such an approach is considered malicious competition in any country in the world, but the United States just said that Ascendas Group¡¯s approach complied with the principles of market economy and was conducive to the healthy development of the aluminum-lithium alloy market, and then then gave its own aluminum group huge subsidies.
The European Aluminum Company has not yet asked for subsidies, but has only submitted an application to the European Community, and has been criticized by the American media for destroying the market environment and unfair competition.
They are all old fairies playing double standards. Who still doesn¡¯t know who is the thousand-year-old vixen?
But even if the Europeans knew about it, they could only knock out their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs.
There is no way. Since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, Europe has gained the advantage first, and the overall situation has rushed into Eastern Europe, robbing people, robbing food, robbing women Bah, it is to seize the market.
It doubled the size of the original European Community. With a market, products will have sales. With sales, the wallets of European Community member states will bulge. When their wallets bulge, their waists will naturally straighten, and then the dollar will be discovered. This thing is really not a good thing. In that case, let¡¯s just abolish the dollar and make it a euro.
So after a series of operations, the euro was put on the agenda, and soon became a non-physical transaction currency, beginning to replace the US dollar as the new international reserve currency around the world.
The reason why the United States can become a hegemon relies on nothing more than two cornerstones, one is the US military, and the second is the US dollar.
Now that Europeans are starting to develop the Euro and intend to replace the US dollar as the world's reserve currency, it is tantamount to digging into the graves of Americans.
Ordinary people believe that taking money from others is like killing their parents, let alone Americans who hold hegemony.
Because of this, Americans can let go of other things in the world, but Europeans must press the euro first no matter what.
The problem is that Europeans and Americans are too familiar with each other's routines, and they can estimate how many pounds of shit they will make if they stick their butts out, so the Europeans are fully prepared for the possible actions of the Americans.
Of course, the Americans have a headache, so they urgently need a tool man who does not follow the routine to break this deadlock.
As a result, the Ascendas Group, an atypical aerospace company, entered the eyes of Americans. With the help of Lister, Merlinz and others, the Ascendas Group threw itself into the warm embrace of the United States without hesitation, and then conquered Europe with one big move. The aluminum company was flat.
But everyone with a discerning eye knows that Ascendas Group and Alcoa Group are clearly attacking the European aluminum industry, but in fact they are attacking Airbus, the company behind them.
Because 95% of the aluminum-lithium alloys used in Airbus¡¯ various A-series passenger aircraft come from European aluminum companies.
When the price war just started, in order to support the European aluminum industry, Airbus did not sign preferential guarantee agreements with Ascendas Group and Alcoa Group like Boeing, so that it could get a very generous purchase price for raw materials. Instead, it signed European Aluminum has carried out deep bundling and always purchases European Aluminum products at prices higher than the market price.
At this time, Boeing, which had accumulated a large amount of low-cost aluminum-lithium alloys, began to significantly reduce the prices of its entire series of aircraft. Airbus wanted to follow suit, but their raw material procurement costs were 22.4% higher than Boeing's, so there was no way they could follow suit.
Only then did Airbus realize that it had fallen into a trap. It quickly cut off its ties with the European Aluminum Company and cut off its arms to survive. However, Airbus's decisiveness was still a step too late. As the European Aluminum Company completely rushed into the street, the price of aluminum-lithium alloys skyrocketed again. , even though Airbus was desperately trying to buy goods, it still couldn't resist the price increase every day, causing material costs to skyrocket again.
Due to Boeing's previous guarantee agreement, whether it is from Ascendas Group or Alcoa Group, it can obtain goods 35% below the market price. One is the original price, the other is 35% below the market price, one is high and the other is low. , Boeing¡¯s cost advantage is immediately apparent.
Let¡¯s not talk about other things, let¡¯s talk about fighter jets. The F-15 produced by Boeing is a proper heavy fighter, and its price is actually one-third cheaper than the medium-sized fighter jet "Rafale" produced by France.
Regardless of production and process, the light source material gives the F-15 the upper hand. After all, the aluminum-lithium alloy used in it is 35% lower than the market price, while the aluminum-lithium alloy used in the French Rafale costs US$400,000. a ton ifA high-end aluminum-lithium alloy containing beryllium that can be conventionally welded will cost US$800 to 1 million per ton.
So much so that Dassault executives lamented that their Rafale was not made of aluminum alloy but was actually made of gold.
The Europeans who had been cut off a wave of leeks learned from the painful experience and immediately came to the rescue, announcing that almost all military and civilian aircraft models will significantly increase the use of composite materials in the future and gradually get rid of their dependence on aluminum-lithium alloys.
Zhuang Jianye smiled slightly after receiving the news. Not long ago, under the coordination of Lister, he had just ended the price war with Toray and DuPont over mid-range carbon fiber composites. The Europeans jumped out to endorse their settlement at the right time. In this case Give me some face, so what else can I say? Let¡¯s continue teaching Europeans.
So Ascendas Group was shocked, and the prices of almost all self-produced composite materials in Europe were instantly cut in half.
Others don't know much about Ascendas Group's money-making methods hidden behind its public products, but the head of the headquarters knows very well. After all, he personally approves some things, otherwise Ascendas Group would have to negotiate prices with others for so much money. war.
Of course the benefits are also huge.
¡°Take aluminum-lithium alloy as an example. In the past three years, we have made a total of 50 billion yuan in net profit.
So Ascendas Group is not without money, but quite rich. If not, the head of the headquarters would not be disgusted by Zhuang Jianye pretending to be poor. Just pretend to be more professional, tear off your shirt temporarily, or buy branded goods imported from Italy. , should you be so fake?
But after returning from leave, the head of the headquarters still has to provide funds for the matter. After all, all the things Zhuang Jianye showed him are the foundation of the future, and it doesn¡¯t matter whether he supports it or not.
The problem is one or two items. The head of the headquarters can still make a decision and come up with four or five at once. Even if he has plenty of money, he still can't afford it. So the head of the headquarters rolled his eyes slightly: "Xiao Zhuang, How much do you think a fighter jet export license is worth?¡±
"It depends on the time limit."
"Five years."
"At least 20 billion!"
"Okay, I will spend 10 billion in the next three years plus a fighter aircraft export license. After all, Comrade Zhuang Jianye, you will make a fortune!" The head of the headquarters smiled happily, but Zhuang Jianye's face turned dark. Bottom of the pot.
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