Chapter 1134 Industry Reshuffle IV
Now there are two companies that are feeling embarrassed and headaches, one of which is the well-known United Mineral Resources Company, and the board of directors suddenly received a call from Marcas, and immediately felt great pressure and fear, and cold sweat broke out on his back.
At the beginning of the establishment of the mercenary corps, this company hired mercenaries from the military professional resource company to intercept and kill Wu Chen, and then the shareholders of the two companies were inexplicably hanged, and the reason has not been found until now, but it is certain that this is definitely not an accident.
"Just now Glencore Group also called, saying that Atlantis Mineral Resources wants to buy their shares in the Koyahuasi copper mine, the price is relatively fair, what should we do, this 44% of the equity, agree to sell or not?" The chairman said with a frown.
"There is only one answer to this question for us, as long as we are targeted by the mercenary army, we have to sell it if we don't sell it! Don't forget, we hired mercenaries from the U.S. Military Career Resources Company to intercept and kill Wu Chen, laying the groundwork for now, and if we don't agree, I'm sure all of you here will die in vain. The general manager of the copper mining industry said.
"What's even more terrifying is that except for a few countries in Africa, the right to exploit mineral resources is decided by mercenaries, they control the local government, we don't agree, they will easily use the power of the local government to squeeze us out of this market, which angers the mercenaries, and the U.S. government will not necessarily help us speak, and the logistics and supply in the war in Afghanistan are all in charge of the mercenaries, which shows their relationship with the U.S. government." The CEO said.
In addition to United Mineral Resources, the other company is Glencore, one of Switzerland's largest traders, whose main business is to invest in companies and then go public for profit, but the problem is that people don't clash with a behemoth like mercenaries because of a copper mine.
The Antofagasta Mining Company, which belongs to the famous Luksic family business in Chile, and the Los Perambres copper mine is the core asset of the mining company, which has been in operation for just three years and produces 200,000 tons of refined copper per year.
After Wu Chen visited Mr. President, he immediately met with the head of the family, and the two talked secretly for about an hour, and the matter was confirmed, and the Atlantis International Group bought 100 percent of the copper mine for $7.5 billion.
$7.5 billion in cash is a lot of money for any company, but Wu Chen doesn't have too much pressure, just a little distressed. The Lukehic family, on the other hand, were shocked by the deal, and that a copper mine could double its profits as soon as it began to put into production, and such a thing was absolutely agreed.
"Mr. Wu Chen, after many studies and decisions, the government has agreed to your proposal to sell all the rhenium ore produced by the Chilean National Copper Company to the Golden Triangle Federation Haidongqing International Aerospace Manufacturing Group at a specified price, and the term of the agreement is permanent." The Chilean president said with a smile.
"Thank you, Mr. President, for your support of the Golden Triangle Federation, and thank you to the government for its trust in the Golden Triangle Federation, this cooperation is just a good beginning, and in the future, there will be in-depth cooperation between our two countries in many fields." Wu Chen also smiled, and the problem of rhenium ore was basically solved.
"The principal generals of our navy, army, and air force have proposed that they want to purchase a batch of advanced weapons and equipment from the Golden Triangle Federation to speed up the pace of military modernization, and we also ask Mr. Wu Chen to help with this matter. said the Minister of Defense.
"The Golden Triangle Federation is very grateful for the convenience given by the Chilean government, so that although there are not many discounts in terms of price, the start date can be advanced, and I will ask Foreign Minister Marcas to come to Chile in the near future to negotiate with you." Wu Chen is distressed about the more than $20 billion spent on copper mines, and the Chilean government's actions are tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow.
The mercenary corps is not afraid of others buying weapons and equipment, after so many years of running-in, the number of skilled workers has shown a geometric upward trend, and the major manufacturing bases have been running stably, especially the use of computer automation technology and pulsating production lines, which has greatly improved the manufacturing speed, and the quality is also advancing by leaps and bounds.
Wu Chen is satisfied, the Chilean government is satisfied, but the US government is not happy!
This is rhenium ore, the most important key part of the aero engine, an indispensable production material, and the mercenary corps is too ruthless, directly buying out all the output of the country with the largest reserves in the world at a high price!
Chile produces more than 20 tons of rhenium ore every year, more than 80% of which come from the mines of the Chilean National Copper Company, and Poland produces seven tons of rhenium ore every year, which is less than one-third of Chile's output.
Of course, the U.S. government is not particularly angry, because its own land also produces rhenium ore, and the amount is not low, more than seven tons a year, while in the territory of the mercenary corps, there are very few rhenium ores, but the mercenary corps military industry needs more rhenium ore than all the aviation manufacturing enterprises in the United States combined.
"Mercenaries buy out most of the production of Chile's rhenium mines, it is also a last resort, if they can't get enough rhenium mines, orders placed by various countries, such as fighters, bombers, transport planes and helicopters, etc., will all have the problem of insufficient power, and the same is true for nuclear submarines, the lack of protection facilities made of nickel-rhenium alloy will produce a lethal radiological threat."
"The biggest source of military spending for mercenaries is military manufacturing, and for the sake of this financial pillar lifeline, they can't take into account the feelings of the U.S. government, and for such commercial practices, the U.S. government can only exercise restraint, who let those arms dealers not work hard?" The US Secretary of Defense is very rational about this.
"These military industrial enterprises in the United States are really not competitive, so much money has been invested in the joint strike fighter project, it has been ten years since the project was established, and the fourth-generation fighter of the mercenary corps has been in service for two years, and we have not even built a prototype, I suspect that the scientific research capabilities of the United States are gradually declining, is it forcing us to purchase mercenary aircraft? Wouldn't that be an international joke? "Mr. President is also angry.
The military is also quite dissatisfied with several super arms giants, European countries have ordered a large number of fifth-generation fighter jets from mercenaries, and naval carrier-based aircraft are the top priority, but what about the US Navy, which still uses F-18 Super Hornet carrier-based aircraft, is a generation behind in terms of technology, shame, when did the United States' weapons and equipment fall to such a point?