Chapter 403 Trial Production Success
During this month, Guo Yang has been wandering around the south, and he has left his mark in Guangxi Province, Yunnan Province, Fujian Province, Guangdong Province, and Jiangsu Province.

In this season, traces of Jiahe can be seen everywhere on the farmland.

Golden rice and corn, green saline-alkali grass, golden soybeans, colorful vegetables, farm machinery running on the ground, drones flying in the sky...

Every time a product shines, Guo Yang feels happy.

When he sees farmers benefiting from the products and services provided by Jiahe, he feels a deeper sense of accomplishment.

Serve farmers and get rich together with them.

This is the purpose of Jiahe and one of the original intentions of establishing Wumu Huan Daben.

Therefore, when the fruits of the leprosy trees in Guangxi Province begin to mature, they often cause heated discussions among farmers on Huinong.com and attract the attention of many traditional media.

Wumu for Daben was keenly aware that this was an opportunity.

Therefore, the trio who were shooting footage in the banana plantation the moment before also came to Baise.

It happened that Guo Yang had recently participated in a negotiation with the province. The atmosphere of the negotiation made him feel a little uncomfortable, so he wanted to go out and relax, and he happened to meet the three people in Baise.

Guo Yang looked at the dusty trio. All three of them were wearing hiking boots with the mud still on them.

“You guys really know how to grab hot spots!”

"Of course." Yuan Hua, wearing a sun hat and sun protection clothing, said, "We are new media people now."

Chen Ling also smiled and looked at Xiang Tianshan, "Boss Xiang is a celebrity now. The titles of Master Xiang and Teacher Xiang have become popular on the Internet."

"Sure!" Guo Yang said with a smile, "Mr. Xiang can become a big internet celebrity in the future. You know what, you are definitely popular among the old ladies."

"Nowadays, young girls also like older men, and Mr. Xiang's type is also very popular."

Being teased by the three people, Xiang Tianshan remained calm and nodded occasionally, thinking that what the three people said made sense.

This performance immediately made the three of them laugh.

It is precisely because of this occasionally funny style that Xiang Tianshan can attract the attention of a group of people.

Chen Ling, the tallest of the three, took out the equipment from the car and carried it on his shoulders. "Let's go and take some pictures of the workers picking fruits."

Yuan Hua said: "Will this have a bad effect? ​​Some people will accuse me of selling seedlings."

"Just say it. If some people like it, some people will find fault with it. We are not lying." Chen Ling said indifferently.

Xiang Tianshan also frowned. After the last episode came out, someone in the comments said that Jiahe wanted to sell apple seedlings.

Although this does not affect the overall situation, it does make things imperfect.

Guo Yang suggested, "We can ask Ding Yi for a list. Although most of the land in Guangxi Province is mountainous, there are also warriors who choose to plant leprosy trees themselves."

"Is there such a person?"

"The planting industry will never lack such people." Guo Yang smiled and said, "Actually, I am also quite curious."

"Okay, I'll contact you right away."

Shooting purely from a corporate perspective, the content may sound grand but it seems out of touch with reality.

And if there is a spontaneous warrior who succeeds, the effect of the video will be much better, which will also be a great help to the next 10 million acres task.

Therefore, Ding Yi specially sent a technician to lead the way.

The technician's name is Cheng Youan. He is a little fat and his front teeth look a little yellow due to smoking. He drives a dark blue pickup truck very fast and gallops on the mountain road.

There were two cars following the pickup truck, and the Range Rover that Guo Yang was riding in was at the end. Looking at the dust that was raised, it was as if he saw himself driving in the past.

More than half an hour later, the three cars finally stopped at the foot of a mountain hollow.

There happened to be a leprosy forest around it.

Compared to Jiahe’s orchard, the planting is a little more disorderly, but the fruits on the trees are just as densely packed, perhaps even more than Jiahe’s, but the fruits are not as large and uniform.

There were bursts of horn honking from Cheng Youan's pickup truck.

After a while, a man wearing an old short-sleeved shirt, a straw hat and carrying a basket on his back came out of the woods.

"We're here, Chenggong."

"Cousin, you must seize this opportunity to show your face."

The man called cousin could not tell his exact age, but he became inexplicably nervous when he saw the camera set up by Chen Ling.

My cousin's family owns a piece of mountain land, about one hundred acres in size, half of which is planted with leprosy trees.

It is bearing fruit again this year.

And it was a great harvest.

During this period, the whole family went out to the mountains and was busy harvesting fruits.

After getting familiar with the situation, the cousin said to the camera: "Jiahe is buying rice at a price of 0.5 yuan per catty this year. One mu of rice can yield about 2000 catties this year, which is 1000 yuan!"

It may not seem like much, but it is a considerable income for people living in the mountains.

Who doesn’t have a few mountains?
If 1 mu costs 1000 yuan, wouldn't 100 mu cost 10 yuan? And the bigger the tree, the higher the yield.

The filming at my cousin's house went smoothly. In addition to this family, there was another location, but Guo Yang did not go with them.

For a week or two, the leprosy fruits are harvested, dried, the peels removed, and the seeds taken out.

Then the seeds were sent to Jiahe Biochemical's diesel refinery in Baise one after another.

This is a 10-ton biodiesel refinery, corresponding to the first batch of 10 acres of jatropha trees.

With this year's seed production, only one-third of the plant can be put into operation. The second phase of the factory is already under construction, and the third phase of the factory is also in the planning stage.

But none of this matters.

What’s important is that the country’s first large-scale jatropha biodiesel refinery is about to officially start production!

People from all walks of life are paying attention to this landmark event.

On Huinong.com, posts about jatropha fruit picking, investment, and yield analysis remain popular.

Jiahe Biochemical also established a special department to update the progress of various work in real time on the Internet, attracting the attention of many people.

Many forces with connections came to Baise.

Jing Haichun and Liu Gongshe from the Energy Center of the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, appeared in the mountains of Tiandong as early as the fruit harvest season.

Zhang Shizhong from Chuxiong came with the expectations of his fellow townsmen, and many cities and provinces in the southwest region that were watching also came.

The State Forestry Administration and the Ministry of Agriculture also sent expert representatives.

Kang Meng, deputy general manager of China Petroleum Southwest Branch, thought about the failures in Panzhihua and northern Sichuan, and appeared in Baise with reluctance.

Many petrochemical companies, including the three major oil companies, also sent representatives from the province.

In addition, there were reporters who came to find out what was going on.

For this reason, Guo Yang temporarily decided to let Jiahe Biochemical hold a small press conference.

This kind of grand occasion and popularity surprised Fang Xiaozhang who came from Lan City. "Boss, the influence this time may be beyond imagination!"

"This is just the beginning."

Guo Yang, who had been waiting for two or three days in a row, breathed a sigh of relief the moment he saw Fang Xiaozhang, "The rest of the reception will be left to you."

Fang Xiaozhang said: "Those who came here are all big shots."

"You represent Jiahe Biochemical now, and you are also a big shot." Guo Yang said with a smile: "You have been in the laboratory for a long time, and it is time to come out and take a breath of fresh air."

"it is good."

With a multi-billion-dollar enterprise behind him, Fang Xiaozhang, who came from Jiahe's leadership program, is confident and moves among many bigwigs.

after one day.

In the factory in Baise, the silent equipment and production lines are full of solemnity, as if they can't wait to get started.

Outside the cordon, many visitors were waiting. There was a TV screen hanging on the wall, showing the processing images in real time.

In the crowd, Guo Yang, Kang Meng of China Petroleum, and representatives of the three oil companies in the province stood in a circle.

The domestic refined oil market is dominated by two major groups, China National Petroleum Corporation and China Petrochemical Corporation.

The lack of raw materials and other factors have seriously hampered the two major groups' motivation to enter the biodiesel market.

Originally, the three oil companies all had related biodiesel refineries that had passed the approval of the Development and Reform Commission.

CNPC has a 6-ton plant in Nanchong, Sinopec has a 5-ton plant in Guizhou, and CNOOC has a 6-ton plant in Hainan.

As a result, due to the failure of the leprosy tree planting project, only CNOOC started to produce a small amount of biodiesel in Hainan using waste cooking oil.

The rest were either not built or became decorations.

In the field of biodiesel, Europe currently mainly uses rapeseed oil to produce biodiesel, the United States and Brazil use soybeans, and Malaysia and Indonesia use palm oil.

In China, biodiesel is mainly produced from waste oils and fats by private enterprises.

Waste oils are mainly gutter oil and swill oil, with an annual output of about two to three million tons, but only about 500,000 tons are used for biodiesel.

The rest of the waste cooking oil ends up on the dining table.

The country is not yet luxurious enough to process biodiesel from edible oil.

Therefore, even the source of raw materials for private enterprises is extremely tight, let alone the Big Three.

At this moment, the bosses of the three giants in the province gathered around Guo Yang to inquire about the news.

"Mr. Guo, how many tons of biodiesel can Jiahe Biochemical produce in a day?"

"What about the price?"

“How does Golden Harvest plan to sell it?”

“Can the raw materials really be supplied stably? How much does it cost?”

Issues like these are of most concern to the three oil companies.

But Guo Yang is very clear that he does not believe that the three oil companies have a strong motivation to promote biodiesel.

These people are just here to gather information.

At present, most domestic biodiesel manufacturers are also looking for sales channels on their own.

Marine diesel, automotive diesel, and fuel oil are the three largest markets for biodiesel, among which automotive diesel is the main market.

Guo Yang glanced at the petrochemical companies that were concerned about this matter, "Everyone, regarding the price and sales of biodiesel, Mr. Fang will answer your questions later."

In the factory, each department is carrying out final inspections.

A little nervous and a little excited.

Following Fang Xiaozhang's order, the equipment began to rumble.

The black jatropha seeds enter the pressing equipment via a conveyor belt, the kernels are crushed and then the kernel oil is extracted and separated through the leaching method.

It is then processed through low-temperature distillation, chemical, acid reduction, esterification and other treatments before finally being purified into biodiesel.

The whole process seemed a bit long.

But everyone was staring at the TV screen until the final biodiesel product was processed, and then thunderous cheers suddenly broke out inside the factory.

There was also burst of applause at the scene.

"congratulations."

“It’s a groundbreaking moment!”

"amazing."

"Oh~"

A long howl sounded from the crowd. Guo Yang looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man who was short, had a dark face and a sturdy build.

“Looks familiar!”

"Zhang Shizhong, why are you yelling?" someone shouted to the man, and Guo Yang remembered that this was the director of the Chuxiong Forestry Bureau.

Zhang Shizhong raised his head and said, "Isn't that what all young people call me nowadays?"

"You are over 50."

"I am over 50 years old and still young." Xiang Tianshan, who also came to the scene, stood up to support Zhang Shizhong, "Really awesome!" "Really awesome?!" Zhang Shizhong was stunned for a moment.

Yuan Hua, who was beside Xiang Tianshan, also shouted in surprise, "Awesome!"

Zhang Shizhong laughed out loud, "That's awesome!"

"Is that what all the young people are calling it nowadays?" Guo Yang couldn't help but smile when he heard someone in the crowd muttering this.

Speaking of which, it was he who taught Xiang Tianshan and Zhang Wei the word "awesome" many years ago.

Thinking of this, he also clapped and shouted, "Awesome."

After a while of commotion, Fang Xiaozhang walked out of the workshop with a loudspeaker and stood in front of the TV screen.

"Hello...Hello."

"Welcome everyone to come today~"

Although it was very simple, it did not affect the atmosphere on the scene, especially when Fang Xiaozhang said out the data one by one, it caused a commotion.

"Three tons of seeds can produce one ton of biodiesel. The raw material cost of one ton of oil is about 3 yuan, and the processing cost is about 1 yuan. Compared with the market price of 3000 yuan per ton of biodiesel, there is a large profit margin.

And with the increase in production and improvement in processing technology, the cost is expected to drop further.”

Guo Yang noticed that the expressions of the three oil barrel representatives beside him changed obviously.

Compared with the standard petrochemical diesel price of 6000 yuan, biodiesel has obvious cost advantages.

Even if the price returns to last year's low, the price of biodiesel will still be advantageous.

And there is still room for further expansion.

According to the sales model of foreign biodiesel, biodiesel is added to diesel and sold to the market through diesel sales channels.

So, in the long run, biodiesel companies and the Big Three are in a cooperative relationship.

However, the three oil giants currently have no nationwide mass-production biodiesel projects, and the sales of biodiesel will erode a certain diesel market share.

Therefore, at this stage, the two sides are still in competition in the diesel market.

In Guangxi Province, among the three major oil companies, Sinopec is the largest oil product sales unit in the province.

At this time, Li En, a member of the leadership team of Petrochemical Guangxi Sales Company, said with emotion: "Jiahe has really dug up a huge gold mine!"

"Is Mr. Li feeling romantically attracted to someone?" another oil representative, Ma Jianghai, joked.

Li En said: "I don't believe you won't be motivated after listening to this."

"Indeed, with this cost price and this profit margin, anyone would be tempted." Ma Jianghai turned his head and looked at another person, "Kang Meng, your trip was not in vain!"

Kang Meng, who was already full of passion, said: "I can't wait to resume production and construction at the Nanchong factory."

"Hahaha, you can talk to Mr. Guo about buying the jatropha fruit raw materials from Jiahe."

Guo Yang, who was standing by, heard this and said with a smile, "No, Jiahe doesn't even have enough raw materials now!"

Fang Xiaozhang was still answering everyone's questions, and Guo Yang was also communicating with relevant people below.

Just as Li En said, this is a super large gold mine, and it is difficult for Jiahe alone to fully reap such huge profits.

More people need to participate.

Jiahe can also find other sales channels, and with an annual output of 50 tons, it can also apply for a finished oil business license.

But this does not affect cooperation with the three oil companies, which will enable us to enter the terminal diesel market faster.

Jiahe just needs to make sure he gets the fattest piece.

The press conference ended smoothly. Guo Yang patted Fang Xiaozhang on the shoulder and said, "Not bad!"

Fang Xiaozhang said: "It's mainly because the basic work here is solid."

Guo Yang: "We need to further study the technology of oil extraction from jatropha nuts, and there is still great potential for this variety to be tapped."

Fang Xiaozhang nodded. He was originally a technical person, but he had been focusing on the research of the technology of Xanthoceras sorbifolia.

"Hey, Mr. Fang, the diesel has been refined. Do you want to try it on the spot?" someone in the crowd shouted.

"Yeah! Find a car and give it a try. Now that we are here, let's go."

"I just felt like something was missing."

Guo Yang asked Fang Xiaozhang: "Is it possible?"

"It should be no problem." Fang Xiaozhang replied, and at the same time he shouted loudly: "Then please move over and wait for a moment, I will arrange it right away."

Ten minutes later, a pickup truck stopped by the side of the road. The staff drained the remaining oil and then added freshly refined biodiesel.

Biodiesel can be blended with diesel in any proportion or added directly.

The latter was chosen here.

However, there are certain risks, as some diesel vehicles are not allowed to use biofuels as a substitute.

But fortunately, this experiment was successful.

The pickup truck started successfully, and it was obvious from the exhaust emissions that the biodiesel burned more completely.

Emissions of all kinds of gases are much lower.

At this point, most people have gotten a satisfactory answer.

Jing Haichun and Liu Gongshe from the Plant Energy Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have been in Guangxi Province for nearly half a month.

From the planting of leprosy trees to the final successful test run, both of them experienced it all.

In order to verify the accuracy of the output, the two even stayed at Tiandong's base for a few days, personally watching the workers pick, dry and weigh the fruits.

It was not until this moment that the two were completely convinced.

Before leaving, Jing Haichun said goodbye to Guo Yang and said, "Mr. Guo, Jiahe has opened a new chapter for bioenergy!"

...

The news of Jiahe's successful trial production of biodiesel spread across China as quickly as the wind.

However, the first to release the specific news was still NIO’s Weibo, followed by Huinong.com, and finally various traditional media and TV stations.

"A huge gold mine!"

“The era of bioenergy!”

"Hongqi River has taken another step forward!"

“Great achievement!”

Praises poured in, and the Farmers’ Daily, People’s Daily, CCTV and other media also reported on this feat.

Even the environmental protection organizations that were critical of the issue have stopped complaining, simply because biodiesel is also a clean energy.

The organic matter, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide it emits can be reduced to one-tenth of diesel, and the sulfur content can be reduced to one percent.

Planting trees can also green barren hills and increase forest coverage...all of these benefits are for protecting the environment.

As long as we don’t mention Hongqi River, we are all good friends.

Local governments with areas suitable for leprosy tree cultivation have also approached Jiahe.

Build nurseries, energy forests, and factories, provide land, policies, and even money, just to attract investment.

There are also various companies that want to cooperate. Now, Jiahe has the most upstream varieties, and no one can bypass this hurdle.

The latest video of exchanging five acres for a Mercedes-Benz has also been uploaded.

Many people say that Jiahe is stingy, charging only 5 cents per pound, but more people are tempted.

Especially in Guangxi Province, even the growers of fast-growing eucalyptus are shaken in their hearts.

The main felling age of fast-growing eucalyptus is 6 years, and the rotation cycle of large-diameter timber forest is 12 years.

Here we calculate based on 6 years. The output of 6-year-old eucalyptus forest is 12 cubic meters per mu, and the price of each cubic meter is 500 yuan, which means the output value is 6000 yuan.

The cost for 6 years is 1200 yuan per mu, which means a profit of 4800 yuan per mu.

All in all, the average income is not as good as that of the leprosy tree.

Of course, there are also fast-growing eucalyptus trees that can generate returns of over 10,000 yuan per mu, but that is relatively rare, and the felling age may also be extended.

And what about the leprosy tree?
You can make a profit in the second year, and the profit will be higher every year.

In terms of planting cycle and per-acre output, the leprosy tree is better than the fast-growing eucalyptus.

"Agricultural output value is not calculated, but grown. Jiahe just wants to sell seedlings to you!"

"A bunch of leeks, just wait to be cut!"

"What good can a capitalist be!"

Seeing that familiar ID appear again, Yuan Hua was furious, "Damn, this is so annoying."

Chen Ling was maintaining the machine. Upon hearing this, he said, "Is the person with the ID 'User 9527' commenting again?"

"Yeah, this guy is stirring up trouble in the comments section again. It's really annoying." Yuan Wen turned around and said, "Boss Xiang, do you want to explain?"

"It's okay." Xiang Tianshan said: "We just want to sell seedlings. As long as the growers can really make money, there's nothing wrong with that."

"But what this guy said was too harsh."

Xiang Tianshan looked up at the sky and said, "When more and more people make money from this, someone will naturally clear our name."

Yuan Hua and Chen Ling complained silently, “That’s not what you said a few days ago.”

...

Nanning, Guangxi Province.

At the signing ceremony of the 10 million mu bioenergy forest comprehensive development base project.

Guo Yang signed his name in a flamboyant manner.

As a representative of Guangxi Province, Ma Biao shook hands with Guo Yang in front of the camera.

"Hahaha, Mr. Guo, congratulations, Jiahe has made a good start in the energy forest in Baise."

"So now we have to press on and pursue the victory." Guo Yang said with a smile.

This investment agreement not only includes a 10 million energy forest, but also many nurseries and factories.

Almost all of the 14 cities and 100 counties in Guangxi Province are interested in the energy forestry industry, but this is obviously unreasonable and impossible.

The fast-growing eucalyptus in Guangxi Province is also important for the domestic timber supply.

But major industrial adjustments are also inevitable.

According to the province's plan, if the industry develops smoothly, at least half of the mountains will be used to grow leprosy trees.

This number will reach more than 2000 million mu, and the demand for seedlings is beyond imagination.

Assuming a budget of 60 to 100 seedlings per acre, Guangxi Province alone would require 12 to 20 billion seedlings.

In addition to the southwest and other regions, the demand for seedlings is as high as tens of billions.

But you have to eat one bite at a time, and the focus of Guangxi Province is the Pinglu Canal.

Therefore, the first batch of nurseries and bases to be built will focus on cities and counties along the canal and Youjiang River.

Fangchenggang, Qinzhou, Nanning and other cities have pledged to build nurseries and biodiesel refineries.

The negotiation finally came to fruition with the first batch of 270 tons of biodiesel produced daily.

In order to demonstrate its determination to promote the bioenergy industry and the Pinglu Canal, Fangchenggang China Gas Ship Fuel Supply Company, the largest fuel supplier on the water in the Beibu Gulf of Guangxi Province, signed the first supply contract with Jiahe Biochemical.

The company has contracted the entire first batch of biodiesel production of Jiahe Biochemical, 3.5 tons, with a contract value of 1.75 million yuan.

Compared with Fangchenggang China National Marine Shipping Company's daily fuel demand of tens of thousands of tons, Jiahe Biochemical's annual production of 3.5 tons of biodiesel is just a drop in the bucket.

But it's a start.

It will also be a landmark event that will be remembered by history.

(End of this chapter)