Chapter 316: Snakeskin Bag and Family Harmony

Chapter 316: Snakeskin Bag and Family Harmony

Chapter 316: Snakeskin Bag and Family Harmony
Wei Zetao replied: “I have done some research on this. The paper mills in Taiwan basically use waste paper purchased from Europe and the United States;

Paper consumption in Europe and the United States is very high, and there is a lot of waste paper. There are local companies that collect waste paper and then transport it to developing countries for recycling, because recycling paper in Europe and the United States is costly and polluting. "

"Is this A4 paper also made of waste paper?" Yang Wendong asked, picking up a piece of office paper.

Wei Zetao replied: "It's not certain. It may be made of waste paper or wood pulp, including toilet paper.
It mainly depends on the cost and brand positioning. Products made from waste paper are definitely not as good as those made from wood pulp, but the cost is low. Each has its own advantages, and they are actually the same for normal people to use.

Including our sticky notes, which come in both types of paper, when they are delivered to the terminal, normal people can’t tell the difference.”

"That's right. Our sticky notes are actually disposable items, and the requirements are actually lower than normal A4 paper." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

A4 paper or office paper has many uses. In addition to normal writing, it may also be used for drawing, faxing, typewriter use, etc. Poor quality paper may not be suitable;

As for sticky notes, you basically just write a few words on them and then you’re done.

Wei Zetao said: “Yes, so we can build a factory like Yongfeng Paper Mill in Taiwan, where the industrial chain and technology are all available.

As for raw materials, we have more advantages. When Changxing Shipping's ships return from the United States, they are often empty. We can just bring the waste paper back and send it to Taiwan on the way. As long as the waste paper is compressed, it won't take much time to get on and off the ship."

These days, Hong Kong has a trade surplus with many overseas countries, which means that Hong Kong focuses on exports, with a large amount of goods going from Hong Kong to Europe and the United States, but very few goods going the other way.

"This is a good idea." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Before the popularization of containers, most businesses had to consider transportation costs. In fact, because the cost of sea transportation was too high, low-level textile industries still existed in countries such as Europe and the United States.

Wei Zetao said: “Then I will immediately send someone to Wanwan to check it out, choose a suitable location, and then negotiate to build a factory.”

"Okay." Yang Wendong agreed, "We need to choose a location that is close to the water source and the port, and a moderate location."

"I understand." Wei Zetao replied.

Yang Wendong asked again: "Are all these chemical substances available in Taiwan, or are they all imported?"

Wei Zetao replied: "Taiwan has a chemical industry foundation. We can make strong acids and alkalis ourselves. We basically have all the chemical substances needed in the papermaking industry. Even if we don't have them, as long as the foundation is there and there is a great demand, we can make them ourselves."

"Okay." Yang Wendong asked again: "What about the equipment? Did Wanwan make it themselves?"

Wei Zetao shook his head and said, "No, the equipment of Yongfeng Paper Mill is from Japan. Taiwan still can't make it. There is not much market for it, so no one will develop this kind of equipment."

Yang Wendong said, "Okay, then we will also go to Japan to buy equipment, but we must have sewage treatment facilities. It can't be absolutely pollution-free, but it must at least meet the regulatory emission standards, or be slightly stricter."

The issue of environmental protection is itself a general trend in global economic development. Taiwan may not attach as much importance to it as Europe and the United States, but it certainly will not allow local rivers to be polluted, otherwise nearby residents will make trouble.

In the past, RCA discharged sewage into the groundwater hundreds of meters deep, which was definitely to comply with Taiwan's environmental protection policy.

Moreover, there are also Chinese people in Taiwan, and if environmental pollution is caused, it will also affect one's reputation, so one still needs to do this well.

Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Yang, don't worry. The Japanese are now paying more attention to environmental pollution, especially after the Minamata disease. The equipment in this area has matching decontamination measures."

"Okay." Yang Wendong said.

The process of reusing wastewater for papermaking requires a large amount of chemicals such as strong acids and alkalis, and also produces a large amount of wastewater containing large amounts of organic matter, suspended solids, heavy metals and toxic and harmful substances.

So even if Hong Kong has enough water and doesn't care about pollution, it won't work without a lot of chemical raw materials. The cost of shipping these highly dangerous compounds is also very high.
Take a common strong acid as an example. Shipping companies are afraid to take it on board because the risk is too great and it also requires specific international transportation qualifications, etc.

Therefore, it is troublesome to build a factory in Southeast Asia because there is no chemical industry there, and the risk is high if you have your own capital and no background. Relatively speaking, Taiwan is much better.

In the afternoon, Yang Wendong went downstairs again and came to the factory.

Not far away, several workers were pushing a hydraulic cart with a large iron cage on it. Inside the cage were many cloth bags filled with things.

Seeing Yang Wendong and Wei Zetao, one of them ran over and said, "Hello, Mr. Yang, Hello, Mr. Wei."

"What are you doing?" Yang Wendong asked casually.

The visitor said, "This is to give each worker 10 kilograms of rice before the New Year. It is also the company's welfare policy."

"Yeah." Yang Wendong also walked to a hydraulic truck, touched the cloth bag, and then said, "Okay, you guys go ahead and get busy. Thank you for your hard work."

"As you should." The visitor said quickly, "Brothers, we are very grateful to Mr. Yang for giving us so much food."

Yang Wendong smiled, and the workers didn't dare to stay any longer, so they all left.

Yang Wendong chatted with Wei Zetao: "Old Wei, you said that we all have plastic bags. Basically, some small paper bags and cloth bags can be replaced. Then can we make a large plastic bag to replace these cloth bags that can bear dozens of kilograms or even more than 100 kilograms?"

In just half a year, Changxing Industrial's plastic bag production capacity has increased dozens of times. With funds, people and market demand, the development speed is extremely fast. However, due to its low value, it was included in the "other" category when it was counted in financial statistics.

But if it continues to develop this year, it may become a main product of Changxing Industrial, although the profit will not be very high.

Now that ordinary plastic bags have come out, we should naturally consider more advanced plastic woven bags, which are also of great help to social and economic activities.

"Large plastic bags? They need to be very thick." Wei Zetao thought for a moment and said, "But if they are too thick, their toughness may be very poor."

Yang Wendong said: "You can check whether there is any plastic industry in Europe and the United States that can make plastic into relatively thin flat wires, just like paper, one by one;

My idea is to weave these flat wires together to make a bag, so that it can be much lighter and tougher if it is not one piece. "

Although I don't know why there were no extra-large plastic bags to hold dozens of kilograms of rice and other supplies in the past, in theory someone must have thought about it. Since there were no such bags, they must have been eliminated by the market or the technology was not up to the task, so there was naturally no need for me to spend energy on researching them.

The most common bag in the past was the plastic woven bag, also known as the "snakeskin bag".

"Plastic flat wire?" Wei Zetao thought for a moment and said, "This technology should exist. Steel also has similar technology. Although plastic is different, it should be possible.

It shouldn't be a problem to make it into a bag, but the bag made of this plastic flat wire doesn't seem to be waterproof?"

Yang Wendong carefully recalled the snakeskin bag he had seen in his previous life, and said, "The woven structure on the outside is definitely not waterproof, but if there is another normal plastic bag lining inside, it should be fine."

"That's a good idea." Wei Zetao was immediately delighted: "In this way, we can replace most cloth bags, especially waterproof cloth bags, which are also very expensive."

"It is still quite difficult to make such a bag." Yang Wendong added: "First, there must be equipment to turn plastic into flat yarn, and then the flat yarn is woven into a bag by a machine, and a large plastic thin layer must be placed inside the bag.

These all require equipment to do. If it is done by humans, the efficiency is too low. I am afraid it will be difficult to set up this production line. "

No matter how low the labor cost in Hong Kong is, there are some jobs that can only rely on equipment. For example, in the early days of making sticky notes, even if a million people in Hong Kong worked together, they would not be able to meet global demand, and the cost would be extremely high.

Plastic bags or snakeskin bags are sold on a large scale. Even if they have patents, they must take the route of high cost performance, similar to Coca-Cola.

Wei Zetao thought for a moment and said, "For such equipment, I think we still need to ask a Japanese machinery company to design it. Dongsheng probably doesn't have the ability to do so."

"Then we'll look for the Japanese." Yang Wendong said, "For a long time in the future, we will need to cooperate with Japanese companies like this."

There are really not many countries in this era that have various non-standard design capabilities. This requires a very strong industrial foundation. In Asia, it is basically Japan.

Time is quickly coming to January 1th, the Spring Festival:

The Yang family villa was surrounded by red festive colors. There were brand new Spring Festival couplets on the door. The words on them were written by Yang Wendong.
"Not bad. It's worth my practice of more than half a month." Yang Wendong commented to himself after he finished pasting.

Su Yiyi smiled and said, "Your own evaluation is useless. Why don't you take it out and sell it to see how many you can sell?"

"Don't be so disrespectful." Yang Wendong asked his son in his arms again: "Zhiwen, do you think Daddy's writing is good?"

"Okay~" Xiao Zhiwen didn't even raise his head, still playing with the toys in his hands.

"Look." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

"Then write some more." Su Yiyi said, "I'm going to the kitchen now. When you're done, you can come and help. The tomato fish you cooked last time was pretty good."

"Okay." Yang Wendong agreed.

According to the Yang family’s custom, all the food for the New Year is prepared by their own family members.

evening:

On the table, there was tomato fish cooked by Yang Wendong, meatballs fried by Su Yiyi, and the rest was Aunt Guo's main dish.

"Come, I wish everyone good health and peace in the new year." As the head of the family, Yang Wendong was the first to raise his glass.

In the wine glass was Australian wine, not very strong. Except for the pregnant Bai Yushan, everyone else could drink a little.

"Okay, safety is the most important thing." Aunt Guo said with a smile.

Nowadays, the Yang family attaches the most importance to safety. As Yang Wendong's fame grows, everyone is equipped with bodyguards. Yang Wendong also has a full-time doctor, and there are full-time nutritionists, nurses, etc. at home.

"Happy family." Bai Yushan raised a glass of milk. This was the most suitable drink for her in her current condition.

"Cheers~"

(End of this chapter)