Jinchuan Non-ferrous Metals Company operated on its flash furnace After Jinchuan Non-ferrous Metals Company's second stage flash furnace for the nickel smelting, which was reputed as the worild's No 5 and the Asia's No 1, was put into operation for nearly five years and seven months, the company decided to stop the flash smelting furnace and make an overall examination and repairs from 10th of May for the first time after it was started. More than one year of active preparation on technology, goods supply , construction and etc. was made for the overall examination and repairs. The overhaul include 7 big items and 14 small items of technical innovation projects , 13 big items and 56 small items maintenance projects, and 383 regular examination and repair projects. Total 57, 830 thousand Yuan was invested on the overhaul, and there are 16 groups of about 1,300 persons within or outside the company taking part in it. During the period of 55 days for the overhaul, emphasis will be laid on the furnace body, water system, electric precipitator and disk casting machine for the copper system. After the operation on the flash furnace, the company will radically solved the present problems from the furnace for the nickel smelting, assuring the safe operation of 8-10 years for the second furnace-period, which effectively reduced the production cost. back to top of this page The Zunyi Titanium Smelter started self-operated exporting business. Since the Zunyi Titanium Smelter obtained the import and export rights last year, after the business preparation including the setting up of its own import and export company, it has formally developed its own exporting business since the Apr directly selling all kinds of its good quality products to the foreign business men. The relevant statistics reveals from Apr to May this year, several types of its non- ferrous metals including sponge titanium and titanium powder exported to USA using its own foreign trade right based on ordinary trading method was accumulated to over 80 tons, and $500 thousand was earned. back to top of this page Mr. Zhang Wu Le talked on execution of the plan to get out of predicament in three years. At the working conference on minimum guarantee for living of the lay- out employees and re-employment of the state- run enterprises and the making up deficits and increasing surpluses held in Beijng from 25th to 26th May by The State Bureau of the Non- ferrous Metals Industry, Mr. Zhang Wu Le proposed following 4 points to be insisted on when executing the plan of getting out of the predicament within three years: 1. To stick to the correct guiding ideology, have to concentrate all the efforts to manage the enterprises, especially about 40 major and backbone enterprises. 2. To promote the practical working style. 3. To set up a firm leading group and found a scientific decision making system. The critical point to achieve the aim of getting out of the predicament in three years is to set up a united, practical, upright, efficient and firm leading group. 4. To grasp the internal relations between different things. Be good at discover and analyse various contradictions, and to correctly hold and deal with all kinds of relations. To be mindful and subordinated to the whole situation. back to top of this page Mr. Guo Sheng Kun speaking of the 98's task for non-ferrous metals industry. 1. Production and operation situation of the non- ferrous metals industry(from Jan. to Apr. ) It can be summarized: production kept increasing, major technical- economical indices were mostly above the expected level and the economic benefit continued to decrease. 2. Production and operation target in 1998 According to the requirements proposed by the Central Committee of the Party to safeguard the increasing rate of 11 percent for the industrial output this year and 8 percent for the Gross National Product, combined with plan of getting out the predicament in three years, the 1998 targets of the production and operation for the State Bureau of the Non- ferrous Metals Industry: The targeted production of the domestic ten kinds of non-ferrous metals is 5 million tons, 9.89 percent increase year on year. former CNNC assumed 2,900 thousand tons, 10.9 percent increase from the level of same period of last year, the target for the economic benefits will be restricted to a loss of 600 million Yuan. 3. Major tasks and main measures as priorities for next 7 months this year: 1) To carry out the plan of getting out of the predicament for non- ferrous metals industry in one year. 2) To strive to develop the market and implement the strategy of export diversification. 3) To source the fund in various channels, ensuring the production of those products with good demand and good economic benefits. 4) To overall enhancement of the management, to tap the inner potentialities, and to increase the economic benefits. After the above- mentioned measures have been taken, the comparable cost is expected to decrease by 2 percent from the level of same period last year, management expense decreases by 5 percent, the salary for the workers for immediate production is squeezed by 5 percent and for the managerial class is squeezed by 6 percent, and the interest cost of the short- term loan is expected to decrease by 5 percent. 5) go on managing the mine, to guarantee the supply of the raw material. back to top of this page
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