After spending 13 billion yuan to buy a domestic battery company, Gree wants to let electric vehicles run everywhere in China?

The word Gree Automobile has been mentioned by Dong Mingzhu countless times. Today, she finally cashed it out of her own pocket.

On the evening of August 18th, Gree Electric announced that the board of directors of the company reviewed and approved the proposal to acquire 100% equity of Zhuhai Yinlong, a new energy company, by issuing shares at a transaction price of 13 billion yuan. After the acquisition, Zhuhai Yinlong will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gree Electric.

On August 19, the specific acquisition plan was announced: in addition to the original plan,

As early as last year, Dong Mingzhu announced on different occasions that Gree would enter the new energy vehicle market, and the acquisition proposal of Zhuhai Yinlong was also brewing from last year.

Although Zhuhai Yinlonghai is not as well-known as Zhuhai Changlong (amusement park), its influence in the domestic new energy industry can not be underestimated.

In January this year, Zhuhai Yinlong announced its amazing "report card" for 2015: the sales volume of electric buses was 3,189, the annual sales orders were nearly 7,000, the annual growth rate was 22.28%, and the total sales amount exceeded 4 billion yuan.

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Zhuhai Yinlong began to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles in 2009, and has its own production line for electric passenger cars and electric trams. The mature technology and the comprehensive spread of the production line have made 2015 the outbreak year of Zhuhai Yinlong. Interestingly, the core technology of Zhuhai Yinlong-lithium titanate battery technology, also borrowed from a single overseas acquisition.

In June, 2010, Zhuhai Yintong (the old name of Zhuhai Yinlong before 2013) and FAW Bus signed a cooperation agreement to establish Zhuhai new energy bus assembly base. At the signing site, Liang Shulin, a senior engineer of Zhuhai Yintong, said in an interview that Yintong officially acquired 53.6% equity of Altair Nano, a listed company in the United States.

The acquisition cost a total of 49 million dollars (about 325 million yuan), but Zhuhai Yintong obviously made a good deal: it took the company’s technology, production line and sales system in one fell swoop. Among them, lithium titanate battery technology is the core technology of Aoti Nanotechnology Co., Ltd..

The core technology of lithium titanate battery is the most important part of Gree. Some analysts even bluntly said that Gree is not aiming at Yinlong’s electric bus business, but lithium titanate battery technology.

In recent years, lithium titanate battery is a new technology frequently mentioned by the new energy industry. What are its advantages? Is it really "revolutionary" that Gree will not hesitate to reinvest 15.1 billion to chase?

First of all, from the economic point of view, the lithium titanate battery of an electric bus can be fully charged within 6 minutes and operated continuously for 24 hours, and the number of battery cycles can reach more than 25,000 times, which is obviously better than the lithium iron phosphate battery widely used in electric vehicles at present. In terms of safety, the traditional lithium-ion battery will have serious failures at 160 degrees Celsius, while the lithium titanate battery can still work smoothly at 240 degrees Celsius without overheating.

At present, there are only two enterprises in the world with more than 8 years’ experience in achieving power and industrial application of lithium titanate materials. One is American Aoti Nanotechnology Co., Ltd. acquired by Yinlong, and the other is Toshiba Company of Japan.

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Unlike the previous household appliances field, Gree is a blank "newborn" in the automobile field, but Dong Mingzhu and her colleagues have entered a new "tropical rain forest": vibrant and predatory.

As the largest new energy market in the world, China is now entering a period of rapid development. According to the statistics of China Automobile Industry Association, in the first half of this year, the production and sales of new energy vehicles in China reached 177,000 and 170,000 respectively, up by 125% and 1.269% respectively.

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At the same time of high growth, since 2015, LeTV, Baidu, Ali and other enterprises have entered the field of new energy vehicles in different forms by virtue of their capital advantages. BYD, BAIC and JAC, the three automakers, have become the leading "first group" in the field of new energy vehicles in China by relying on the already perfect production lines.

Dong Mingzhu also understands how difficult it is for Gree to get a piece of the hot new energy vehicle market. The full acquisition of up to 15.1 billion yuan shows Gree’s urgent desire: to make up for its own blank in the field of new energy vehicles by leveraging high and new technologies such as lithium titanate battery of Zhuhai Yinlong, and to rapidly upgrade new energy electric vehicles and energy storage business.

Gree Automobile’s dream of "overtaking in corners" officially began with this acquisition.

Title from: Gree official website

Illustration from: Toshiba China

8 departments have further promoted the special rectification and standardized management of the webcast industry.

  CCTV News:According to China Netcom, on August 3rd, eight departments, including the National Network Information Office and the National Office for Combating Pornography and Illegal Publications, jointly held a work deployment meeting to inform the progress of the special rectification and standardized management of the webcast industry, redeploy the in-depth promotion of the special rectification and standardized management, make great efforts to promote the research and formulation of classified management norms for anchor accounts, enhance the cultural taste of the live broadcast platform, guide users to rationally reward, standardize the behavior of anchor delivery, and promote the high-quality development of the webcast industry.

  Responsible comrades from the Supreme People’s Court, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Administration of Market Supervision, State Administration of Radio, Film and Television attended the meeting and made arrangements for the next phase of tasks. The person in charge of the National Network Information Office said that since the special rectification was launched two months ago, various departments have dealt with 158 illegal live broadcast platforms according to law, listed and supervised 38 key cases involving live broadcast, urged platforms to clean up harmful accounts and information, banned a number of illegal and illegal network anchors, and made clear the legal nature of live broadcast rewards as platforms and anchors to perform service contracts, standardized management work has been steadily promoted, and the industry ecology has been significantly improved. However, many chronic diseases in the live broadcast industry have not been completely eliminated. High recharge and reward impact mainstream values, pushing vulgar content in the "online class" live broadcast room endangers the healthy growth of teenagers, illegal live broadcast with goods infringes on the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, pornography and vulgarity and online gambling fraud have been repeatedly banned, and other outstanding problems have always been the root cause of criticism in the webcast industry, which must be completely solved.

  The person in charge of the National Network Information Office stressed that it is necessary to adhere to the rule of law, treat both the symptoms and the root causes, and simultaneously manage and build, strengthen departmental coordination, focus on solving outstanding problems, and compact the responsibility of territorial management and the main responsibility of the platform. It is necessary to strengthen the management of filing access. Comprehensively investigate and clean up live broadcast platforms that do not have access qualifications or fail to perform ICP filing, and illegally carry out Internet news information services. It is necessary to strengthen content governance. Comprehensively clean up all kinds of illegal content, purify the ecology of "online class" live broadcast, and protect the healthy growth of young people. It is necessary to strengthen governance according to law. The whole chain cracked down on illegal and criminal activities of webcasting, listed and supervised a number of illegal and criminal cases, investigated and handled a number of illegal cases of webcasting marketing activities, and tried and concluded a number of typical cases, which formed a powerful shock. It is necessary to solidly promote standardized management. Study and formulate the classification and management norms of anchor accounts, clarify the management rules of reward behavior in the live broadcast industry, closely link the content supply orientation, reward amount standard, anchor’s goods carrying qualification with the classification and classification of live broadcast accounts, build a credit evaluation system for live broadcast accounts that encourages the supply of high-quality information content, let positive energy, main melody melody and mainstream values dominate the cyberspace, and strive to form a good situation of people’s satisfaction and orderly development of industry norms.

Feng Timo: The actress who has been discussed a lot, once accompanied the second generation of rich people, was exposed by large-scale videos, and now she is in the advanced stage of cancer!

[Title] Feng Timo: The actress has a lot of discussions. She once had an episode with the rich second generation, and now she is in the advanced stage of cancer!

[Text] @2018, Feng Timo became popular with a single called "Buddhist Girl", which quickly became a popular track and was widely disseminated on major short video platforms. However, Feng Timo’s past of sleeping with the rich second generation was recently exposed by a large-scale video, which attracted great attention on the Internet.

According to reports, in 2016, a man named Wang worked as an accountant in a real estate company. It is said that he used public funds to give gifts in the live stream on a large scale, including gifts worth 1.60 million yuan to Feng Timo. However, the exposure of this incident has brought great pressure and negative evaluation to Feng Timo.

Ms. Von Timo faced another major setback recently when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, prompting an outpouring of discussion and concern on social media, with many expressing their wishes and support.

Despite the buzz, Feng Timo is still a popular actress. Her musical talent and personal charm have attracted the love of many fans. Her single "Buddhist Girl" is worth mentioning, which explains the life attitude of modern young people with unique melodies and sincere lyrics, resonating with the younger generation.

Ms. Feng’s story has also brought some reflection. Both the exposure of the Fuerdai episode and her current illness have made people aware of the pressures and challenges of being a public figure. Ms. Feng’s experience is a microcosm of the entertainment industry, and it has also made people think about how to protect their privacy and dignity in this age of public opinion.

In the face of controversy and difficulties, Feng Timo has shown a strong side. Even with terminal cancer, she still faces life with courage and positivity. We hope she can overcome the disease and continue to bring us moving songs and positive energy.

In general, Feng Timo is a much-watched actress. Her story has both the interludes of public opinion and the challenges brought by illness, but she has touched the hearts of many people with her persistence and positive face. Whether it is the charm of music or her attitude towards life, people are full of expectations and admiration for Feng Timo.

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Feng Timo: The actress has a lot of discussions. She once had an episode with the rich second generation, and now she is in the advanced stage of cancer!

In 2018, Feng Timo became popular with a single called "Buddhist Girl", which quickly became a popular track and was widely disseminated on major short video platforms. However, Feng Timo’s past of sleeping with the rich second generation was recently exposed by a large-scale video, which attracted great attention on the Internet.

According to reports, in 2016, a man named Wang worked as an accountant in a real estate company. It is said that he used public funds to give gifts in the live stream on a large scale, including gifts worth 1.60 million yuan to Feng Timo. However, the exposure of this incident has brought great pressure and negative evaluation to Feng Timo.

Ms. Von Timo faced another major setback recently when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, prompting an outpouring of discussion and concern on social media, with many expressing their wishes and support.

Despite the buzz, Feng Timo is still a popular actress. Her musical talent and personal charm have attracted the love of many fans. Her single "Buddhist Girl" is worth mentioning, which explains the life attitude of modern young people with unique melodies and sincere lyrics, resonating with the younger generation.

Ms. Feng’s story has also brought some reflection. Both the exposure of the Fuerdai episode and her current illness have made people aware of the pressures and challenges of being a public figure. Ms. Feng’s experience is a microcosm of the entertainment industry, and it has also made people think about how to protect their privacy and dignity in this age of public opinion.

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Direct hit recovery pain point lead battery utilization has a target responsibility system.

  China is a big producer and user of lead-acid batteries, and the output of lead-acid batteries accounts for more than 40% of the world’s total output. At present, despite the rapid development of lithium batteries and hydrogen batteries, lead-acid batteries are still widely used in transportation, communication, energy storage, logistics and other industries because of their stable performance, safe use and high cost performance. Zhang Tianren, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tianneng Group, told the Science and Technology Daily reporter that with the improvement of environmental protection and industry access, at present, the pollution source of lead-acid batteries has shifted from production to recycling and regeneration.

  The Interim Measures for the Management of Lead-acid Battery Recycling (Draft for Comment) (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures") drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission, etc., is precisely to grasp the weakest link in the prevention and control of lead-acid battery pollution throughout its life cycle, and requires that the standardized recovery rate should reach over 60% by the end of 2025.

  "Underground industrial chain" recycling accounts for 70%

  With the continuous exploitation of lead ore resources in China, there are not many primary lead reserves, which can no longer meet the domestic industrial demand for lead. The data shows that in 2018, China’s refined lead production was about 5.25 million tons, accounting for about 44% of the global lead production. Among them, there are about 3 million tons of primary lead and 2.25 million tons of recycled lead. At this development rate, China’s lead ore resources will be basically mined after 10 years. If the recycling of waste lead-acid batteries and lead-containing wastes is not accelerated, there will be a serious shortage of lead resources in China.

  Zhang Tianren said that the environmental pollution of lead-acid batteries in the manufacturing process can be prevented, cured and controlled, but the pollution situation in illegal recycling and disposal is serious. Some small business hawkers buy illegally in the streets and lanes. After simple crushing, they sell lead plates to unqualified small workshops and small smelters. Small smelters lack or even have no environmental protection facilities, and they can be smelted with just one pot; Batteries are disassembled at will, acid liquid is dumped at will, lead dust is discharged at will, and lead slag is disposed at will.

  According to incomplete statistics, about 198 million lead-acid batteries weighing more than 5 million tons are scrapped every year, of which only 30% are recycled through formal channels and standardized smelting, while 70% are recycled through "underground industrial chain". In China, more than 300,000 tons of lead-containing waste acid are directly dumped due to illegal recycling every year, which seriously pollutes the environment.

  In order to solve the problem of illegal purchase by small traders and hawkers, the Measures put forward the "ledger system and big data management", that is, the electronic ledger system for key nodes in the whole life cycle of lead-acid batteries is implemented, and lead-acid battery production (import), sales, collection, storage, transportation and resource utilization enterprises should establish ledgers as required to record the types, quantities, flow directions and other information of waste lead-acid batteries; Enterprises such as lead battery production (import), sales and resource utilization record electronic ledger information, and upload the last quarter ledger information to the lead battery life cycle management information system within the first 15 days of each quarter.

  Zheng Qiuhua, general manager of Guangdong Lvxun Energy Technology Co., Ltd., said that this enables the collection of each waste lead-acid battery to achieve the purpose of "traceability, quantity and responsibility", thus improving the standardized recovery rate of waste lead-acid batteries and reducing the risk of environmental pollution.

  Solve "difficulties" such as trans-provincial transshipment and network construction.

  "Supporting large-scale backbone lead-acid battery manufacturers to establish a standardized recycling system and bringing the recycling and disposal of used batteries into a standardized track will help protect the ecological environment." Zhang Tianren explained that there are three main difficulties in building a recycling system. First of all, it is difficult to transport lead-acid batteries across provinces. As waste lead-acid batteries are classified as hazardous waste, a hazardous waste transfer form must be filled in when transferring them across provinces. Generally speaking, even if the approval procedures are smooth, it will take about 3 months; Secondly, it is difficult to build outlets. According to the requirements of relevant national laws and regulations, it takes more than half a year to engage in the recycling business of used lead-acid batteries, and the procedures are complicated. It is also necessary to build a standardized recycling company in each prefecture-level city, which is costly. There is also a shortcoming in finance and taxation. Recycling enterprises disperse recycling from individuals or outlets. It is impossible for individuals to issue VAT invoices to recycling enterprises. However, when selling waste batteries to regular recycling enterprises, 17% VAT invoices are required, which is too expensive. Small business hawkers sell to small smelters through invoice-free transactions, and the cost is greatly reduced. "This is the main reason why regular enterprises can’t collect used batteries or buy them at a loss."

  The "Measures" propose that the undamaged waste lead batteries with intact tamper-proof labels should be conditionally exempted from hazardous waste management in collection, temporary storage, storage and transportation; If there is no tamper-proof mark, the tamper-proof mark is incomplete or damaged, it shall be managed as hazardous waste.

  "In the past, even the waste lead-acid batteries with complete packaging and no damage had to be transported by special vehicles for hazardous chemicals logistics, and the price of special vehicles for hazardous chemicals logistics was more than twice that of ordinary logistics transport vehicles." Zhang Tianren said that the differentiated management of the Measures has greatly reduced various procedures for formal recycling enterprises, reduced their operating costs and improved their market competitiveness.

  The Measures also put forward "joint recycling", that is, encourage lead battery manufacturers, sales enterprises, standardized recycling enterprises, resource utilization enterprises and harmless disposal enterprises to strengthen cooperation and jointly build a recycling network system for waste lead batteries; Encourage production enterprises to establish a reverse recovery network system of used lead batteries by relying on motor vehicle maintenance outlets and battery sales networks, and encourage production enterprises to adopt business strategies such as "trade-in" and "sell one for another" to improve the reverse recovery rate.

  Zheng Qiuhua said that countries such as Europe and the United States have started collecting and utilizing waste lead-acid batteries earlier, and have more standardized recycling systems and policies. If the United States implements the deposit system, users need to add a high recovery deposit when purchasing lead-acid batteries, forcing users to hand over scrapped lead-acid batteries to designated recovery points for recycling, otherwise the deposit will not be refunded; German law requires manufacturers of lead-acid batteries to sell and collect waste lead-acid batteries in a "one-for-one" way, otherwise the sales of lead-acid batteries will be prohibited. The "Measures" also absorbed foreign advanced experience and narrowed the gap between domestic and foreign countries in regulating recycling and recycling.

  Improve the punishment mechanism to prevent "resurgence"

  Waste lead batteries contain 65% lead plate, 20% sulfuric acid, 15% plastic and other auxiliary materials. The lead recovery rate of waste lead storage batteries in developed countries is over 98%, and that of large-scale recycled lead enterprises in China is generally over 90%, and some recycled lead enterprises adopting international technology and equipment even reach 99.9%. However, the process of small workshops and smelters is backward, and the lead recovery rate is less than 70%. Even if the recovery rate is 90%, the annual lead loss caused by small smelters is about 700,000 tons. Moreover, the cost of obtaining resources through regeneration is much lower than the cost of obtaining resources directly from smelting and processing of ores and raw materials.

  In order to combat and put an end to illegal recycling and recycling, the Measures stipulate that units and individuals engaged in the sale, collection, storage, transportation and resource utilization of lead-acid batteries without obtaining industrial and commercial business licenses shall be punished; Those who sell waste lead-acid batteries to non-compliant enterprises shall be ordered to make rectification within a time limit and other relatively perfect "punishment mechanisms".

  In this regard, Zhang Tianren said that small recycled lead refineries built without environmental protection approval should be resolutely banned, joint law enforcement should be strengthened, a high-pressure situation should be maintained, and a long-term mechanism should be established to prevent "resurgence"; Those responsible for causing environmental pollution shall be severely punished and held jointly and severally liable; Give play to the role of public supervision, set up a reward mechanism for reporting, and investigate and deal with reports together; Increase consumer education, so that the whole people can establish the concept of saving resources and protecting the environment, and consciously resist the pollution in the process of disposal and regeneration of waste lead batteries.

  Including the planning and tightening of lead storage battery recycling management, the threshold of lead storage battery industry is being further improved. For example, at the beginning of July this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology punished seven lead battery manufacturers, including Jiangsu Jinchangxing Power Supply Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Xiongtao Power Technology Co., Ltd., which did not meet the "Lead Battery Industry Specification Conditions (2015 Edition)" and "Lead Battery Industry Announcement Management Measures (2015 Edition)". (Reporter Li He)