寶鋼退出中寶鎳業中鋼獨撐

In 2009, Baosteel Group Corp, China's largest steel maker, and Sinosteel Corporation launched a ferronickel joint venture. Each of them contributed 600 million yuan ($US 92.6 million) to the deal, receiving 49 percent and 51 percent stakes in the new company.

But in 2010, only half a year after establishing the company, Baosteel transferred its stake in the joint venture to Sinosteel.

Now, the ferronickel firm, based in north China's Hebei Province, has reported a loss due to poor smelting technology and floating losses incurred importing raw materials, the 21st Century Business Herald reported.

Ferrynickle smelting technogies are different from steel making, and the technologies Sinosteel have used are not suitable, an insider from Baosteel said.

Another reason for Baosteel’s withdraw from the deal is that its partner did not guarantee a stable supply of nickle ore before the joint venture was set up. This mistake could wipe out investors if the firm fails to secure a reliable supplier, the insider said.

中寶鎳業成立于2009年，是由中鋼集團和寶鋼集團共同出資組建的合資公司，中鋼和寶鋼各自出資6億元，分別占股51%和49%。

不過，中寶注冊僅半年，寶鋼就選擇了退出中寶鎳業, 將49%股權悉數轉給中鋼。

據21世紀經濟報道消息，由于冶煉技術引進不合理、進口的主要原料虧損，中寶鎳業目前尚未投產就已虧損。

寶鋼一位內部人稱，“鎳鐵的冶煉工藝與鋼鐵不一樣，中鋼負責引進的冶煉技術存在諸多不合理的地方。”

另一個令寶鋼決意退出的原因，是中鋼尚未敲定紅土鎳礦的穩定來源，而鎳鐵生產在建設工廠之前必須落實紅土鎳礦的來源，否則之前的投資有可能血本無歸。