022 : JAV F
“Chief Hwang, guide me. Come on.”
“Come over here.”
Chasing President Hwang Hye-seong, he ran to the backyard of the abandoned factory. The factory site is quite large, and it took 10 minutes to run.
“How is it?”
“Ohhh, is it really a polymerization furnace?”
President Hwang Hye-seong shined the headlights, and a huge silhouette appeared.
The appearance of a round chamber like an artificial fountain on top of an elongated cylindrical tube resembles a karaoke microphone.
“I attached the piping and valves according to the process flow diagram you drew earlier.”
It seems that President Hwang Hye-seong looked really intently at the process flow chart I drew.
The paper was worn to the point of tatters.
He even added his own interpretation and nylon reaction formula. It was as if President Hwang asked me to rate whether I understood the process flow chart correctly.
“President Hwang, you did this like a test.”
“What is my score?”
CEO Hwang Hye-seong asked me with his eyes twinkling.
It seems that he also had high expectations for this polymerization furnace.
“It’s a bakery.”
“Yes?”
“But, it’s also a hundred points.”
“Yes? Where is that score?”
When I said jokes and serious things one after another, President Hwang’s expression became a mess.
“Why not? I have no intention of pulling nylon out of this polymerization furnace.”
“… stand… are you sure you’re trying to pull out polyester…?”
In this era, polyester was the latest and highest quality fiber not only in Korea but also around the world.
Uniforms for the Vietnam War must also be made of polyester. Compared to nylon, polyester is harder to dye, but it absorbs less moisture.
The quality will be much better than the Japanese military uniform.
Don’t we have an old man who is staggering when it comes to dyeing?
“If you want to build a large-scale synthetic fiber factory, you have to make polyester. isn’t it?”
“Japanese companies have only succeeded in synthesizing fibers in one or two places, so how can the boss…”
“Because I’m a bit of a genius.”
“……”
Seeing CEO Hwang Hye-seong’s expression was spectacle.
You should surprise me more.
Looking at the process flow diagram, I connected a DMT tank to the left chamber and an ethylene glycol tank to the right chamber.
It is a polyester raw material prepared for this time.
“Pour the sack over there.”
“Yes, boss.”
Along with President Hwang Hye-seong, calcium carbonate, which is used as a catalyst, was also poured into the chamber.
“I’ll paddle here, Mr. Hwang, let’s do a test run according to my order.”
“Are you testing right now?”
“It has already started. You poured the catalyst.”
Once the catalyst has been poured, do not stop in the middle.
You have to stir the ingredients even manually.
“Please order.”
“like.”
I started stirring the ingredients with a clean iron pipe, and President Hwang took his place among the pipes packed with all kinds of gauges.
If you pretend, you pretend to understand. President Hwang definitely had a clue.
“Left chamber heater on! Target 197 degrees!”
“Chamber heater… 197 degrees.”
“You don’t recite properly? Are you out of your mind?”
During the plant test operation, if you do not repeat it properly, an accident will inevitably happen.
“no! no! do. Left chamber heater on! Target 197 degrees!”
“The temperature gauge!”
“Temperature gauge! 100, 130, 150, 170, 190!”
As if shouting a safety slogan, I repeated my words and activated the simple plant.
The hum made us uneasy.
“Don’t be intimidated by the plant!”
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Just as we test plants, so plants test us. If you get scared, you lose.
“On the right mixer!”
“On the right mixer!”
Materials began to be mercilessly sucked into the polymerization furnace. The pipes growled like tigers.
If you change the process conditions out of embarrassment at this roar, you will ruin the test run.
bang! bang! bang!!!
“This condition is correct! Follow me in silence, you bastard!!”
I kicked the polymerization furnace pipe with all my might.
Kicking is a common occurrence when test-running a plant. After a long time with the plant, it really feels like taming a huge beast.
Compared to offshore plants, the Ikajit onshore plants are mere prickly cats.
Look, it gets quiet after grinding a few times.
“Now! Reactor open! Target pressure 11psi!
“Reactor open! Target pressure 11psi!”
“Reactor heater on immediately! Target temperature 250 degrees!”
“Reactor heater on! Target temperature 250 degrees!”
“Maximum output!”
“Maximum output!”
The gas pressure applied to the heater was raised to the maximum.
If the reaction doesn’t happen properly, it explodes.
believe it I am an expert. This condition is correct!
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. cooaaa
The polymerization furnace started emitting a roar.
Be patient, bear with it and vomit out the substance you want.
“Steam Extraction Open! Target pressure 3 psi!”
“Steam Extraction Open! Target pressure 3 psi!”
SHE EYE!
The polymerization furnace started to discharge hot steam.
Ordinary people would make a fuss about it being hot, but to plant craftsmen, it is just hot steam.
Pull out the steam like this so it doesn’t explode.
“Keep open.”
“Yes! I am holding on.”
President Hwang held the steam lever all the way, and I was also constantly stirring the ingredients.
Ingredients must go in whole, without leaving a single grain.
“Chief Wu, the temperature has risen to 280 degrees.”
“Gear Pump! Gear pump on!”
“Gear pump on!”
Wheein!
At the same time as the cheerful mechanical sound, the cogs turned.
When pulling out a sticky substance like candy, gears are engaged to pull it out.
What material will be extracted?
Aside from the color, if you come up with a guy that looks like starch syrup, you’re halfway to success…
“Come out! Come out!”
“Quaaa!”
Unknowingly, I screamed.
A transparent, silvery, shiny substance came out like starch syrup.
It is polyester of perfect composition.
It is a synthetic fiber called water silk because it is soft like silk and can be washed with water.
A gust of wind blew the polyester that passed through the gear pump like silk.
All you have to do is cut it off properly, insert it into the thread puller, and spin it.
“Poly!!! polyester!!”
All around it shimmered with silver.
It was as if an angel had spread its wings and congratulated us on our success.
“We are rich!”
“It’s rich!”
I was so happy that I couldn’t even speak properly.
We hugged each other and kept repeating the word rich.
***
3 weeks later
After about three weeks, the abandoned factory in Ulsan became like a factory.
We selected skilled technicians and hired them as full-time employees, and hired Marine Corps technicians as security personnel.
He repaired the abandoned factory and established a company called Daesae Chemical, which also handled bento catalysts.
Ulsan Galfsa.
“We have delivered catalysts from Daesae Chemical.”
“Inject into this chamber!”
Now, when I visit Galf, I am treated like the president of a partner company, and the smart Daesae chemical staff delivered catalysts.
Although it was collectively referred to as mainstream chemistry, the possibility of leakage of catalyst know-how was eliminated as much as possible by separating the Bento purchase, sulfuric acid processing plant, and shipping and delivery warehouses, and even the staff in charge were completely separated.
“Open the pipe, please!”
“Open the pipe!”
Piped to a special truck, Bento catalyst poured into Galp’s heavy oil tank.
A special truck is just a truck with a lid on it and a pipe pulled out at the tail end.
“It’s really amazing no matter how many times I see it. Just by putting in the catalyst, you can see that the gasoline is pulled straight out.”
The Galfsa factory manager said with a satisfied expression.
“I hope you appeal well to the head office.”
It felt good, so did I.
I was making $100,000 for every 10-ton truck delivery.
As for the original cost, the cost of materials is 100,000 won, and the cost of labor and other expenses, including all expenses, are less than 1 million won.
Currently, it is delivered once every 15 days, but it will steadily increase in proportion to Galpsa production.
“Haha, the technicians at the head office are already asking for some know-how. I heard that the head office chairman also decided to invest here in Ulsan.”
“Have you decided to invest in the headquarters?”
It’s faster than you think.
So, you are saying that the negotiations between the Korean and US governments on loans have been completed, so a Korea-US summit will be held sooner or later.
The time to prepare is running out.
Although polyester synthesis has been successful, preparation for mass production is still far away. This is because the Galfsa and Naphtha pipelines have not yet been connected.
“It was written in telex. Oh, and there was also a message asking me to deliver it directly to President Woo.”
“You want me to deliver it directly?”
“Yes, he wrote down his contact information as well, hoping to meet him.”
The factory manager put on a serious expression and handed me the telex paper.
「JAV F:01-0004」
I wondered why he was making such a face, but to my dismay, it was just a one-line telex message.
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JAV F? Is it an acronym for a person’s name?
Who is he?
And what’s your phone number?
Is this phone number in Korea?
“Director Malton regretted that he would have introduced him personally had he not been busy with office politics. He said he wants to see Mr. Woo while he is in Korea, so please contact him.”
“It’s him. Who are you?”
“There’s something that even Boss Woo doesn’t know. Can’t you just see it? That’s General Van Flint.”
“Are you Van Flint?”
As I tilted my head, the plant manager slightly frowned. It was an expression as if he didn’t know that famous person.
“No, don’t you know General Van Flint? He was the one who succeeded General MacArthur as the commander-in-chief of the Korean War. I heard that you have a close relationship with former President Eisenhower.”
“Ah… that’s him.”
I blurted out that I forgot.
It’s a nobleman I’ve never heard of, but he was General MacArthur’s successor? There’s a lot I don’t know about this era.
“There are rumors that he has a special attachment to Korea because he lost his only son in the Korean War. There are rumors that he is acting as an unofficial ambassador between Korea and the United States.”
‘OMG? Is that nobleman this nobleman?’
I remembered hearing from the OBs.
A mogul who was in charge of behind-the-scenes negotiations during the approval of the vice minister for the Ulsan petrochemical complex and the dispatch of troops to Vietnam.
The war hero who participated in all wars, including World War I, World War II, the Greek Civil War, and the Korean War.
“By the way, can I connect the naphtha pipe now?”
The plant manager quickly changed the topic as if it was burdensome to mention Van Flint any longer.
“Any time. Now our factories can operate, albeit partially.”
I also responded to the change of topic.
“I can open it anytime. To be honest, Nafta is a problem for us as well.”
The plant manager asked me to connect the naphtha pipe while I was there, but I liked it to the point of going crazy.
Finally, the naphtha pipe is connected to my plant. All you have to do is decompose naphtha like crazy and extract polyester.
“hey! Open the naphtha valve there! The one connected to the mainstream chemistry.”
“Yes, factory manager.”
“If you die and open the pipes on the Daesae Chemical side, naphtha will pour out.”
“Thanks for your cooperation.”
“Of course we have to cooperate. You are a valuable customer who purchases naphtha.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha.”
The Galfsa factory manager and I shook hands pleasantly while looking at the distillation tower.
It felt like the relationship with Galpsa was getting thicker.
I felt that it was just a scam, but I thought I could lead it in a good direction if I did well.
‘By the way… should I meet this nobleman or not?’
Galfsa got away, but it kept lingering in my head.
Van Fleet… To be honest, it was burdensome to meet.
Since he is a historically famous nobleman, the butterfly effect is also a concern, and if you meet him, you will eventually have a link with the government of this era.
It could be a shield, but it’s not impossible to become a sword.
It’s a double-edged sword that can hurt you badly if you wield it carelessly.
