To: Daumann Heavy Construction

[Bruno von Bommel]

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RECIPIENT: Administrator Hans Meier
CC: Koepchen Schmelzanlage
SENDER: Bruno von Bommel
LOCATION: The Ring, Main Relay

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Sehr geehrter Herr Meier

My family situation is uninteresting for this. It's all about business. I accepted your invitation and visited the station. Your dock workers can certainly confirm this. Although you have already carried out basic repairs, there is still some damage to the station.

Panels have fallen off, conduits have been scorched through, there are some messy holes, which have been closed with steel plates and I can also hear strange noises from the station internal flux capacitor. I was also surprised, that a station called "Schmelzanlage" only had the basic version of a smelter for scrap. I understand your concern not to be able to afford a professional repair. Perhaps I have found a solution, which we both can profit from:

The ninety fifth rule of acquisation says: Expand or die.
This applies to both, you and us. You've probably already noticed the new Daumann station "Eibenstock" in the system. Due to the recent requests, our molybdenum reserves are nearly depleted. While we receive regular shipments from the Gallic Metal Service, the quantity is insufficient to meet our needs. As things currently stand, we will need additional quantities to meet the demand for hull panels or ablative armor plating. Why am I telling you this?

Well, molybdenum is used extensively in metal alloys since it greatly increases their hardness and stability. It is used as both an alloy ingredient and as a flameproof coating for other metals. The element is able to endure extreme temperatures without expanding or softening significantly, making it useful in the manufacture of armor, ship components and, well, hull panels. Your HazMaz canisters are also partly made of molybdenum. The resource is currently being mined extensively in Zurich. But I assume you already know this.

We would be willing to install a basic version of an ore smelter for you and occasionally drop by with a delivery of ore. You can use the refined molybdenum for your own purposes, such as delivering it to the Oder Shipyard or Planet Holstein. We would also purchase some basic alloys at the same time, which would allow us to reduce the selling and delivery prices for industrial materials. I don't want to commit to a final decision, but I assume we could then offer you both goods with a discount of around 20 sirius credits.

However, Daumann miners would want at least 80 sirius credits per ore delivered. The only thing I would ask for is, to resell some of the unused ore without a loading fee. Should you work fast enough, there wouldn't be a reason to transport it to the Daumann own smelters. If you dawdle, we can, at least, still use the ore. The profit from selling or processing the molybdenum further should be enough to cover your repair costs.

Freiherr Bruno von Bommel
Oberaufseher
Daumann Heavy Constructions

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