MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

23rd November, 2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

KHS SYNCHEMICA CORP

 

 

Registered Office :

10fl Traders Bldg 65 Nanking East Rd Section 3  Chungshan Dist Taipei City 104, Taiwan

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

13.05.1986

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

22049169

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Engaged in trading agricultural pesticides & medicine raw materials.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 80, 000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


Company name & Address

 

KHS SYNCHEMICA CORP

10FL TRADERS BLDG 65 NANKING EAST RD SECTION 3

CHUNGSHAN DIST TAIPEI CITY 104, TAIWAN

TEL      :886-2-25093130   

FAX      :886-2-25093246

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : MAY 13, 1986

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 22049169

LEGAL FORM                           : PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : MR. KURT WEI-CHUNG CHANG (CHAIRMAN)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : 14

CAPITAL                                   : US$ 529,021

BUSINESS LINE                        : TRADER

TURNOVER                              : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2005)

EQUITIES                                 : N/A (AS OF DEC. 31, 2005)

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : USD 80,000

MARKET CONDITION                : COMPETITIVE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : STABLE

OPERATIONAL TREND  : STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : TWD 32.7669 = US$1 AS OF 2006-11-23

 

Adopted abbreviations:

ANS - amount not stated           

NS - not stated 

SC - subject company (the company inquired by you)

NA - not available          

M - million        

TWD –Taiwan New Dollars

 

Rounded Rectangle: HISTORY 

 

 

 


*Company Registration*

===================

License number             : 22049169

Date issued                   : 13 May, 1986

Issuing authority            : Ministry of Economic Affairs

 

*Company Name*

==============

Incorporated as              : HELM TONG SING CHEMICAL CORP

Date of incorporation      : 13 May, 1986

 

Changed name to           : HELM TONG SING CORP

 

Changed name to           : KHS SYNCHEMICA CORP

 

*Office & Facilities*

================

Other e-mail : hts@helmts.com 

 

*Corporate & Organization Structure*

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A medium sized company operated and managed by an experienced team of professionals.

 

*Reputation*

==========

Reference checking for the purpose of establishing the firm's reputation within the respective industry failed to reveal any negative information.

 

Rounded Rectangle: WEB SITE 

 

 

 


Web site:  www.khs-synchemica.com  

 

SC’s website is unable to be landed at present for the technical reason.

 

Email : khs@khs-synchemica.com

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: LITIGATION 

 


           

For the past two years there is no record of litigation.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


*Major Shareholders*

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Shareholders' Name                              No. of shares          

--------------------------                              ------------------          

Mr. Kurt Wei-chung Chang                        875,000

Mr. Yi-shen Hsu                                         349,600

Mr. Wen-ping Liao                                       87,500

Mr. Hung-chih Wu                                                0 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: MANAGEMENT 

 

 


Name                                        Nationality         Job Description

Mr. Kurt Wei-chung Chang          Taiwanese         General Manager

Mr. Yi-shen Hsu                         Taiwanese         Director

 

*Key Personnel*

=============

Mr. Kurt Wei-chung Chang

Founder                        : Co-Founder

Resident status             : Taiwan

Work experience            : More than 20 years.

Responsibilities             : Handles the daily operation of the firm including all financials and legal matters.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


*Main Products & Services*

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Specializes in trading agricultural pesticides & medicine raw materials. 

 

Products :         Aromatic compounds 

                        Carboxymethylcellulose 

                        Dextrins 

                        Pseudoephedrine 

                        Cellulose 

 

*Payment Terms*

=============

Sales

------

Local                : Cash

                         30-60 days credit

Exports             : Letter of Credit (L/C)

                         Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

Purchases

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Local                : Cash

                          30-90 days credit

Imports             : Letter of Credit (L/C)

                          Telegraphic Transfer (T/T)

 

*Competitors*

===========

The following five (5) locally based companies supply similar range of products :

- AGROTECH UNITED CORP

- GREEN MOUNTAIN CO LTD

- HOECHST TAIWAN CO LTD

- PAN-OCEAN FOREST DEVELOPMENT CO LTD

- SEISHING TRADING CO LTD 

 

*Local Distribution Network*

=====================

50% of the annual turnover is attributed to local sales.

 

*IMPORTER AGENCY LISTING*

==========================

Supplier                        : HELM AG

Global Identifier : P0006222

Country of Origin            : Germany

Product Description        : Agricultural chemicals 

Brand                            : Helm

Year                             : 1989

 

Supplier                        : HELM AG

Global Identifier : P0006222

Country of Origin            : Germany

Product Description        : Agricultural chemicals 

Brand                            : Helm

Year                             : 1989

 

Supplier                        : HELM AG

Global Identifier : P0006222

Country of Origin            : Germany

Product Description        : Agricultural chemicals 

Brand                            : Helm

Year                             : 1989

 

*Export Markets*

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50% of the annual turnover is attributed to export.

 

*International Trade Ranking*

=======================

The firm has been ranked among Taiwan's Top Importers/Exporters based on the standard measured by the Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT)

 

Details of rank are as follows :

   Year               Rank

   ------               -------

   1997                2681

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES 

 

 


*(Subsidiaries , Joint-ventures & Affiliates) 

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Company Name             : TONG SING CHEMICALS CO LTD

Global Identifier : 31505165

Address                        : 6Fl, 45 Chih Lin Rd Chungshan Dist Taipei City 104 Taiwan

Country                         : Taiwan

Relationship                  : Affiliate

Legal Form                    : Private Limited Company

Company Type              : Trader

Industry                         : Chemicals

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENTHISTORY 

 

 


PAYMENT RATING       :3                OBTAINED SCORES          : 61

Rating Key

Implication

Implications

1

Scores 85–100

Excellent

2

Scores 75 – 84

Above Average

3

Scores 50 – 74

Average

4

Scores 35 – 49

Fair

5

Scores 15 – 34

Below Average

6

Scores 01 – 14

Poor

NR

No Data

No Data

The rating indicates the payment pattern of SC based upon our Payment Database, comments from suppliers of SC, information from banks (if available), as well as industrial sources.

 

Dealings on open terms may be possible for MODERATE amounts depending on individual judgement experience.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

 

 


As a privately owned company with a paid-up capital of less than USD 6 million, there is no legal requirement according to Taiwan corporate law for public disclosure of detailed financials.

 

*Financial Summary  (Currency: U.S. $'s)

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Year     Sales                            Assets                Net Income

2004     $15,578,947.37              $4,451,127.82      $206,917.29

 

*Int´l Trade Activity  (Currency: U.S. $'s)

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Year     Imports             Exports             Total

1992     $200,000.00      $6,400,000.00    $6,600,000.00

1996     $1,300,000.00    $10,200,000.00 $11,500,000.00

1997     $2,000,000.00    $4,600,000.00    $6,600,000.00

1998     $2,100,000.00    $6,500,000.00    $8,600,000.00

2003     $1,000,000.00    $2,500,000.00    $3,500,000.00

2004     $1,500,000.00    $2,500,000.00    $4,000,000.00

2005     $2,000,000.00    $2,500,000.00    $4,500,000.00

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 

 

 


SC is considered small-sized in its line with favorable market conditions. It is considered a credit line up to USD80,000 appears to be within SC’s capacities.

 


ATTACHED: TRADE REFERENCES

 

SIC PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Exporting          5169                 Chemicals/Allied Prdts, NEC

Importing           5122                 Drugs/Druggists' Sundries

Trading              2800                 Chemicals and Allied Products

Trading 2834                 Pharmaceutical preparations

Trading              2869                 Industrial organic chemicals,

Trading              2879                 Agricultural pesticides and other agricultural chemicals,

Trading              2899                 Chemical preparations

 

 

HARMONIZED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity             Code                Product/Service Description

Exporting          2914700000       Halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of ketone-

                                                alcohols and ketone-aldehydes

Exporting          2939420000       Pseudoephedrine and its salts

Exporting          2942000000       Organic compounds

Exporting          3505100000       Dextrins and other modified starches

Exporting          3912310000       Carboxymethylcellulose and its salts

Exporting          3912900000       Cellulose and its chemical derivatives,in primary forms,

Importing           2905430000       Mannitol

Importing           2924290100       P-acetanisidide; p-acetoacetatoluidide; 4-amino-n-methyl-acetanilide;

                                                2,5-dimethoxyacetanilide; and n-(7-hydroxy-1-naphtyl)-acetamide

Importing           2933110000       Phenazone (antipyrine) and its derivatives

Importing           2933909000       Drugs (excluding aromatic or mod-aromatic) with nitrogen hetero-atom(s)

                                                only

 

 

DETAILED PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION & ACTIVITY 

Activity Product/Service Description

Importing           Caffeine 

Importing           Fungicides 

Importing           Mannitol 

Importing           P-acetanisidide 

Importing           Drugs 

Importing           Vitamin C 

Importing           Phenazone 

Trading              Agricultural chemicals 

Trading              Agricultural pesticides 

Trading              Medicine raw materials 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE : ACTIVITY & MARKETS

Exporting to Asia

Exporting to Brazil

Exporting to Europe

Exporting to Iran

Exporting to Mexico

Exporting to Middle East

Exporting to North America

Exporting to Portugal

Exporting to USA

Importing from Asia

Importing from China

Importing from Europe

Importing from Germany

Importing from India

Importing from Slovak Republic

Importing from USA

 

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

 

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