MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

24th November, 2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

HUAYE (H.K.) INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO. LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

C/O Unit A, 20/F, Empire Land Commercial Centre, 81-85 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

22.11.2002

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

822777

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Engaged in Trading of iron & steel.

 

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

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


Company name & Address

 

HUAYE (H.K.) INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO. LTD.

C/O UNIT A, 20/F, EMPIRE LAND COMMERCIAL CENTRE,

81-85 LOCKHART ROAD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG.

TEL              : 86-21-56391115               

FAX              : 86-21-56391530

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

INCORPORATION DATE            : 22-11-2002

REGISTRATION NO.                  : 822777

REGISTERED LEGAL FORM     : PRIVATE LIMITED CO.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                    : GAO FENG (DIRECTOR)

STAFF STRENGTH                    : NONE IN HONG KONG.

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL            : HKD 10M = 10M SHARES @ HKD1.-

PAID-UP CAPITAL                     : HKD 10M

BUSINESS LINE                        : TRADING OF IRON & STEEL

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

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

PAYMENT                                : AVERAGE

RECOMM. CREDIT RANGE       : MODERATE AMOUNT

MARKET CONDITION                : COMPETITIVE

FINANCIAL CONDITION             : STABLE

OPERATIONAL TREND  : FAIRLY STEADY

GENERAL REPUTATION           : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                     : HKD 7.78016 = USD1 AS OF 2006-11-24

 

Adopted abbreviations:

ANS - amount not stated           

NS - not stated  SC - subject company (the company inquired by you)

NA - not available          

M - million        

HKD – Hong Kong Dollars

 

Rounded Rectangle: HISTORY 

 

 

 


SC is a private limited company registered under incorporation file no. 822777 on 22-11-2002.

 

SC's shareholders & directors are shown to be as follows:

 

Shareholders (as at 22-11-2005)                                                  Number of shares held

Gao Feng                                                                                      6,000,000

Chen Lifang                                                                                   4,000,000

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

                                                                                                  10,000,000

                                                                                                  ========

 

Directors (as at 22-11-2005)

Gao Feng / G0797992

Chen Lifang / G05797987

 

The above registration information is based on SC's annual return filed at Companies Registry within the last 2 years.

 

No material change or amendment regarding SC has been traced & noted within last 2 years.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PUBLIC FILINGS 

 

 


This section will contain the civil litigations & winding-up petitions filed against SC for the last 6 years (as stored in our database), and the mortgage/charge filed by SC for the last 2 years.  In Hong Kong, creation of such mortgages/charges by an unlimited co is not required to be registered in the public records.

 

Civil litigation/winding-up petitions :     None in our database.

 

Mortgage/charge record(s) :    (X) see below    (  ) see per attached

 

Creation date                 : 14-10-2004

Charger(s)                     : SC

Chargee(s)                    : Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd.

Secured amount            : ANS

Charge particulars          : Charge on Cash Deposits

 

Creation date                 : 7-1-2005

Charger(s)                     : SC

Chargee(s)                    : Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd.

Secured amount            : ANS

Charge particulars          : General Letter of Pledge

 

Mortgage Index:

 

Year(s) in which mortgage registration(s) are filed: 2003-2005

Year(s) in which mortgage satisfaction record(s) are filed: 2004

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND 

 

 


Our search indicates that SC is an ultimate subsidiary of Shanghai Huaye Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., whose partial information is as follows:

 

Year established                   : 1991

Registered/business address : No. 288 Jinle Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, 201901, PR China.

Business line                        : As an investment holding co. with core interests in processing, retail &   distribution of iron & steel.

No. of employees                  : Na

Civil litigation & winding-up petition records : None in our database

Turnover                               : NA

 

Outside sources indicated that Shanghai Huaye Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. is ranked 165th among the top 500 enterprises of PR China and is ranked the 7th among privately owned enterprises of PR China in July 2005.

 

 

Gao Feng, director:  Also currently general manager of Shanghai Huaye Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd.

 

Currently residing in PR China & only visits Hong Kong for business occasionally.

 

Registered residential address: No. 280 Jinle Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, 201901, PR China.

 

Credit history check :   This refers to a check of our database whether the said person has been involved in any of the following records stored by us within the last 6 years:

                                  Civil litigation as defendants         :  None in our database

                                  Bankruptcy/winding-up petitions   :  None in our database

                                  Delinquent payment records         :  None in our database

                                  Debt collection records                :  No overdue amount owed by the said person was placed to us for collection

 

Chen Lifang, director.

 

Currently residing in PR China & only visits Hong Kong for business occasionally.

 

Registered residential address: Same as Gao Feng.

 

Credit history check :   This refers to a check of our database whether the said person has been involved in any of the following records stored by us within the last 6 years:

                                  Civil litigation as defendants         :  None in our database

                                  Bankruptcy/winding-up petitions   :  None in our database

                                  Delinquent payment records         :  None in our database

                                  Debt collection records                :  No overdue amount owed by the said person was placed to us for collection

 

Ownership background appraisal:

 

Rating  : 2       Obtained scores : 65                    (see explanatory notes below)

Keys    : 1 :     scores 81-100 : Excellent

             2 :     scores 61-80  : Good

             3 :     scores 46-60  : Average

             4 :     scores 21-45  : Fair

             5 :     scores 01-20  : Poor

The rating indicates the personal financial & operational strength of SC's major principals.  It is calculated from a composite of scores obtained from the following 5 factors which carry equal weight in our analysis:

Personal financial strength, credit history & trade reputation, business experience & track record, market connection and management skill.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BUSINESS OPERATIONS 

 

 


Outside sources indicated that the contact information of Shanghai Huaye Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd (SC's ultimate parent) is as follows:

- Tel: 86-21-56391115

- Fax: 86-21-56391530

 

Through the captioned telephone no., we managed to contact Li Anthony, SC's sales executive. He stated that SC has no operating office in Hong Kong and all business enquiries are handled by the said co. in PR China.

 

Business categories :

 

SC is engaged in trading of iron & steel.

 

Items available include wire rods, bars, HR steel, CR steel, section steel, coated steel, stainless steel & electric steel.

 

Principal purchases :

Major types of sourcing             : Iron & steel

Local--type of suppliers             : Nil

Buying terms                           : Nil

Overseas--supplying countries   : PR China

Buying terms                           : L/C & T/T

 

Principal market :

Local--type of customers      : Nil

Selling terms                       : Nil

Overseas--buying countries   : USA, Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan, Ukraine & S. Africa

Selling terms                       : L/C, T/T & special agreed terms

 

Total number of employees :   None in Hong Kong.

 

Location: Maintaining its correspondence office at a commercial building in a commercial district.

 

Condition inside the premises during our visit :   Normal.

 

Office/factory layout :     Standard.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: RELATED COMPANIES 

 

 


Affiliates in PR China:

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

- Shanghai Huaye Import & Export Trading Co. Ltd.

- Shanghai Homestead Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

- Shanghai Huaye Steel Processing & Distributing Centre

- Changshu Huaye Lamella Steel Co., Ltd.

- Chongqing Beiye Steel Trading Co., Ltd.

- Qingdao Beiye Steel Trading Co., Ltd.

- Ti'nan Beiye Steel Trading Co., Ltd.

- Tiamjin Huaye Weiye Steel Trading Co., Ltd.

- Guangzhow Huaye Trading Co., Ltd.

- Wexi Huaye Trading Co., Ltd.

- Ningbo bonded Area Huaye Steel Trading Co., Ltd.

- Hangzhou Xiaoshan Southern Industrial Co., Ltd.

- Hangzhou Huaye Material Co., Ltd.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: PAYMENT 

 

 


Overall payment appraisal :

(  ) Excellent      (  ) Good      (X) Average      (  ) Fair      (  ) Poor      (  ) Not yet determined

The appraisal serves as a reference to reveal SC's payments habits and ability to pay.  It is based on the 3 weighed factors:  Trade payment experience (through current enquiry with SC's suppliers), our delinquent payment records and our debt collection record concerning SC.

 

Trade payment experience : SC did not provide any name of trade/service suppliers and we have no other sources to conduct the enquiry at present.

 

Delinquent payment record :  None in our database.

 

Debt collection record :   No overdue amount owed by SC was placed to us for collection within the last 6 years.

 

 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: BANKING 

 


Banking relations are maintained principally with: Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTSUpon a current contact, Li Anthony, sales executive of Shanghai Huaye Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd., declined forwarding any financial information on the ground that it is the company's policy not releasing any data to a third party without the benefit of knowing the identity of the inquiring party.

 

As per current co. search, total amount of indebtedness of SC in respect of all mortgages and charges which are required to be registered with Companies Registry as at 22-11-2005 was NA.

 

 

Rounded Rectangle: REMARKS 


 

 

SC's operation in Hong Kong is simple with only a correspondence office. With regard to SC's group affiliation, SC may appear to be capable of coming into normal business dealings.

 

 

-- Asset Tracing --

Upon our current investigation, our database & sources consulted indicate that SC was not involved in any property transaction (both purchase & disposal) in Hong Kong for the last 6 years.

 


 

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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