MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

31.01.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SOCIETE POUR LE COMPOUNDAGE EN COTE D'IVOIRE SA

 

 

Registered Office :

Rue des Petroliers, Zone Industrielle de Vridi, P. O. Box 01 BP 3622, Abidjan 01

 

 

Country :

Ivory Coast Republic (Cote D'Ivoire)

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1973

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

CI-ABJ-1974-B-12368

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers, exporters and distributors of a wide range of chemical products and compounds for the plastic industry.

 

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 :

CFA Fr 200,000,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear


COmpany NAME

 

SOCIETE POUR LE COMPOUNDAGE EN COTE D'IVOIRE SA

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  Rue des Petroliers

Area                             :  Zone Industrielle de Vridi

P.O. Box           :  01 BP 3622

Town                 :  Abidjan 01

Country             :  Ivory Coast Republic (Cote D'Ivoire)

Telephone         :  (225) 2127 4348 / 2127 4078

Fax                   :  (225) 2127 2481 / 2127 2117

E-Mail               :  info@scci.ci

 

 

Shortform Name

 

SCCI

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

   Name                                                 Position

 

1. Mustapha Khalil                     Chairman / Founder

 

2. Salah El Khalil                       President

 

3. Hussein Khalil                        Managing Director

 

4. Magdi El Radi                        Commercial Director

 

5. Avril Xavier                             Administrative & Financial Director

 

 

Total Employees

 

250

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

No complaints have been heard regarding payments from local suppliers or banks.

 

Subject is a well established company operating since 1973. Subject is a member of the Eurofind Group of companies, which comprises several companies in Cote D'Ivoire, Senegal and Nigeria, owned by the Khalil family.

 

We consider it is acceptable to deal with subject for MEDIUM amounts, although it is normal accepted practice for international suppliers to deal on secured terms with Ivory Coast Republic importers.

 

Opinion on maximum credit        : CFA Fr 200,000,000

 

Trade risk assessment               : Normal

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

NAME               : SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUES EN COTE D'IVOIRE (SGBCI)

Branch              : Main Branch

Street                           : Avenue Joseph Anoma No. 5-7

P.O. Box           : 01 BP 1355

Town                 : Abidjan 01

Telephone         : (225) 2020 1234

Fax                   : (225) 2020 1486

Acc. No.           : 116 304 559-92

 

The Company also has accounts with the following banks : 

 

1. Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie de la Cote

   d'Ivoire (BICICI)

   Avenue Franchet d'Esperey

   01 BP 1298

   Abidjan 01

   Tel: (225) 2020 1600

   Fax: (225) 2020 1700

   Acc. No. : 09561 0000. 17 000-79

 

2. Ecobank Cote d'Ivoire

   Immeuble Alliance Avenue Terrasson de Fougeres

   01 BP 4107

   Abidjan 01 

   Tel: (225) 2031 9200

   Fax: (225) 2021 8816

   E-mail: ecobankci@ecobank.com

 

3. Societe Ivoirienne de Banques (SIB)

   Boulevard de la Republique No. 34

   01 BP 1300

   Abidjan 01

   Tel: (225) 2020 0000

   Fax: (225) 2032 9741

 

Subject previously had an account with Banque Paribas Cote d'Ivoire SA.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Balance sheets are not available. However, the subject interviewed offered the following information :

 

Sales Turnover   : CFA Fr  5,080,331,000 - 1991 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  4,832,719,000 - 1992 - exact

                        : CFA Fr  4,809,165,000 - 1993 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 12,000,000,000 - 1994 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 12,000,000,000 - 1995 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 17,500,000,000 - 1996 - exact *

                        : CFA Fr 22,000,000,000 - 1997 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 20,000,000,000 - 1998 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 20,000,000,000 - 1999 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 20,000,000,000 - 2000 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 23,000,000,000 - 2001 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 21,000,000,000 - 2002 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 20,000,000,000 - 2003 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 20,000,000,000 - 2004 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 20,400,000,000 - 2005 - exact

                        : CFA Fr 20,500,000,000 - 2006 - approx

 

Net Profit           : CFA Fr    258,538,000 - 1991 - exact

                        : CFA Fr    258,898,000 - 1992 - exact

                        : CFA Fr    197,147,000 - 1993 - exact

                        : CFA Fr    290,000,000 - 1994 - exact

                        : CFA Fr    300,000,000 - 1995 - exact

                        : not given             - 1996 - 2006 **

 

* Financial year ended 30 September.

 

** but stated to be profitable

 

Financial year ends 31 December.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

Date Started      : 1973

 

History              : Subject was established in 1973. The present group structure and shareholding were

                          changed on 25 January 1993.

 

C.R. No.            : CI-ABJ-1974-B-12368 (formerly 12368)

 

Fiscal ID No.     : 7401730-B

 

Authorized & Paid up Capital : CFA Fr 1,800,000,000 (increased from CFA Fr 900,000,000)

 

 


Societe Anonyme (Joint Stock Company) with the following shareholders :

 

                                                                        Percentage

 

1. Eurofind Participations SA                  70 %

   Rue des Petroliers

   P.O. Box 3622

   Zone Industrielle de Vridi

   Abidjan

   Tel : (225 21) 272 610

   Owned by the Khalil family

 

2. Minority private investors                     30 %

 

Affiliated companies of Societe pour le Compoundage en Cote d'Ivoire SA :

 

Associates

 

Subject is a member of the Eurofind group of companies, headed by Eurofind Participations SA, which includes :

 

1. Societe des Tubes d'Acier et d'Aluminium de Cote d'Ivoire SA

   (SOTUBA)

   Zone Industrielle de Yopougon

   01 BP 2747

   Abidjan 01

   Tel: (225) 2351 5454

   Fax: (225) 2351 5454

   (Manufacturers of metal barrels, domestic ware, tools and

   metal tubes)

 

2. Societe Africaine des Eaux Minerales (SADEM)      

   01 BP 1843

   Abidjan 01

   Tel: (225) 2145 3780 / 2145 3755 / 2123 3000 (admin)

   Fax: (225) 2124 2033

   (Producers and distributors of sparkling and still mineral water)

   Est. in 1979.

 

3. Ste Senegalaise des Produits Chimiques SARL (SSPC)

   Rue Mage Parchappe

   BP 11386

   Dakar   

   Senegal

   Tel: (221) 822 6001

   Fax: (221) 822 0286

   Est. in 1995

 

4. Societe Agricole et Industrielle de Bettie (SAIBE)

   01 BP 3622

   Abidjan 01

   Tel: (225) 2127 2610

   Fax: (225) 2127 2117

   (Plantation of caoutchouc)

 

5. Generale Ivoirienne du Bois (GIB) SA

   06 BP 316

   Abidjan 06

   Tel: (225) 2240 3016

   Fax: (225) 2240 3220

   E-Mail: gib@aviso.ci

   Est. in 1953.

   (Manufacturers, distributors and exporters of wood, interior and

    garden furniture and semi-finished wood products)

 

6. Ivoire Torrefaction

 

7. Societe des Tubes d'Acier et d'Aluminium de Cote d'Ivoire SA

   (SOTACI)

   Zone Industrielle de Yopougon

   01 BP 2747

   Abidjan 01

   Tel: (225) 2351 5454

   Fax: (225) 2346 6925 / 2346 6928

 

8. Eurolait SA

   Zone Industrielle de Yopougon

   01 BP 3622

   Abidjan 01

   Tel: (225) 2346 6923 / 2346 6655

   Fax: (225) 2346 9798 / 2346 6925

   E-Mail: ehurtado@eurolait.ci

   (Manufacturers of dairy products)

 

9. Societe De Compoundage (Nigeria) Ltd (SCN)

   16/18 Young Shall Grow Road

   by Navy Gate Satellite

   Lagos

   Nigeria

   Tel: (234 1) 775 3053 / 545 2105

   Fax: (234 1) 545 2107 / 545 2105

   E-Mail: scnltd@hperia.com

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Manufacturers, exporters and distributors of a wide range of chemical products and compounds for the plastic industry.

 

Brand names : Eurovyl and Eurocol.

 

Imports from USA, France, Italy, Germany and Belgium.

 

Exports to Ghana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Republic of Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, People's Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo and Mali.

 

FACILITIES

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Owned premises comprising 12,000 square metre of administrative offices, two manufacturing plants, sales outlet and storage facilities located on 30,000 square metre plot of land at the heading address.

 

 


 

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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