MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

11.08.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

METINVEST INTERNATIONAL SA

 

 

Formerly Known as :

LEMAN COMMODITIES SA

 

 

Registered Office :

Rue Adrien-Vallin 2 1201 Geneve/GE

 

 

Country :

Switzerland

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

04.04.1997

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Trader of Raw Materials, essentially Steel from Ukraine.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

EUR 2.500.000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of the company              

 

 Metinvest International SA

 

 

Line of Business  

 

Commerce d'aciers

 

 

Legal domicile   

 

Rue Adrien-Vallin 2

1201 Geneve/GE

Switzerland

Telephone:             022 9061828

Fax:                        022 9061829

Homepage:             www.metinvestholding.com

 

overall assessment:

 

 

Business connections are permissible.

detail assessment:

payments:

 

No complaints

 

individual credit limit*:

EUR 2.500.000,--

 

This credit advice is based on information available at the time of conducting the research, being the above indicated date.

 

All amounts in this report are given in Swiss Francs (CHF) unless otherwise stated.

 

 

GENERAL COMPANY DATA

 

OFFICIAL DATA:

Legal form:                                Joint stock company

Registration:                              04-04-1997

First Publication:                        18-04-1997

Last Publication:                        24-06-2008

Share capital:                            50.000.000

Paid up:                                    50.000.000

Divided into:                               50.000 Registered shares of 1.000

History:                                     23-01-2006     50.000.000 Capital increase

                                                29-07-2002      7.500.000 Capital increase

                                                100.000 Capital by incorporation

 

 

Direct Parent com. 

 

Metinvest BV, Amsterdam, Netherlands/NL with a share of 100.

 

 

Company Management

 

Andrey Parkhomchuk

 

Registered name          12-12-2007 Metinvest International SA

                                      Previous   Leman Commodities SA

 

 

ACTIVITY

 

Activity:

It deals with the trading of raw materials, essentially steel from

Ukraine.

 

Regarding exports, it has exclusive contracts with Ukrainian factories such as Azovstal and Enakievo.

 

The main markets of Metinvest International are Middle East and Far East, Africa, Europe and American countries.

 

Products are sold in 75 countries.

 

In 2007, Metinvest International sold 9.5 MT of steel, Produced at 95% in the group factories. These are mainly located in the DOnets Basin.

 

 

Locations:

 

In addition to Geneva, Leman Commodities has representative offices in

Donetsk/Ukraine, Moscow/Russia, Istanbul/Turkey, Beyrouth/Lebanon,

Beijing/China, Shanghai/China, Singapore, Santo Domingo/Dominican

Republic, Belgrade/Serbia and Montenegro, Teheran/Iran,

Vilnius/Lithuania, Abuja/Nigeria, Assago/Italy, Atmaty/Kazakhstan,

Ashkhabad/Turkmenistan and Khartoum/Sudan.

 

 

EMPLOYEES

 

Number of employees:  60

 

Including branches, the total of employees is over 200 persons.

 

 


PAYMENT AND FINANCIAL DATA

 

PAYMENT EXPERIENCES:

 

Legal actions:        No legal actions, distraints or loss certificates

                            registered.

 

                      Report from 13-11-2003, in 1200 Geneve.

 

                      Report from 04-08-2003, in 1200 Geneve.

 

                      Report from 30-01-2003, in 1200 Geneve.

 

A current check of the legal actions requires a document of justification with a legitimate signature..

 

The business conduct is considered very good and the current liabilities are fulfilled on time.

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA:

 

Financial position:   The financial affairs are considered good and in

                      order.

 

Key figures (in USD 1.000):

                           31.12.2006       31.12.2004      31.12.2003      31.12.2002

Sales                  3'467'945.5      3'843'964.0       1'805'479.0    1'021'245.5

 

Consolidated key figures (in USD 1.000.000):

Metinvest Group

                             31.12.2006  31.12.2005

Sales                        5'650.0     4'483.0

Profit/Loss                1'026.0       612.0

 

 

Banker(-s)     

 

UBS Ltd, 1200 Geneve

Credit Suisse (CS), 1200 Geneve

BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA, Geneve

 

 

Auditors           

 

BDO International SA, Geneve

 

 

Premises            

 

The premises at the above mentioned address are rented.


 

Fiscal taxation:     

No information is available due to the local tax authority regulation.

 

 

COMPANY AND PERSON RELATIONS

 

COMPANY CONNECTIONS:

 

Direct Parent com.:   Metinvest BV, Amsterdam, Netherlands/NL with a share of 100.

 

In October 2005, Leman Commodities SA (which has become Metinvest

International SA) was acquired by the Dutch company METINVEST BV, which

in turn is fully owned by SYSTEM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (SCM), based in

Donetsk (Ukraine).

 

Founded in 2000, the company SCM is a major industrial holding, which

plays a vital role in economics in the Ukraine and Eastern Europe.

 

The SCM Group directly and indirectly controls more than 90 companies

with activities in steel and coal, production and distribution of

energy, insurance and banking, food and beverages catering and

gastronomy services.

 

In addition SCM is also major sponsor of the football club "FC

Shakhtar", which regularly participates in UEFA Cup and the Champions

League.

 

SCM employs 160'000 persons and belongs totally to the Ukranian oligarch

Rinat Akhmetov and his wife (wealth estimated more than USD 4 billion).

 

Associated companies: Metinvest-SMC, Kiev, Ukraine/UA

                      Metinfest-Eurasia, Moscou, Russia/RU

                      Metinvest-Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine/UA

 

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

                      Andrey Parkhomchuk, from Russia, in

                      Donetsk/Ukraine,

                      President, sole signature.

                      Patrick Burki, from Geneve, in

                      Barbengo/TI/Switzerland,

                      Member.

                      Raymond Liefooghe, from Geneve, in

                      Geneve/GE/Switzerland,

                      Member, sole signature.

                      Sergiy Novikov, from Ukraine, in Donetsk/Ukraine,

                      Member.

                      Joseph Eric Riedweg, from Geneve, in

                      Confignon/GE/Switzerland,

                      Member, sole signature.

 

 

MANAGEMENT:

                      Violette Martinez, from France, in Ville la

                      Grand/France,

                      Director, collective signature.

                      Jacques Piekarski, from Le Cret FR, in

                      Grandvaux/VD/Switzerland,

                      Director, collective signature.

                      Ornella Donati-Liege, from Malvaglia, in

                      Meyrin/GE/Switzerland,

                      Authorised signatory, collective signing

                      authority.

                      Elena Karnakova, from Geneve, in

                      Geneve/GE/Switzerland,

                      Authorised signatory, collective signing

                      authority.

                      Mar'yan Maksymovych, from Ukraine, in

                      Geneve/GE/Switzerland,

                      Authorised signatory, collective signing

                      authority.

                      Lasma Osina, from Latvia, in Gilly/VD/Switzerland,

 

                      Authorised signatory, collective signing

                      authority.

                      Alexander Senchenko, from Russia, in

                      Laconnex/GE/Switzerland,

                      Authorised signatory, collective signing

                      authority.

                      Viktor Vukusic, from Serbie, in

                      Geneve/GE/Switzerland,

                      Authorised signatory, collective signing

                      authority.

 

 

PERSONNEL INFORMATION

 

Andrey Parkhomchuk and Sergiy Novikov have no other assignement in

Switzerland.

 

Raymond Liefooghe is former general director of UEB United European Bank

in Geneva.

He is associate indefinitely responsible with individual signature of

Raymond Liefooghe Consultant & Cie, ch. Rieu 15A in Geneva.

 

Joseph Eric Riedweg, born on 31 January 1949, is a certified accountant

by profession. In addition he is the founder and sole board member with

individual signature of Audiconsult SA, at the address Rue du Cendrier

15 in Geneva.

He features on the board of more than 35 companies.


 

FURTHER MANDATES

 

Patrick Burki:

- Connecting Nature Sarl, Geneve

 

Raymond Liefoogh:

- SUCAFINA INGREDIENTS SA, Geneve

- Sucafina SA, Geneve

 

           

 

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.42.20

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.48

Euro

1

Rs.64.27

 

 

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.

 

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

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

 

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