MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

21.08.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BUSS CHEMTECH AG

 

 

Formerly Known as :

BUSS CPS CHEMICAL PROCESS SYSTEMS AG

 

 

Registered Office :

Hohenrainstrasse 10 4133 Pratteln/BL

 

 

Country :

Switzerland

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

16.12.1997

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Provide Reaction Technology, Fluorine, Aluminium etc

 

 

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  :

EUR 250.000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of the company                

 

Buss ChemTech AG

 

 

Legal domicile     

 

Hohenrainstrasse 10

4133 Pratteln/BL

Switzerland

Telephone:            061 8256668

Fax:                       061 8256737

Homepage:            www.buss-ct.com

E-Mail:                   info@buss-ct.com

 

overall assessment:

300

 

Business connections are permissible.

detail assessment:

payments:

 

No complaints

 

individual credit limit*:

EUR 250.000,--

 

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:                  16-12-1997

First Publication:            22-12-1997

Last Publication:            20-07-2006

Created by:                    The company was newly established.

 

History:

From 18.12.2001 until April 2006 the company was part of the Russian

Yukos Group. A management buyout took place in April 2006.

 

Share capital:                4.000.000

Paid up:                        4.000.000

Divided into:                   4.000 Registered shares of 1.000

History:                                     31-03-2003      4.000.000 Capital increase

                                       100.000 Capital by incorporation


 

Shareholders

 

Company Management:   Marcel Widmer

Registered name       07-04-2006 Buss ChemTech AG

                                 24-12-2001 Davy Process Technology (Switzerland) AG

                                   05-05-1999 Kvaerner Process Technology (Switzerland) AG

                                   03-06-1998 Kvaerner Buss CPS AG

Previous                    Buss CPS Chemical Process Systems AG

 

 

ACTIVITY

 

Line of business:     Reaction technology

Sector:               Manufacture

 

Activity:

The company is a well established technology provider with a long

history in the field of gas-liquid reaction technology. Buss ChemTech AG

specialises in Fluorine, Aluminium and Reaction Technology.

 

The company has been certified ISO 9001.

 

 

Trading area:         Worldwide

 

Import/Export:        The company is active in Export, but not in Import.                  

 

Export:                80% of total turnover

 

 

EMPLOYEES

 

Number of employees:  55

 

 

PAYMENT AND FINANCIAL DATA

 

PAYMENT EXPERIENCES:

 

Legal actions:        Information only available against proof of interest.

 

There are no complaints about the mode of payment and business conduct.

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA:

 

Financial position:   The financial affairs are considered to be in order.

 

Financial Statements: The company does not disclose detailed financial statements.

 

Key figures (in CHF 1.000):

                        31.12.2007  31.12.2006  31.12.2003  31.12.2002

Sales                     29'000.0    23'000.0      40'000.0       50'000.0

 

 

Banker(-s)        

 

 UBS Ltd, 4000 Basel

 Credit Suisse (CS), 4000 Basel

 

 

Auditors           

 

unico thun ag, Thun

 

 

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:

 

The shares are held by the members of the Board of Directors and the

management.

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

                      Urs Santschi, from Thun, Sigriswil, in

                      Pfeffingen/BL/Switzerland,

                      President, collective signature.

                      Marcel Widmer, from Zuerich, Gurzelen, in

                      Magden/AG/Switzerland,

                      Managing Director, collective signature.

                      Rene Nussbaum, from Wattenwil, in

                      Wichtrach/BE/Switzerland,

                      Member, collective signature.

 

 

 

MANAGEMENT:

                      Norbert Drefs, from Germany, in Buggingen/Germany,

 

                      Authorised signatory, collective signature.

                      Cornelia Lademann, from Germany, in Wehr/Germany,

                      Authorised signatory, collective signature.

 

PERSONNEL INFORMATION

 

Marcel Widmer was born on 19 March 1950. He lives at Weizackerweg 37 in

Magden. He is a graduate in chemistry and business administration (dipl.

Chem. Ing. ETH und lic. oec. HSG).

 

Urs Santschi is married to a nee Urrunaga and lives at Keltenweg 17 in

4148 Pfeffingen.

 

There are no detrimental reports on the responsible persons' business

conduct.

 

 

FURTHER MANDATES

 

Marcel Widmer:

- BCT Holding AG, Pratteln

 

Urs Santschi:

- Rochis GmbH, Pfeffingen

- Santschi & Partner Treuhand AG, Reinach

- Santschi Immobilien AG, Thun

- BCT Holding AG, Pratteln

- Herberger Revisionsgesellschaft AG, Seltisberg

etc.

 

 

           

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.43.38

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.34

Euro

1

Rs.64.55

 

 

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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