MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

24.12.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

HORNEMAN  CHEMPLAS  (FAR  EAST)  LTD.

 

 

Formerly Known As :

Sogem Plastics Ltd.

 

 

Registered Office :

15/F., Tung Wai Commercial Building, 109-111 Gloucester Road, Wanchai

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

30.10.1987.

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11327312

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer and Exporter; Wholesaler and Distributor of all kinds of chemicals, polymer and plastic materials.

 

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

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

Name

 

HORNEMAN  CHEMPLAS  (FAR  EAST)  LTD.

 

ADDRESS

 

15/F., Tung Wai Commercial Building, 109-111 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

PHONE:                  2882 2300

FAX:                       2882 2339

E-MAIL:                  info@horneman.com.hk

hr@chemplastic.com

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Ms. Wong Lai Tak, Angela

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:       30th October, 1987.

 

Organization:           Private Limited Company.

Capital:                   Nominal:  HK$5,000,000.00

                         Issued:     HK$5,000,000.00

 

Business Category:  Chemical Merchant.

 

Annual Turnover:      HK$100-110 million

 

Employees:             28.  (Hong Kong)

 

Main Dealing Banker: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Banking Relation:     Satisfactory.

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

15/F., Tung Wai Commercial Building, 109-111 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.


Warehouse:-

Unit 105, 1/F., Nan Fung Industrial City, Block 4, 18 Tin Hau Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.

[Tel: 2463 9199;  Fax: 2463 9090]

 

 

China Offices:-

Guangzhou Office
Unit C, 12/F., Peace World Plaza, 362-366 Huanshi Dong Lu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.   [Postal Code: 510060]
[Tel: (86-20) 8387 2661;  Fax: (86-20) 8387 2272]

Shanghai Office
Room 1708-1710, Suncome Liauw’s Plaza, No. 738 Shang Cheng Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China.   [Postal Code: 200120]
[Tel: (86-21) 5831 7880;  Fax: (86-21) 5831 7886]

Chengdu Office
Room 29-5-3, CBD International Plaza, No. 2, 3rd Block, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.   [Postal Code: 610041]
[Tel: (86-28) 8556 4216;  Fax: (86-28) 8556 4215]

Dongguan Office
Room 2301, Changan Taiwan Businessmen Association, Erhuan Road, Changan Town, Dongguan, Guangdong, China.   [Postal Code: 523850]
[Tel: (86-769) 8544 9982;  Fax: (86-769) 8531 8286]

Shantou Office
Room 701, Yingxin Building, 25 Huanghe Road, Shantou, China.
[Post Code: 515041]
[Tel: (86-754) 889 5294  Fax: (86-754) 886 9425]

Holding Company:-

Sino Link (Holdings) Ltd., Hong Kong.  (See attachment)

 

 

Affiliated Companies:-

Sino Link Group of Companies

DCO Environmental & Recycling LLC, USA.

DCO International Inc., USA.

Horneman Chemplas (Europe) GmbH, Switzerland.

Lorolana Co. Ltd., Hong Kong.

Pacific Star Ltd., Hong Kong.

PolymerPacific.com Ltd., Hong Kong.

Shanghai De Tian Ltd., China.

Sino Link SCS (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong.

etc.

 


BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

11327312

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

202106

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Ms. Wong Lai Tak, Angela

Assistant General Manager:  Mr. Raymond C. W. Tsui

Marketing Manager of Greater China:  Mr. Bill M. Lam

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$5,000,000.00 (Divided into 50,000 shares of HK$100.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$5,000,000.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

(As per registry dated 30-10-2008)

 

Name

 

No. of shares

Sino Link (Holdings) Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

47,500

Cameron McLatchie of “AILSA” and Martin John Davies as Trustee of the John Leech Accumulation and Maintenance Settlement

 

2,500

 

 

––––––

 

Total:

50,000

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DIRECTORS  

(As per registry dated 30-10-2008)

 

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

WONG Lai Tak, Angela

   (Canadian)

House 81, Margaux Avenue, The Vineyard, 23 Ngau Tam Mei Road, Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong.

 

John LEECH

   (British)

Flat 16, Gilbery House, 38 James Town Road, London NW1 7BY, U.K.

 

LEUNG Hoi Hung

Flat B, 7/F., Block 9, Braemar Hill Mansions, 15-43 Braemar Hill Road, Hong Kong.

 

 

SECRETARY 

(As per registry dated 30-10-2008)

 

Name

Address

Co. No.

Wideyield (Nominees) Ltd.

Room 904-908, 9/F., Kai Tak Commercial Building, 317-319 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

83449

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 30th October, 1987 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

It was originally registered under the name of Sogem (Taiwan) Ltd., name changed to Sogem Plastics Ltd. on 21st December, 1989, and further changed to the present style on 26th March, 1991.

Formerly the subject’s operating address was located at Room 2101-2103, 21/F., Windsor House, 311 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, moved to the present address in late 1997.

Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.


OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                Importer and Exporter; Wholesaler and Distributor.

 

Lines:                     All kinds of chemicals, polymer and plastic materials.

 

Employees:             28.  (Hong Kong)

                              25.  (China)

 

Commodities Imported: Imported from Middle East, China, Japan, Europe, Taiwan, South Korea, etc.

 

Markets:                 China, USA, Europe, South America, etc.

 

Annual Turnover:      HK$100-110 million

 

Terms/Sales:           L/C or as per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:         L/C, T/T, etc.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$5,000,000.00 (Divided into 50,000 shares of HK$100.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$5,000,000.00

 

Mortgage or Charge:       (See attachment)

 

Profit & Loss:                                    Made small profits in the past years.

 

Condition:                      Keeping in an active state.

 

Facilities:                      Making active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      Met on time.

 

Commercial Morality:  Satisfactory.

 

Bankers:-

The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Standing:  Normal.


GENERAL

 

The subject, previously known as Sogem Plastics Ltd., was a member of the Belgian-based Sogem Group in Hong Kong.  Changed hand in March 1991 to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Horneman U.K. Ltd. which is a UK-based firm.  Renamed as Horneman Chemplas (Far East) Ltd. which is the present style in March 1991.  Reshuffled again in September 1993 to be a joint venture between Horneman U.K. Ltd. and Sino Link (Holdings) Ltd. [Sino Link], a Hong Kong-based firm also located at the subject’s operating address, in the ratio of 10:90.  Later, it became a joint venture between Sino Link (Holdings) Ltd., holding 90% of interest, and Mr. John Leech who is a British, holding 10%.  In 1999, Mr. John Leech transferred his own 10% interest to Cameron McLatchie of “AILSA” and Martin John Davies as Trustee of the John Leech Accumulation and Maintenance Settlement.  After the transference, Sino Link, holding 95%, while the other party, 5%.  So far, these two parties still have been the shareholders of the subject.

The subject is a member of the Sino Link Group.  Today, it has grown into one of the world’s leading polymer distributors, supplying 400,000 metric tons of plastics resins to over 2,000 manufacturers throughout China, the United States, Europe, and the other Asian countries.  The subject represents famous polymer producers such as Dow Chemical, Basell, Chevron Philips, KPIC, and A. Schulman.  The other suppliers include Shell, Montell, BPI, PLIANT, PHILIPS, BANGKOK PE, Huntsman, Taiwan Chemical Fibre, Taiwan Plastics, etc.

The subject is operating globally through its affiliated companies including DCO International (North America and the Middle East), De Tian (China), Horneman Europe (Europe), and 6 branch offices in China.

The subject continuously expands its global network to serve a wider customer base with a more extensive product offering.  It has been supplying raw materials to the plastic and rubber industries for over 20 years.

The subject has a very high profile throughout Europe and has got steady expansion.  It has also consolidated its international presence through the establishment of a new office in Brazil.

Currently the subject is trading in the following plastics:-

·         Low Density Polyethylene  [ABS]

·         High Density Polyethylene  [PVC]

·         Linear Low Density Polyethylene  [SAN]

·         Polypropylene  [PET]

·         Polystyrene  [PMMA]

·         Polyacetal  [Nylon]

In China, the subject has set up offices in Guangzhou, Shanghai (shares the office with Shanghai De Tian Ltd.), Chengdu, Dongguan and a new office in Shantou Special Economic Zone, China.

Sino Link is the flagship of Sino Link Group, one of the leading industrial material distributors in the world, with strong presence in the Greater China and the US markets.  Its headquarters are located in Hong Kong.  Now, Sino Link has a network of 11 offices, and employing over 180 staff worldwide.

Sino Link was incorporated in December 1989 with an issued share capital of HK$3,000,000.00.  It is jointly owned by Ms. Angela Wong Lai Tak, holding 40% interest, Mr. Leung Hoi Hung, also holding 40%, and Mr. Li Jian Hong who is a Mainland Chinese, 20%.  Ms. Angela Wong is the Chief Executive Officer of the subject as well as the group.

The significant firm of Sino Link Group is Sino Link SCS (Asia) Ltd. [Sino Link SCS].  Sino Link SCS is the metal and finished product trading arm of Sino Link Group.  Founded in 1992, Sino Link SCS is specialized in selling flat carbon steel products to large steel mills in China.  It has got good reputation in the steel industry among the suppliers and customers.

The annual sales turnover of the subject ranges from HK$100 to 110 million.  Business is rather active.

On the whole, consider the subject good for normal business engagements.

 

COURT CASES:           

None per our.

 


Name

 

SINO  LINK  (HOLDINGS)  LTD.

 

 

ADDRESS

 

15/F., Tung Wai Commercial Building, 109-111 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER 

 

13380912

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

268877

 

 

DATE OF INCORPORATION 

 

29th December, 1989.

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$3,000,000.00 (Divided into 3,000,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$3,000,000.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

Name

 

No. of shares

LI Jian Hong

 

600,000

WONG Lai Tak, Angela

 

1,200,000

LEUNG Hoi Hung

 

1,200,000

 

 

––––––––

 

Total:

3,000,000

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DIRECTORS  

 

LI Jian Hong

WONG Lai Tak, Angela

LEUNG Hoi Hung

 

 

SECRETARY

 

Wideyield (Nominees) Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

 

REMARKS

 

The name was changed from Silverdoor Industrial Ltd. to the present style on 29th July, 1993.


MORTGAGE OR CHARGE

 

Date

Particulars

Amount

07-03-2002

Instrument:      Assignment of DC Proceeds

Property:

By way of assignment or agreement to assign in each case as beneficial owner.  All monies in any currency representing proceeds payable or to be paid to the Customer under the Documentary Credits, all the Customer’s right, title and interest in the said Documentary Credits and the benefit of all powers and remedies for enforcing the Documentary Credits

Mortgagee:      The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

All loans or other advances made or to be made by the Bank to the Customer against documents submitted under a Documentary Credit, all monies and liabilities in any currency owing by the Customer to the Bank at any time, whether separately or jointly, actually or contingently, present or future, interest on all loans and advances and such monies and all expenses of the Bank in perfecting or enforcing the Assignment

14-10-2005

Instrument:      Security Over Deposits with the Bank (Limited Company – Under Seal)

Property:

HK$9,000,000 initially and all monies of the time being hereafter standing to the credit of the company’s deposit No. 004-371118 together with any further sum hereafter standing to the credit of any deposit account with the Bank

Mortgagee:      The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

To secure general banking facilities


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.48.99

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.49

Euro

1

Rs.68.44

 

 

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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