MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

10.08.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BASF COMPANY LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

373-15, Hwachi-dong, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, Korea 555-280

 

 

Country :

South Korea

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2009

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

15.12.1988

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

417-81-04858

 

 

Legal Form :

Co., Ltd by shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Basic Organic Petrochemicals

 

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 :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (31.12.2010)                  

Current Rating

(31.03.2011)

South Korea

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

 


Basic

 

Company Name

BASF COMPANY LTD.

(Korean Company Name : “한국바스프()”)

Registered Address

373-15, Hwachi-dong, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, Korea

Zip Code

555-280

Tel

+82-61-680-7000

Fax

+82-61-684-7260

E-mail

nari.kim@partners.basf.com

Website

www.basf.co.kr;www.basf-korea.co.kr

Trading Address

14th Fl, Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 45, Namdaemunno 4-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

Tel

+82-2-3707-3100

Fax

+82-2-3707-3122

Other Address-Ulsan Site-Plastics Factory

472-1, Sanggae-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Korea

Tel

+82-52-279-5800

Fax

+82-52-272-4801

Other Address-Ulsan Site-Plastics Factory

569-30, Yongyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Korea

Tel

+82-52-279-9500

Fax

+82-52-279-9501

Other Address-Ansan Factory

607B-22, Banwol Industrial Complex, 631-3, Seonggok-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Tel

+82-31-599-7513

Fax

+82-31-599-7506

Other Address-Hwaseong Factory

870, Yeocheon-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Korea

Tel

+82-52-278-2000

Fax

+82-52-278-2001

Type

Export/Import

Industry

Manufacture of Basic Organic Petrochemicals

  Main Business

Styrofoam, L-Lysine, EPS, PS, ABS, MPI, TPI

Established (mm/dd/yyyy)

12/15/1988

The Subject owns the premises of registered address/factory.

 

 

Detailed Products

 

Activity

Detailed Products (UNSPSC)

Sell

Polyurethane resins(13111061)

Sell

Polystyrene foam(13111308)

Sell

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin(13111004)

Sell

Chemicals including Bio Chemicals and Gas Materials(12000000)

Sell

Organic derivatives and substituted compounds(12352100)

Sell

Surfactants(12161900)

Sell

Inorganic compounds(12352300)

Sell

Pigments(12171600)

Sell

Other adhesives and sealants(31201600)

Sell

Drugs and Pharmaceutical Products(51000000)

Sell

Plasticizers(12162000)

Sell

Inorganic compounds(12352300)

Sell

Organic peroxides(12352120)

 

 

CEO’s

 

Name

Cho Chin-Wook

Address

A-401, 28-1, Jeongja-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Date of Birth

10/10/1952

Title

Chairman & CEO

Sex

Male

Nationality

Korean

 

 

Profiles

 

Capital (KRW)

464,650,000,000

Employees

883

Formation

Co., Ltd by shares

Foreign Direct Investment Corporation

Bank Details

Korea Exchange Bank –Sales 1 Division

Corporate Registered No.

110111-0600860

Business Registered No.

417-81-04858

Permit & Licenses

05/1999 ISO 9001

 

Int’l Trade No.: 429296

Shareholder Position

Name

Shares

%

BASF BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT GMBH (GERMANY)

92,930,000

100.00

TOTAL

92,930,000

100.00

Company History

1954 Entered Korea as FOHAG(Far East Trading Company)

1980 Established as Hyosung BASF

1982 Established BASF KOREA CO., LTD.

12/1988 Established HANYANG BASF URETHANE CO., LTD.

12/1997 Changed company name to BASF URETHANE KOREA CO., LTD.

03/1998 Changed company name to BASF KOREA STILENIX CO., LTD.

05/1998 Acquired Lysine Business Division from Daesang Corporation

12/1998 Acquired Polyol Business Division from Dong Sung Chemical Co., Ltd.

12/1998 Incorporated as BASF KOREA CO., LTD with the acquisition of BASF URETHANE KOREA CO., LTD., BASF KOREA STILENIX CO., LTD. and BASF KOREA CO., LTD.

11/2000 Awarded US$500 Million Export Top Prize

06/2001 Acquired SK Evertech's SM Factory

10/2001 Increased capital to 404,650,000,000 KRW from 354,650,000,000 KRW

05/2003 Acquired Engineering Plastic Business Division from Honeywell

04/2005 Acquired BASF AGRO KOREA CO., LTD.

10/2006 Acquired the operation part of BASF Resin Co., Ltd.

07/31/2007 Increased the authorized shares to 94,930,000 shares from 80,930,000 KRW

01/2008 Sold Gunsan Factory(Lysine: 228, Soryong-dong, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do, Korea) to PAIKKWANG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.(110111-0003709) at USD27,000,000.

05/21/2009 increased capital to 464,650,000,000 KRW from 404,650,000,000 KRW

08/03/2009 Decided to sell Ulsan SM Factory to SK ENERGY CO., LTD.(110111-3710385)

02/01/2010 Acquired CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS KOREA LTD.(110111-0714406) and DAIHAN SWISS CHEMICAL CORP.(110111-0307325)

 

 

 

 

Management

 

Job Description

Title

Name

Sex

Nationality

Inauguration Date

Chairman & CEO

Mr.

Cho Chin-Wook

Male

Korean

07/01/2006

President & CEO

Mr.

Shin Woo-Sung

Male

Korean

03/02/2009

Director

Mr.

Georg Gotbrat

Male

German

08/01/2007

Director

Mr.

Saoriul Rikedu Borg

Male

German

11/01/2009

Auditor

Mr.

Tobias Drat

Male

German

07/31/2007

 

 

Financials

 

Year / Unit : KRW

Sales

Assets

Net Income

2009

2,182,467,001,023

1,131,492,742,826

252,650,621,415

2008

2,409,606,875,106

1,005,708,769,659

90,382,545,153

2007

2,154,041,355,519

1,154,047,696,907

179,289,618,386

2006

1,908,768,117,693

1,236,191,744,609

169,881,499,330

2005

2,088,248,977,659

1,326,167,222,613

128,075,379,460

2004

1,960,457,253,117

1,454,917,869,412

47,803,170,535

2003

1,383,330,951,764

1,461,689,186,845

(-)24,016,453,546

 

 

Financial Description

 

Authorized Capital(KRW)

474,650,000,000

Paid-Up Capital(KRW)

464,650,000,000

Total Issues Shares

92,930,000

 

Balance Sheet

 

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2009

As of 12/31/2008

As of 12/31/2007

Total Assets

1,131,492,742,826

1,005,708,769,659

1,154,047,696,907

Current Assets

624,467,263,771

505,919,392,208

606,333,358,985

-Quick Assets

490,761,618,368

354,058,237,176

424,136,480,135

-Inventories

133,705,645,403

151,861,155,032

182,196,878,850

Fixed Assets

507,025,479,055

499,789,377,451

547,714,337,922

-Investment

64,510,601,474

30,714,629,893

42,497,024,503

-Tangibles

410,360,929,883

422,943,125,740

465,709,149,343

-Intangibles

12,705,739,847

14,129,576,418

15,098,183,135

-Others

19,448,207,851

32,002,045,400

24,409,980,941

Total Liabilities

336,326,111,529

441,035,389,777

334,348,670,178

Current Liabilities

313,578,736,480

418,253,890,973

318,179,571,635

Fixed Liabilities

22,747,375,049

22,781,498,804

16,169,098,543

Capital Stock

464,650,000,000

404,650,000,000

404,650,000,000

Capital Surplus

24,498,419,649

24,498,419,649

24,668,992,649

Profit Surplus

305,919,151,648

135,434,480,233

390,271,284,080

Capital Adjustment

99,060,000

90,480,000

108,750,000

Total Equity

795,166,631,297

564,673,379,882

819,699,026,729

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

1,131,492,742,826

1,005,708,769,659

1,154,047,696,907

 

Current Liabilities

313,578,736,480

418,253,890,973

318,179,571,635

Trade Payables

278,975,971,331

124,635,870,114

197,183,975,997

Short-Term Borrowings

-

150,900,000,000

46,910,000,000

Account Payables

10,930,641,163

5,684,885,361

4,839,288,697

Advance Receipts

1,962,034,623

2,565,936,893

328,122,801

Withholdings

826,209,193

1,506,982,353

1,943,677,694

Accrued Expenses

20,883,880,170

37,989,230,850

30,407,835,911

Accrued Income Tax

-

22,221,697,153

30,952,200,997

Derivatives

-

72,749,288,249

5,614,469,538

Fixed Liabilities

22,747,375,049

22,781,498,804

16,169,098,543

Provision for Recovery

5,890,796,998

7,106,000,000

-

Other Provisions

6,591,705,000

-

-

Provision for Severance & Retirement

41,171,212,480

46,921,063,110

47,193,961,130

Leasehold Deposit Received

130,000,000

130,000,000

-

 


Income Statement

 

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2009

As of 12/31/2008

As of 12/31/2007

Sales

2,182,467,001,023

2,409,606,875,106

2,154,041,355,519

Cost of Sold Goods

1,709,131,631,096

1,971,290,688,309

1,745,285,735,290

Gross Profit

473,335,369,927

438,316,186,797

408,755,620,229

Selling & Admin. Expenses

186,109,268,509

217,669,623,210

180,352,458,917

Operating Income

287,226,101,418

220,646,563,587

228,403,161,312

Non-Operating Income

119,076,603,225

339,700,576,507

66,202,673,363

Non-Operating Expenses

126,172,897,579

465,772,465,958

60,318,686,456

Income, Before Taxes, from Continuous Business

280,129,807,064

94,574,674,136

234,287,148,219

Income Taxes Expenses, Continuous Business

27,479,185,649

4,192,128,983

45,601,703,001

Income from Continuous Business

252,650,621,415

90,382,545,153

188,685,445,218

Income from Stopped Business

- 

- 

(-)9,395,826,832

Net Income

252,650,621,415

90,382,545,153

179,289,618,386

 

 

Cash Flows

 

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2009

As of 12/31/2008

As of 12/31/2007

Cash Flows from Operating

393,590,822,200

334,811,152,472

274,730,358,392

-Net Income

252,650,621,415

90,382,545,153

179,289,618,386

-Exp. without Cash Outflow

92,291,116,252

360,668,079,901

131,775,400,363

-Revenue without Cash Inflows

(-)45,062,614,471

(-)139,467,636,266

(-)55,859,572,501

-Changes in Asset/ & Liability

93,711,699,004

23,228,163,684

19,524,912,144

Cash Flows from Investing

(-)134,538,459,418

(-)49,503,583,404

(-)53,795,462,762

-Cash Inflow from Investing

17,182,425,235

15,114,386,400

8,557,868,538

-Cash Outflows for Investing

(-)151,720,884,653

(-)64,617,969,804

(-)62,353,331,300

Cash Flows from Financing

(-)173,065,950,000

(-)275,095,922,000

(-)240,691,600,000

-Cash Inflows from Financing

60,000,000,000

346,381,000,000

46,810,000,000

-Cash Outflows from Financing

(-)233,065,950,000

(-)621,476,922,000

(-)287,501,600,000

Increase/Decrease in Cash

85,986,412,782

10,211,647,068

(-)19,756,704,370

Cash at the Beginning of Year

21,380,658,869

11,169,011,801

30,925,716,171

Cash at the End of Year

107,367,071,651

21,380,658,869

11,169,011,801

 

Products, Technologies, Services Description

 

Main Products & Services

-Thermoplastics Business

EPS, PS, ABS, SM, Engineering plastics production and sales

 

-Polyurethane Business

MDI, TDI, Polyol production and sales

 

-Chemicals & Performance Products Business

PolyTHK, BDO/THF, Fiber raw materials, Petrochemicals, Intermediates, Textile Chemicals, Leather Chemicals, Pigment & Dyestuff for industry, Specialty Chemicals, Acrylic Monomer & Polymer, Paper Chemicals

 

-Fine Chemicals Business

Animal Nutrition, Lysine Byproducts, Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals, Food Ingredients, Aroma Chemicals for flavor and fragrance, Agro chemical products

 

 

Trade Partners & Competitors

 

Suppliers

BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT(CATALYST)

HANWHA PETROCHEMICALS CO., LTD.(CHLORINE, NITRIC ACID & CAUSTIC SODA)

HUCHEMSFINECHEMICALCORPORATION(110111-2611906 : NITRIC ACID)

AIR LIQUIDE KOREA CO., LTD.(110111-1232216 : CARBON MONOXIDE, HYDROGEN)

HEIN CORPORATION(180111-0049915 : FORMALDEHYDE)

SAMYANG CHEMICAL CO., LTD.(110111-0568878 : FORMALDEHYDE)

SKC(ETHYLENE)

Customers

BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

BASF SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE. LTD.

Competitors

SAMSUNG TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS CO., LTD.

411-1, DOKGOT-RI, DAESAN-EUP, SEOSAN-SI, CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO, KOREA

TEL:+82-41-660-6114 FAX:+82-41-681-4812

 

HONAM PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION

11TH FL., LOTTE GWANAK TOWER, 395-67, SINDAEBANG 2-DONG, DONGJAK-GU, SEOUL, KOREA

TEL:+82-2-829-4114 FAX:+82-2-843-1010

 

SAM NAM PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.

4TH FL., SAMYANG CO. BLDG., 263, YEONJI-DONG, JONGNO-GU, SEOUL, KOREA

TEL:+82-2-740-7450~1 FAX:+82-2-745-4225

 

Related Parties

(Subsidiaries, Joint-Venture & Affiliates)

 

Affiliates

BASF SE

BASF SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE. LTD.

Subsidiary

CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS KOREA LTD.(110111-0714406)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

 

DAIHAN SWISS CHEMICAL CORP.(110111-0307325)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

Corporate Ownership

BASF SE

BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT GMBH

Major Shareholders

BASF BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT GMBH

CARL-BOSCH STRAßE 38, 67056 LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY

TEL: 49-621-60-0 FAX: 49-621-60-42525

Cooperative Enterprise

-Technical Support & Engineering Support

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION

BASF SE

 

 

Sales by Region

(Activity & Markets)

 

The Subject deals with the companies in Germany.

 

 

Court Action

 

No.

 

 

News Clipping

 

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.17

UK Pound

1

Rs.73.72

Euro

1

Rs.64.26

 

 

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

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

 

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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