MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

28.01.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Correct Name :

ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES INC

 

 

Registered Office :

Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801

 

 

Country :

United States 

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

16.12.1997

 

 

Legal Form :

Corporation for Profit

 

 

Line of Business :

Specialty Chemicals

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (01.04.2010)                  

Current Rating

(30.06.2010)

United States 

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

GEOPOLITICS - UNITED STATES

 

POLITICAL DATA

ECONOMIC DATA

Form of Government: Federal


Economic Risk: Nil

Currency: USD

Branch Situation: Stable

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

Ordered as:

Elementis Specialities

Address in the order:

329 Wyckoffs Mill Road, Hightstown, New Jersey 08520

 

 

Legal Name:

ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES INC

 

 

Legal Address

CORPORATION TRUST CENTER 1209 ORANGE STREET, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 19801

Operative Address

329 Wyckoffs Mill Road, Hightstown, NJ 08520, USA

 

Telephone:

+1 800 866 6800

ID :

2834088

Fax:

+1 609 443 2422

Legal Form:

Corporation for Profit

Email:

info@elementis.com

Registered in:

DELAWARE

Website:

http://www.elementis.com

Date Created:

NA

Manager:

David W Dutro , President

Date Incorporated:

December 16th 1997

Staff:

513

Stock:

NA

 

 

Value:

NA

Activity:

Specialty chemicals.

 

 

BANKS

 

Name of the Bank

WELLS FARGO BANK

Name of the Bank

WACHOVIA BANK

 


BUSINESS

 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

Elementis engages in the manufacture and sale of specialty chemicals worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Specialty Products, Surfactants, and Chromium. The Specialty Products segment manufactures and sells rheology control additives, including organoclays, colourants, high performance dispersing agents, defoamers, coalescing agents, flow and leveling additives, wetting and slip agents, other specialty additives and resins, and lanolin and other natural oil derivatives. This segment offers its products for industrial coatings, architectural coatings, construction, oilfield chemicals, and personal care applications. The Surfactants segment manufactures surface active ingredients for markets, such as oilfield chemicals, pulp and paper, textile and leather, household products, agrochemicals, feed, and plastic and resins. The Chromium segment produces chromium chemicals, including sodium dichromate, chromic acid, chromic oxide, and liquid chrome sulphate for leather tanning, timber treatment, metal finishing, chrome metal alloys, chrome pigments, ceramics/refractory markets.

The subject employs 513 employee(s)

PAYMENTS

 

regular

LOCATION

Headquarters

 

329 Wyckoff Mills Rd Hightstown, NJ 08520-9762 United States

 

 

Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies

 

Shareholders Parent Company(ies):

 

ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES INC. is the US subsidiary of ELEMENTIS PLC., a public company that is traded on the London stock exchange under symbol ELM.

 

The parent company is headquartered in the UK:

 

10 Albemarle Street

London

W1S 4BL, UK

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 9300

Fax: +44 (0) 20 7493 2194

Email: elementis.info@elementis-eu.com

 

Management:

 

- David Dutro, Group Chief Executive

- Brian Taylorson, Finance Director

- Greg McClatchy, President, Elementis Specialties

- Eric Haaijer, President, Elementis Chromium

- Walker Allen, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

- Jerry Horton, Vice President Worldwide Human Resources

 



Financials - COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

As a private company the subject does not publish any financial statements.

However our financial sources could provide us with the following data.

 

The financial figures are consolidated with the parent company.

 

Currency

DATE

GBP

31/12/2009

Turnover

363,700,000,000

Operating Income

19,500,000

Net Income

-37,000,000

 

Legal Fillings

 There are 38 UCC** files listed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

 

There are no legal filings listed with the District Court.

 

 

THE COMPANY IS NOT LISTED ON THE OFAC LIST.*

 

 

For information:

 

* The Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List is a publication of OFAC which lists individuals and organizations with whom United States citizens and permanent residents are prohibited from doing business.

 

 

** The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is one of a number of uniform acts that have been promulgated in conjunction with efforts to harmonize the law of sales and other commercial transactions in all 50 states within the United States of America. 

 

The UCC deals primarily with transactions involving personal property (movable property), not real property (immovable property).

 

It allows a creditor to notify other creditors about a debtors assets used as collateral for a secured transaction by filing a public notice (financing statement) with a particular filing office.

 

The Uniform Commercial Code Bureau files and maintains on financial obligations (including IRS liens) incurred by individuals (in business as a sole proprietor), business entities and corporations.

 

 

Rating

 

Local credit bureau gave a Correct credit rate.

 

The company is in Good Standing. This means that all local and federal taxes were paid on due date.

 

 

 Final Opinion

 

This is a large US company, with 513 employees.

 

The mother company had a bad performance last year.

 

We suggest working with guarantees

 

SUMMARY

 


FINANCIAL SUMMARY


DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

Profitability

NEGATIVE

Public Records

NO

Indebtedness

CONTROLLED

Payments

REGULAR

Cash

NORMAL

 

 

 



FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.57

UK Pound

1

Rs.72.50

Euro

1

Rs.62.46

 

 

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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