MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

20.06.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FOOD TASTE & ADDITIVES(SHANGHAI) SCI-TECH TRADING CO.,LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

RM 6F-1, No.20, Lane 380, Tianyueqiao Rd, Shanghai 200031

 

 

Country :

China

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

18.09.2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

310000400482733

 

 

Legal Form :

Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise

 

 

Line of Business :

Sales of food additives.

 

 

No. of Employees :

20

 

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 :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2011)

Current Rating

(31.03.2012)

China

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

Company name 

 

FOOD TASTE & ADDITIVES(SHANGHAI) SCI-TECH TRADING CO.,LTD.

 

Currency in this report is Chinese Yuan unless otherwise stated.

Exchange Rate: 1 USD=6.37 Chinese Yuan

"--"in this report indicates "unavailable" due to insufficient information or "no comments"

 

Notes:

1.  The English name provided in the order isn’t accurate. The accurate one is as listed in the report.

2.  The address provided in the order is SC’s previous address. SC’s present address is as listed in the report.

3.  The credit limit provided in the order is high. The recommended credit limit is as listed in the report.

4.  Due to recent intervention of government in the AIC systems, credit reports of companies in some regions could be impacted for a certain period. For companies registered in Shanghai, financial information couldn’t be obtained.

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

DATE OF establishment

Sep 18th, 2006

Aic Registration No.

310000400482733

REGISTERED LEGAL FORM

WHOLLY FOREIGN-OWNED ENTERPRISE

REGISTERED CAPITAL

USD 130,000.00

main BUSINESS

Sales of food additives.

tax no.

31010479274228X

TURNOVER

--

net profit

--

total assets           

--

net worth

--

employees

20

import and export permits

yes

EXCHANGE RATE

1 Usd=6.37CNY (JUN.14th, 2012)

                 

                 

Registered Address

RM 6F-1, No.20, Lane 380, Tianyueqiao Rd, Shanghai

Zip Code

200031

 

 

Business Address

RM 701, Building 4, Lane 251, Caoxi Rd, Xuhui Dist, Shanghai

Zip Code

200235

Telephone

86 21 64823975

Fax

86 21 64826791

 

 

SIC Code (China)

6325 wholesale of salt and seasonings

REGISTRATION

 

Name (Chinese)

食味添(上海)科技贸易有限公司

Name (English)

FOOD TASTE & ADDITIVES(SHANGHAI) SCI-TECH TRADING CO.,LTD.

Date of Establishment

Sep 18th, 2006

Registry

Administration Bureau of Industry and Commerce – Shanghai City

Legal Representative

Zhong Xu-dong

AIC Registration Number

310000400482733

Registered Legal Form

WHOLLY FOREIGN-OWNED ENTERPRISE

Registered Capital

USD 130,000.00

Operating Duration

Sep 18th, 2006 to Sep 17th, 2026

Business Scope

Wholesale, acting as commission agent, import, export and other related supporting service of food additives, prepackaged food, dairy products, chemical products, mechanical and electrical products, spare parts, textle products, garments, rubber, seaweed, dyestuff raw materials, etc. (with license for those needed.)

                        

Wholly foreign-owned enterprise

This form of business in PR China is defined as a legal person. It is a limited co. established within the territories of PR China with capital provided totally by the foreign investors. More than one foreign investor may jointly invest in a wholly foreign-owned enterprise. The investing party/parties solely exercise management, reap profit and bear risks and liabilities by themselves. This form of companies usually have a limited duration is extendible upon approval of Examination and Approval Authorities.

 

REGISTRATION INFO: AVAILABLE

FINANCIAL REPORTS: AVAILABLE

          

FIELD INVESTIGATION

 

1.      SC’s business income comes mainly from food additives and milk including thickening agent, sweetener, pigment, etc. Its products are sold both domestically and internationally. SC’s sales business is developed both directly and indirectly to its end customers. Its clients are mainly domestic and international food processing factories, trading enterprises, etc. The industry of food additives is an industry with fierce competition. There are a lot of similar enterprises in the local place as SC’s competitors. However, with long history, SC has accumulated certain amount of clients and enjoys certain popularity in both domestic and international market. Generally speaking, SC’s competitiveness is average in the local industry.

2.      Shanghai City, SC’s location has the largest foreign trade port and industrial base in China. It is the economic, technology, industrial, financial, trade, exhibition and shipping center of China with highly developed economy. As a wholly foreign owned enterprise, SC enjoys certain favorable policy provided by the local government.

       

      

SHAREHOLDERS AND SHARES

As indicated in the following table: (UNIT: USD)

 

Shareholder

Capital Subscribed

Percentage

Zhong Xudong

130,000.00

100%

Total

130,000.00

100%

              

Shareholder

Way of Investment

Paid-up Percentage

Zhong Xudong

--

100%

  

Background of major shareholder

Name

Zhong Xudong

Gender

Male

Title

General Manager

Education

Doctor’s degree.

         

 

AFFILIATE(S)

 

No affiliates of subject company is found after checking.       

          


MANAGEMENT

 

Name

Zhong Xudong

Gender

Male

Title

General Manager.

Education

Doctor’s degree.

Working experience

He worked as a researcher of SANRONGYUAN F.F.I. JOINT-STOCK COMPANY since 1999;

He worked as a manager of SANRONGYUAN F.F.I. JOINT-STOCK COMPANY OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT – CHINA and manager of SANRONGYUAN (SHANGHAI) FOOD RAW MATERIALS CO. LTD since 2005;

He worked as the general manager of SC since September, 2006.

        

 

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

 

Employees: 20

Management Staff: 5

Recent recruitment: NO

       

BANKERS INFORMATION

 

Bank name

Bank of China – Xuhuiyuan (Shanghai) Sub-branch

Account No. (CNY)

044227-8500-15259608091001

Tel.

86 21 64564214

Comment

The investigated person confirmed SC opened an account in the bank and the above account No. Is its previous account No. But SC’s present account No. was refused to disclose by the staff due to bank secrecy.

                    


OFFICE FACILITIES

 

Geographic Location

RM 701, Building 4, Lane 251, Caoxi Rd, Xuhui Dist, Shanghai

Area

200 square meters

Environment

Business district.

Traffic condition

Convenient (surrounded by Longcao Road, Humin Elevated Rd, Caobao Road, etc.)

Purpose

Office.

Property Ownership

Rented

Previous address

No.4-218, Lane 51, Longcao Rd, Xuhui Dist, Shanghai City.

                 

                 

WEBSITE

 

Website

http://www.ft-additives.com/

e-mail

--

Operation status

Operational

Copyright

Copyright reserved by SC.

Language

Chinese, English and Japanese.

                 

                 

TRADEMARKS/PATENTS

 

After checking with the Trademark Office of Chinese Administration Bureau of Industry and Commerce and the State Intellectual Office, no trademarks or patents of SC were found.

         

MAIN PRODUCTS & SERVICES

 

Main business

Sales of food additives.

Products and services

SC mainly deals with distribution, import and export of food additives including thickening agent, emulsifying agent, natural pigment, sour regulators, flavor &fragrance, coagulant, etc. The products SC deals with include saccharin sodium salt, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, pectin, xanthan gum, sucrose fatty acid ester, glycerin monostearate, β-carotene, xanthin, curcumin, citric acid, malic acid, tea extracts, tea powder, vinegar powder, etc. In addition, SC is also the commercial agent of FAYINGTE Brand Milk (French).

Picture of specific products

Annual production capacity

--

Plants and equipments

--

Awards & Honors

--

Certificates / licenses

--

                   

           

SALES INFORMATION

 

Domestic sales

20%

Regions

All over China

Major domestic clients

Domestic food processing factory, traders, etc.

Competitors

XIAMEN KINGDOMWAY GROUP COMPANY; YOUNIJIA DAILY NECESSITIES (CHINA) CO. LTD; CHENGUANG BIOTECH GROUP CO. LTD; HENAN JINRUN FOOD ADDITIVES CO. LTD, etc.

Payment terms

Prompt payment; on credit

Export

80%

Regions

Japan, UK, France, South Africa, Europe, America, etc.

Major overseas clients

International traders, etc.

Payment terms

L/C, T/T

SC’s products are mainly sold to domestic and international food processing factories, traders, etc. With several years’ history, SC has fixed suppliers.

The above information was confirmed by SC’s employee on JUN.14th, 2012.

PURCHASE INFORMATION

 

Main Commodities Purchased

Thickening agent, Sweetener, emulsifying agent, pigment, milk powder, etc.

Number of Major Suppliers

About 5

Region

Domestic: 85%

Import: 15%

Major suppliers

ULVV Factory (France); CMP SINOEXPO INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CO., LTD., etc.

Main Terms of Payment

Local: Prompt payment; on credit

Import: L/C, T/T

SC’s food additives, etc are mainly provided by domestic factories. Its processing factories distribute in Guangdong Province, Fujian Province, Zhejiang Province, etc. Its milk powder is mainly provided by ULVV Factory of France. SC has stable sources of goods.

The above information was confirmed by SC’s employee on JUN.14th, 2012.

                   

CREDIT

 

Name of supplier

CMP SINOEXPO INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CO., LTD.

Main commodities and service supplied

Exhibition activity.

Interviewee

Ms Wang (Sales Department)

Telephone of Interviewee

86 21 64371178

Payment comment

The investigated person confirmed SC is one of their clients and SC’s payment status is good.

Date of interview

June 14th, 2012

          

          

LITIGATION RECORDS

 

After checking with China Court organization, the local court website and other major searching websites, no litigation record related to SC in the latest three years is found.

                       

OTHER ADVERSE MEDIA INFORMATION

 

N/A

           

FINANCE

 

According to SC’s Manager Liu, it is a medium sized enterprise. Its turnover of 2011 was between 15 million CNY and 20 million CNY. It has been developing well so far and its market expanding status is good.

Important Ratios:

        

2010 Industry Financial Indices (47*)

Return on net assets (%)   

-3.19

Return on total assets (%)   

-1.12

Net profit margin (%)

-2.99

Turnover of total assets

0.37

Turnover of current assets  

0.50

Turnover days of account receivable

17.36

Inventory turnover days

24.99

Asset liability ratio (%)

68.21

Current ratio

3.49

Quick ratio

1.01

 

Analysis of financial indicator

SC’s business income comes mainly from sales of food additives including thickening agent, sweeteners, emulsifying agent, pigment, etc and belongs to salt and seasonings industry. Food additives are important component of food industry. The prospect of food additives industry is bright. Established in 2006, SC has accumulated certain industry experience and certain amount of clients. It has been developing well and has certain industry competitiveness. Shanghai City, SC’s location is a highly developed city with good foreign trade condition. SC’s overall economy environment is good. With individual shareholders, SC’s financing capacity and risk resisting capacity are relatively weak.

               


INDUSTRY PROFILE

 

Industry

SIC Code (China): 6325 wholesale of salt and seasonings

Description: wholesale, import and export of food additives including monosodium glutamate, edible vinegar, soy sauce and edible salt

Status Quo & Trend

There are totally over 25,000 kinds of food additives in the world of which common used additives occupy over 5,000 kinds and directly used additives occupy 3,000 to 4,000 kinds. China’s food additives are divided into 23 categories and over 2,000 varieties including acidity regulators, antitackiness agent, antifoaming agent, antioxidant, decolorant, leavening agent, colorant, color retention agent, zymin, flavoring agent, foodenrichment, antiseptic, sweeteners, thickening agent, condiment, etc. As a large manufacturer and consumer of food additives in the world, China’s food additives occupy a lot of the world’s total trade value. The production value of food industry has exceeded the agricultural industry a lot. According to professionals’ forecast, China’s food industry production value will exceed 12,000 billion CNY in 2015. Food additives have great development space in agricultural products sector. As the economy is developing fast, people’s life is improving continuously. Nutritious food, health food, functional food, green food, etc have become the new consumption hotspots in the market. Food additives play important part in manufacture of these kinds of food. Food additives are developing into directions of natural, healthy, nutritional, multifunctional, etc.

Industry Associations

Name of association

Membership of subject (Yes/No)

China Condiment Industrial Association

No

Institute of  Food Technologists (USA)

No

Zhejiang Food Additives & Ingredients Industry Association

Yes

China Food Additives & Ingredients Association

No

        

        

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Established in September, 2006, SC mainly deals with sales of food additives including thickening agent, emulsifying agent, pigment, sweeteners, etc and baby milk powder. Its products are mainly sold to domestic and overseas food processing enterprises, traders, distributors, etc. With several years’ history and abundant industry experience, SC’s market expanding status is good and it has developed stable purchase and marketing channels

      

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.56.01

UK Pound

1

Rs.87.85

Euro

1

Rs.70.54

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

PRL

 

 

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

--

NB

New Business

 

--

 

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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