MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

18.06.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BAYER  MATERIALSCIENCE  LTD.

 

 

Formerly Known as:

Bayer Polymers Co. Ltd

 

 

Registered Office :

43/F., Hopewell Center, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong 

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

11.02.1998

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

21927744

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer and Exporter of all kinds of plastic raw materials.

 

 

No. of Employees :

180.  (Hong Kong) - Including associates

 

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 :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

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 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2012)

Current Rating

(31.03.2013)

Hong Kong 

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 


 

Hong Kong ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of re-exports, is about four times GDP. Hong Kong levies excise duties on only four commodities, namely: hard alcohol, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil, and methyl alcohol. There are no quotas or dumping laws. Hong Kong''s open economy left it exposed to the global economic slowdown that began in 2008. Although increasing integration with China, through trade, tourism, and financial links, helped it to make an initial recovery more quickly than many observers anticipated, it again faces a possible slowdown as exports to the Euro zone and US slump. The Hong Kong government is promoting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) as the site for Chinese renminbi (RMB) internationalization. Hong Kong residents are allowed to establish RMB-denominated savings accounts; RMB-denominated corporate and Chinese government bonds have been issued in Hong Kong; and RMB trade settlement is allowed. The territory far exceeded the RMB conversion quota set by Beijing for trade settlements in 2010 due to the growth of earnings from exports to the mainland. RMB deposits grew to roughly 9.1% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2012, an increase of 59% from the previous year. The government is pursuing efforts to introduce additional use of RMB in Hong Kong financial markets and is seeking to expand the RMB quota. The mainland has long been Hong Kong''s largest trading partner, accounting for about half of Hong Kong''s exports by value. Hong Kong''s natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. As a result of China''s easing of travel restrictions, the number of mainland tourists to the territory has surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 34.9 million in 2012, outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. Hong Kong has also established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms seeking to list abroad. In 2012 mainland Chinese companies constituted about 46.6% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 57.4% of the Exchange''s market capitalization. During the past decade, as Hong Kong''s manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry has grown rapidly. Growth slowed to 5% in 2011, and less than 2% in 2012. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly and inflation to rise 4.1% in 2012. Lower and middle income segments of the population are increasingly unable to afford adequate housing. Hong Kong continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an arrangement established in 1983.

 

Source : CIA

 


Company name

 

BAYER  MATERIALSCIENCE  LTD.

 

 

Company ADDRESS

 

43/F., Hopewell Center, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

PHONE:            852-2895 5888,  2158 2467

FAX:                 852-3526 4505,  3526 4730

E-MAIL:            dirk.lang@bayermaterialscience.com

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Johannes Matthias Dietsch

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:             11th February, 1998.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital:                         Nominal:           HK$100,000.00

Issued:              HK$100,000.00

 

Business Category:        Plastic Material Trader.

 

Group Turnover:             (Year ended 31-12-2012)

€39,760 million  (Whole Group)

€11,503 million  (Bayer MaterialScience Subgroup)

 

Company Employees:  180.  (Hong Kong) - Including associates

 

Group Employees:-        (As at 31-12-2012)

110,500.  (Whole Group)

14,500.  (Bayer MaterialScience Subgroup)

 

Main Dealing Banker:     Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch.

 

Banking Relation:           Good.


Company ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

43/F., Hopewell Center, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

 

Holding Company:-

Bayer Far East Service Co. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Intermediate Holding Company:-

Bayer MaterialScience AG, Germany.

 

Ultimate Holding Company:-

Bayer AG, Germany.

 

Associated/Affiliated Companies:-

Bayer Group of Companies

Agreva GmbH, Germany.

AgrEvo Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Germany.

Alcafleu Management GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

Alimtec S.A., Chile.

Artificial Muscle Inc., USA.

Ausbildungsinitiative Rheinland GmbH, Germany.

Baulé Inc., US.

Baulé S.A.S., France.

Baule UK Ltd., UK.

Baulé USA LLC, USA.

Bayer (China) Ltd., China.

Bayer (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia.

Bayer (Proprietary) Ltd., South Africa.

Bayer (Schweiz) AG, Switzerland.

Bayer (Sichuan) Animal Health Co. Ltd., China.

Bayer (South East Asia) Pte Ltd., Singapore.

Bayer 04 Immobilien GmbH, Germany.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, Germany.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Sportförderung gGmbH, Germany.

Bayer 04 Marketing GmbH, Germany.

Bayer A/S, Denmark.

Bayer AB, Sweden.

Bayer AEH Ltd., UK.

Bayer AGCO Ltd., UK.

Bayer Agriculture Ltd., UK.

Bayer Algerie S.P.A., Algeria.

Bayer Altersversorgung GmbH, Germany.

Bayer Animal Health GmbH, Germany.

Bayer Antwerpen NV, Belgium.

Bayer AS, Norway.

Bayer Australia Ltd., Australia.

Bayer Austria Gesellschaft m.b.H., Austria.

Bayer B.V., Netherlands.

Bayer Beteiligungsverwaltung Goslar GmbH, Germany.

Bayer BioScience Pvt. Ltd., India.

Bayer Bitterfeld GmbH, Germany.

Bayer Boliviana Ltda., Bolivia.

Bayer Bulgaria EOOD, Bulgaria.

Bayer Business and Technology Services LLC, USA.

Bayer Business Services GmbH, Germany.

Bayer Business Services Philippines Inc., Philippines.

Bayer Business Services Private Ltd., India.

Bayer Canadian Holdings Inc., Canada.

Bayer Capital Corporation B.V., Netherlands.

Bayer Chemicals AG, Germany.

Bayer Co. (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia.

Bayer Consumer Care AG, Switzerland.

Bayer Corporation, USA.

Bayer Cotton Seed International Inc., USA.

Bayer CropScience (China) Co. Ltd., China.

Bayer CropScience (Portugal) Produtos para a Agricultura Lda., Portugal.

Bayer CropScience AG, Germany.

Bayer CropScience Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Germany.

Bayer CropScience Deutschland GmbH, Germany.

Bayer CropScience Holding Inc., USA.

Bayer CropScience Holding SA, France.

Bayer CropScience Holdings Inc., Canada.

Bayer CropScience Holdings Ltd., UK.

Bayer CropScience Holdings Pty Ltd., Australia.

Bayer CropScience Inc., Canada.

Bayer CropScience Inc., Philippines.

Bayer CropScience Inc., USA.

Bayer CropScience K.K., Japan.

Bayer CropScience LLC, USA.

Bayer CropScience LP, USA.

Bayer CropScience Ltd., Bangladesh.

Bayer CropScience Ltd., India.

Bayer CropScience Ltd., South Korea.

Bayer CropScience Ltd., UK.

Bayer CropScience N.V., Belgium.

Bayer CropScience Norwich Ltd., UK.

Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd., Australia.

Bayer CropScience Raps GmbH, Germany.

Bayer CropScience S.r.l., Italy.

Bayer CropScience Vermögensverwaltungs-gesellschaft mbH, Germany.

Bayer CropScience S.L., Spain.

Bayer d.o.o. Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Bayer d.o.o., Croatia.

Bayer d.o.o., Serbia.

Bayer d.o.o., Slovenia.

Bayer de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Mexico.

Bayer Direct Services GmbH, Germany.

Bayer East Africa Ltd., Kenya.

Bayer Far East Service Co. Ltd., China.

Bayer Finance & Portfolio Management S.A., Chile.

Bayer Finance Ltda., Chile.

Bayer Gastronomie GmbH, Germany.

Bayer Gesellschaft für Beteiligungen mbH, Germany.

Bayer Global Investments B.V., Netherlands.

Bayer HealthCare AG, Germany.

Bayer HealthCare Co. Ltd., China.

Bayer HealthCare LLC, USA.

Bayer HealthCare Ltd., China.

Bayer HealthCare Manufacturing S.r.l., Italy.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals LLC, USA.

Bayer Healthcare S.r.l., Italy.

Bayer Hellas AG, Greece.

Bayer Hispania S.L., Spain.

Bayer Holding France SCS, France.

Bayer Holding Ltd., Japan.

Bayer Hungaria Kft., Hungary.

Bayer IMSA S.A. de C.V., Mexico.

Bayer Inc., Canada.

Bayer Innovation GmbH, Germany.

Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH, Germany.

Bayer International S.A., Switzerland.

Bayer International Trade Services Corporation, USA.

Bayer Israel Ltd., Israel.

Bayer Jinling Polyurethane Co. Ltd., China.

Bayer Korea Ltd., South Korea.

Bayer Ltd., Ireland.

Bayer Ltd., Ukraine.

Bayer MaterialScience (Beijing) Co. Ltd., China.

Bayer MaterialScience (China) Co. Ltd., China.

Bayer MaterialScience (Qingdao) Co. Ltd., China.

Bayer MaterialScience (Shanghai) Management Co. Ltd., China.

Bayer MaterialScience A/S., Denmark.

Bayer Materialscience Brunsbüttel Energie GmbH, Germany.

Bayer MaterialScience Customer Services GmbH, Germany.

Bayer MaterialScience GmbH, Germany.

Bayer MaterialScience LLC, USA.

Bayer MaterialScience Ltd., China.

Bayer MaterialScience Ltd., Japan.

Bayer MaterialScience Ltd., South Korea.

Bayer MaterialScience N.V., Belgium.

Bayer MaterialScience Oldenburg GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

Bayer MaterialScience Oldenburg Verwaltungs-GmbH, Germany.

Bayer MaterialScience Private Ltd., India.

Bayer MaterialScience Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Bayer MaterialScience S.p.A., Italy.

Bayer MaterialScience S.r.l., Italy.

Bayer MaterialScience s.r.o., Czech Republic.

Bayer MaterialScience Taiwan Ltd., Taiwan.

Bayer MaterialScience S.L., Spain.

Bayer MeterialScience B.V., Netherlands.

Bayer Middle East FZE, UAE.

Bayer New Zealand Ltd., New Zealand.

Bayer Nordic SE, Finland.

Bayer NV., Belgium.

Bayer OÜ, Estonia.

Bayer Overseas Trade Services Corporation, USA.

Bayer Oy, Finland.

Bayer Pakistan (Private) Ltd., Pakistan.

Bayer Pearl Polyurethane Systems FZCO, UAE.

Bayer Pearl Polyurethane Systems LLC., UAE.

Bayer Pharma AG, Germany.

Bayer Pharma Chemicals Inc., USA.

Bayer Pharmaceuticals Private Ltd., India.

Bayer Philippines Inc., Philippines.

Bayer Polyols S.N.C., France.

Bayer Polyurethanes B.V., Netherlands.

Bayer Polyurethanes Taiwan Ltd., Taiwan.

Bayer Portugal S.A., Portugal.

Bayer Public Ltd. Co., UK.

Bayer Puerto Rico Inc., Puerto Rico.

Bayer Real Estate GmbH, Germany.

Bayer Real Estate Leverkusen Verwaltungs-GmbH, Germany.

Bayer Real Estate Waltersdorf Verwaltungs-GmbH, Germany.

Bayer S.A. de C.V., Honduras.

Bayer S.A., Argentina.

Bayer S.A., Brazil.

Bayer S.A., Chile.

Bayer S.A., Colombia.

Bayer S.A., Costa Rica.

Bayer S.A., Dominican Republic.

Bayer S.A., Ecuador.

Bayer S.A., EI Salvador.

Bayer S.A., Guatemala.

Bayer S.A., Morocco.

Bayer S.A., Nicaragua.

Bayer S.A., Panama.

Bayer S.A., Paraguay.

Bayer S.A., Peru.

Bayer S.A., Uruguay.

Bayer S.A., Venezuela.

Bayer S.A.R.L., France.

Bayer S.A.S., France.

Bayer S.p.A., Italy.

Bayer s.r.o., Czech Republic.

Bayer Santé Familiale SAS, France.

Bayer Santé SAS, France.

Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany.

Bayer Sp. z.o.o., Poland.

Bayer Taiwan Co. Ltd., Taiwan.

Bayer Technology and Engineering (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., China.

Bayer Technology Services GmbH, Germany.

Bayer Thai Co. Ltd., Thailand.

Bayer TPU (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., China.

Bayer Türk Kimya Sanayi Ltd. Sirketi, Turkey.

Bayer UK Ltd., UK.

Bayer Uretech Ltd., Taiwan.

Bayer US IP GmbH, Germany.

Bayer Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Germany.

Bayer Vietnam Ltd., Vietnam.

Bayer Vital GmbH, Germany.

Bayer Weimar GmbH und Co. AG, Germany.

Bayer West Coast Corporation, US.

Bayer World Investments B.V., Netherlands.

Bayer Yakuhin Ltd., Japan.

Bayer Zydus Pharma Private Ltd., India.

Bayer spol. s.r.o., Slovakia.

Bayer-Handelsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Germany.

Bayer-Unterstützungskasse GmbH, Germany.

Bayhealth Comercializacãa de Produtos Garmacêuticos Unipessoal Lda., Portugal.

Bayhealth S.L., Spain.

Baypo I LLC, USA.

Baypo II LLC, USA.

BAYPO Ltd. Partnership, USA.

Baysalud S.L., Spain.

Berlex - Especialidades Farmacêuticas Lda., Portugal.

Berlex Canada Inc., Canada.

Berlimed - Especialidades Farmacêuticas Lda., Portugal.

Berlimed S.A., Spain.

Berlipharm B.V., Netherlands.

Berlis AG, Swizerland.

BHCP Holdings LLC, US.

Bilag Industries Private Ltd., India.

Biogenetic Technologies B.V., Netherlands.

BIPPO Corporation, USA.

CENTROFARMA-Indústria e Comério de Prod. Farmacêuticas Lda., Portugal.

Chemie-Beteiligungsaktiengesellschaft, Switerland.

Chemion Logistik GmbH, Germany.

CleanTech NRW GmbH, Germany.

Codena Inc., Canada.

Collateral Therapeutics Inc., USA.

Cooper Land Co. of New Jersey Inc., USA.

Corporación Bonima S.A. de C.V., El Salvador.

Currenta Geschäftsführungs-GmbH, Germany.

Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG, Germany.

Delinting & Seed Treating Co., US.

DIC Bayer Polymer Ltd., Japan.

Dritte Bayer Real Estate VV GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

Drugofa GmbH, Germany.

Dynevo GmbH, Germany.

Ehrfeld Mikrotechnik BTS GmbH, Germany.

Epurex Films Geschäftsführungs-GmbH, Germany.

Epurex Films GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

Erste Bayer Real Estate VV GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

Erste K-W-A Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Germany.

Euroservices Bayer GmbH, Germany.

Euroservices Bayer S.L., Spain.

Fünfte Bayer Real Estate VV GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

Generics Holding GmbH, Germany.

Goiania Investimentos e Participacões Ltda, Brazil.

GP Grenzach Produktions GmbH, Germany.

Guangzhou Bayer MaterialScience Co. Ltd., China.

Guidance Interactive Healthcare Inc., USA.

Hild Samen GmbH, Germany.

Hornbeck Seed Co. Inc., USA.

Imaxeon Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Indurisk Rückversicherung KG, Luxembourg.

Intendis Derma S.L., Spain.

Intendis GmbH, Germany.

Intendis Inc., USA.

Intendis llac Ticaret Ltd. Sirketi, Turkey.

Intendis Manufacturing S.p.A., Italy.

Intraserv GmbH & Go. KG, Germany.

Intraserv Verwaltungs-GmbH, Germany.

iSense Corporation, USA.

iSense Development Corporation, USA.

Jenapharm GmbH & Co. AG, Germany.

KOSINUS Geschäftsführungs-Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Germany.

KOSINUS Grundstücks-Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. Gamma OHG, Germany.

KVP Pharma+Veterinär Produkte GmbH, Germany.

Lilienthalstraße Nr. 4 GmbH, Germany.

Lusal Producão Quimico Farmacêutica Luso-Alema Lda., Portugal.

Lusalfarma -  Especialidadees Farmacêutica Lda., Portugal.

Lyondell Bayer Manufacturing Maasvlakte VOF, Netherlands.

Marotrast GmbH, Germany.

Medipharm (Pvt) Ltd., Pakistan.

Mediterranean Seeds Ltd., Israel.

Mediwest Norway AS, Norway.

Medrad Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore.

Medrad Belgium BVBA, Belgium.

Medrad Denmark ApS, Denmark.

Medrad do Brasil Ltda., Brazil.

Medrad Europe B.V., Netherlands.

Medrad France S.A.R.L., France.

Medrad Italia S.r.l., Italy.

Medrad Medical Equipment Trading Co., China.

Medrad Medizinische Systeme GmbH, Germany.

Medrad Mexicana S. de R.L. de CV, Mexico.

Medrad Sweden AB, Sweden.

Medrad UK Ltd., UK.

Medrad Inc., USA.

MENADIER Heilmittel GmbH, Germany.

Neunte Bayer VV GmbH, Germany.

Nihon Medrad K.K., Japan.

NippoNex Holdings LLC, US.

NippoNex Inc., USA.

NOR-AM Agro LLC, USA.

NOR-AM Land Co., USA.

Nunhems B.V., Netherlands.

Nunhems Beijing Seeds Co. Ltd., China.

Nunhems Chile S.A., Chile.

Nunhems do Brasil Comercio de Sementes Ltds., Brazil.

Nunhems France S.A.R.L., France.

Nunhems Hungary Kft., Hungary.

Nunhems India Private Ltd., India.

Nunhems Italy S.r.l., Italy.

Nunhems Melons Inc., USA.

Nunhems Mexico S.A. de C.V., Mexico.

Nunhems Netherlands B.V., Netherlands.

Nunhems Poland Sp. z.o.o., Poland.

Nunhems Spain S.A., Spain.

Nunhems Tohumculuk Ltd. Sirketi, Turkey.

Nunhems USA Inc., USA.

Pallas Versicherung AG, Germany.

Paltough Industries (1998) Ltd., Israel.

Pandias Re AG, Luxembourg.

pbi Home & Garden Ltd., UK.

PGS International N.V., Netherlands.

Pharma-Verlagsbuchhandlung GmbH, Germany.

PO JV LP, USA.

Productos Quimicos Naturales S.A. de C.V., Mexico.

PT. Bayer Indonesia, Indonesia.

PT. Bayer MaterialScience Indonesia, Indonesia.

Radimetrics Inc., Canada.

Radimetrics UK Ltd., UK.

SB Capital Corporation, USA.

SC Bayer SRL, Romania.

Schering Agrochemicals Holdings, UK.

Schering Berlin Inc., USA.

Schering do Brasil Quimica e Farmaceutica Ltda., Brazil.

Schering Health Care Ltd., UK.

Schering Holdings Ltd., UK.

Schering Industrial Products, UK.

Schering International Holding GmbH, Germany.

Schering-Kahlbaum Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Germany.

Secmer SARL., France.

SIA Bayer, Latvia.

Siebte Bayer VV GmbH, Germany.

Soytech Seeds Pesquisa em Soja Ltda., Brazil.

Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Co., USA.

STWB Inc., USA.

Sumika Bayer Urethane Co. Ltd., Japan.

TecArena+GmbH, Germany.

TECTRION GmbH, Germany.

Texas Brine Co. LLC, USA.

The SDI Divestiture Corporation, US.

TOO Bayer KAZ, Kazakhstan.

TravelBoard GmbH, Germany.

U I M Agrochemicals (Aust) Pty Ltd., Australia.

UAB Bayer, Lithuania.

Vierte Bayer Real Estate VV GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

Viterion TeleHealthcare LLC, US.

Willow Road Co., US/

Worldwide Soy Technologies LLC, USA.

ZAO Bayer, Russia.

Zweite Bayer Real Estate VV GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

Zweite K-W-A Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Germany.

etc.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

21927744

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

0636023

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Johannes Matthias Dietsch

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital:   HK$100,000.00 (Divided into 100,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

Issued Share Capital:     HK$100,000.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDER  

(As per registry dated 11-02-2013)

 

Name

 

No. of shares

Bayer Far East Service Co. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

100,000

======

 

DIRECTORS

(As per registry dated 01-04-2013)

 

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

WAN Yim Ling

Flat A, 10/F., Block 3, The Grand Panorama, 10 Robinson Road, Mid-Level, Hong Kong.

 

Wolfgang Werner MIEBACH

Kinderhausen 8, 51381 Leverkusen, Germany.

 

 

SECRETARY

(As per registry dated 11-02-2013)

 

Name

Address

LEE Yuk Kwan

Flat 1115, 11/F., Sheung Yat House, Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 11th February, 1998 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

 

Originally the subject was registered under the name of King Lion Corporation Ltd., name changed to Sybron Chemicals (Hong Kong) Ltd. on 31st July, 1998; changed to Bayer Polymers Co. Ltd. on 26th September, 2001; and further to the present style on 1st September, 2004.

 

Formerly the subject was located at 77/F., The Center, 99 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong, moved to the present address with effect from 18th June, 2012.

 

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

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Importer and Exporter.

 

Lines:                           All kinds of plastic raw materials.

 

Company Employees:  180.  (Hong Kong) - Including associates

 

Group Employees:-        (As at 30-06-2012)

110,500.  (Whole Group)

14,500.  (Bayer MaterialScience Subgroup)

 

Commodities Imported:   Germany, other European countries, India, etc.

 

Markets:                       Worldwide.

 

Group Net Turnover:-

FY

Whole Group

Bayer MaterialScience Subgroup

Year ended 31-12-2008

€32,918 million

  9,738 million

Year ended 31-12-2009

€31,168 million

  7,520 million

Year ended 31-12-2010

€35,088 million

€10,154 million

Year ended 31-12-2011

€36,528 million

€10,832 million

Year ended 31-12-2012

€39,760 million

€11,503 million

 

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

 

Terms/Buying:               L/C, D/P, etc.

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong.

[Membership No. HKB0043]

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital:   HK$100,000.00 (Divided into 100,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$100,000.00

 

Group Net Income:         €1,719 million  (Year ended 31-12-2008)

€1,359 million  (Year ended 31-12-2009)

€1,301 million  (Year ended 31-12-2010)

€2,470 million  (Year ended 31-12-2011)

€2,446 million  (Year ended 31-12-2012)

 

MaterialScience EBIT:    €633 million  (Year ended 31-12-2011)

€597 million  (Year ended 31-12-2012)

 

Profit or Loss:                Business is profitable.

 

Condition:                      Keeping in an active condition.

 

Facilities:                      Making active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      Met trade commitments as contracted.

 

Commercial Morality:     Good.

 

Banker:                         Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch.

 

Standing:                      Very Good.

 

 

GENERAL

Bayer MaterialScience Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bayer Far East Service Co. Ltd. [Bayer FE], a Hong Kong-registered firm located at the subject’s operating address.  In turn, Bayer FE is a subsidiary of Bayer MaterialScience AG [Bayer MaterialScience], Germany.  The ultimate holding company of the subject is Bayer AG [Bayer], a world famous Germany-based firm which is the holding company of the Bayer Group.

The subject is trading in the products of the Group.

The Group is principally engaged in supplying plastics, basic and fine chemicals flavours, fragrances and aromatic chemicals, polyurethanes, synthetic rubbers and rubber chemicals, coating and colorants, specialty products, fibres, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, consumer care, crop protection and animal-health products to the Chinese market and importing finished and semi-finished raw materials and other intermediates and native products from the People’s Republic of China.

Bayer is one of the largest diversified international health care and chemicals groups.  Founded in 1863 and headquartered at Leverkusen, Germany, Bayer today has subsidiaries or agencies in almost every country in the world.

Bayer (China) Ltd., a wholly-owned holding company, was registered in Beijing in September 1994 and is responsible for Bayer’s investments in China.

Bayer has eleven joint ventures and one wholly-owned enterprise in China: Bayer Healthcare Co. Ltd., Rhein Chemie (Qingdao) Ltd., Bayer Wuxi Leather Chemical Co. Ltd., Bayer Shanghai Pigments Co. Ltd., Bayer Sichuan Animal Health Co. Ltd., H & R Cosfra Ltd., Bayer Guangyi Panel Co. Ltd., Bayer Jinling Polyurethane Co. Ltd., Bayer Zhongxi Agrochemcial Co. Ltd., Bayer Zhongxi Consumer Care Co. Ltd., and Shanghai Fortune Long March - Trace Medical Science Co. Ltd.

Currently, the subject is trading in the following products and offering clients with the following services:-

Product/Service

Product/Service Remarks

Pharmaceutical and Medicine

 

Veterinary Medicine

From Germany (Importer)

From Germany (Exporter)

Pharmaceutical Preparation

Include veterinary from Germany (Importer)

Include veterinary from Germany (Exporter)

Chemicals (including Plastic Materials)

 

Plastic Materials (including Resins and Sheet)

Include fluorescent plastic from Western Europe (Importer)

Include fluorescent plastic from Western Europe (Exporter)

Textile Chemicals

 

Dyeing, Tanning and Colouring Materials

Dyestuff from Germany (Importer)

Dyestuff from Germany (Exporter)

Industrial Chemicals

From Germany (Importer)

From Germany (Exporter)

Household Chemicals

 

Insecticide

 

Agro-Chemicals

 

Pesticide For Agricultural Use

 

 

The subject carries the following brands:-

Brand Name

Brand Product/Service

Brand Remarks

Bayer (Brand Owner)

Pharmaceutical Preparation

 

Veterinary Medicine

 

Agro-Chemicals

 

Pesticide For Agricultural Use

 

Insecticide

Insecticides

Industrial Chemicals

 

Dyeing, Tanning and Colouring Materials

 

Plastic Materials (including Resins and Sheet)

 

Haarmann And Reimer (Official Agent)

Industrial Chemicals

SPICE

 

Bayer MaterialScience is an independent, globally operating company within the Bayer Group.  The name Bayer MaterialScience stands for the materials that the company develops and produces.  It also stands for the know-how and expertise of its employees all over the world.

Bayer MaterialScience’s famous products are coating raw materials bearing the brandnames of “Bayhydrol®” and “Bayhydur®”.  High-grade “Makrolon®”, “Makrofol®” and “Apec®” polycarbonates, together with the “Bayblend®” and “Makroblend®” polycarbonate blends, rank among Bayer MaterialScience’s best-sellers.  These products are indispensable when it comes to the production of automotive components, data carriers such as CDs and DVDs, and a large number of other everyday items.  The key product brands of Polyurethanes are “Desmodur®” and “Desmophen®”.  Resins under the brand names “Desmopan®” and “Texin®” are used in technical films and textile coatings, belts, hoses, cables and profiles, in the automotive sector (interior, exterior, and chassis), in a multitude of applications in sports and leisure (e.g. ski and sport shoes and sport equipment), etc.

For the year ended 31st December, 2012, Bayer’s sales rose by 9.0% to a record €39.8 billion from €36.5 billion in FY 2011.  Net income of the Group was €2.4 billion (2011: €2.5 billion), decreased by 1.0%.

With 2012 sales of €11.5 billion (2011: €10.8 billion), grew by 6.5%, Bayer MaterialScience is among the world’s largest polymer companies.  Business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life.

The products of Material Science are mainly used in the automotive, construction, electrical / electronics and furniture industries.

Despite worsening growth perspectives in Europe, these principal global customer industries for MaterialScience developed satisfactorily overall in 2012.  The progressive recovery in North America and the stabilization of the Asian markets had an especially positive impact on our business development..

MaterialScience, the high-tech materials business of the Group, also posted continued growth in sales, mainly due to higher volumes.  In contrast to 2011, the Group was also able to raise EBITDA before special items despite high raw material and energy costs.

Of crucial importance at MaterialScience is that the Group continuously increases its profitability.  The key to this lies in its superior production and process technologies and, of course, in raising capacity utilization at its facilities.  That, in turn, depends on the development of capacities across the industry and on cyclical demand from the main customer sectors.

Sales of the MaterialScience subgroup rose in 2012 by 3.0% to €11,503 million (reported: +6.2%).  This growth was mainly the result of an overall increase in volumes, which were flat with the previous year in Europe but posted good gains in the other regions.  In addition, the Group was able to slightly raise prices in all regions except Asia / Pacific.

The Polyurethanes business unit raised sales by 7.9% to €5,995 million.  Contributing to this increase were higher volumes and prices in all product groups and regions.  The Group achieved significant volume and price increases, particularly for diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI).

The Polycarbonates business unit posted sales of €2,823 million, down 7.1% year on year.  The decline was attributable to a drop in selling prices worldwide that was mainly due to new production capacities.  However, volumes as a whole were level year on year.

In August 2012, the Group implemented organizational changes within the MaterialScience segment.  The Vulkollan business with high-performance elastomers is no longer part of the Polyurethanes business unit but is reported under the Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties (CAS) business unit.  The prior-year figures are restated accordingly.

On 31st December, 2012, the Bayer Group had 110,500 employees worldwide (2011: 111,800).  Thus headcount showed a slight decline of 1.2% from the prior year.  In Germany the Group had 34,600 employees (2011: 35,800), making up 31.3% of the Group workforce.  MaterialScience 14,500 (2011: 14,800).  The remaining 19,900 (2011: 20,300) employees worked mainly for the service companies.  This figure also includes the 700 (2011: 700) employees of Bayer AG.  There were an additional 2,500 (2011: 2,500) trainees on the closing date who were not included in the above numbers.

The subject is fully supported by Bayer MaterialScience and ultimately by Bayer.

On the whole, in view of the parentage of the subject, consider it good for normal business engagements.

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.57.73

UK Pound

1

Rs.90.61

Euro

1

Rs.76.96

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

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MNL

 

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

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NB

New Business

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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

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