MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

26.03.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SQM EUROPE

 

 

Registered Office :

Sint-Pietersvliet 7, Antwerpen, 200

 

 

Country :

Belgium

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1933

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

404760808

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Subsidiary

 

 

Line of Business :

Distribution of speciality fertilisers and inorganic industrial chemicals, including nitrate, sulphate and borate

 

 

No. of Employees :

35

 

 

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 :

Usually correct

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30th, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2012)

Current Rating

(30.06.2012)

Belgium

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

Belgium - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

This modern, open, and private-enterprise-based economy has capitalized on its central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base. Industry is concentrated mainly in the more heavily-populated region of Flanders in the north. With few natural resources, Belgium imports substantial quantities of raw materials and exports a large volume of manufactures, making its economy vulnerable to volatility in world markets. Roughly three-quarters of Belgium's trade is with other EU countries, and Belgium has benefited most from its proximity to Germany. In 2011 Belgian GDP grew by 2.0%, the unemployment rate decreased slightly to 7.7% from 8.3% the previous year, and the government reduced the budget deficit from a peak of 6% of GDP in 2009 to 4.2% in 2011. Despite the relative improvement in Belgium's budget deficit, public debt hovers near 100% of GDP, a factor that has contributed to investor perceptions that the country is increasingly vulnerable to spillover from the euro-zone crisis. Belgian banks were severely affected by the international financial crisis in 2008 with three major banks receiving capital injections from the government, and the nationalization of the Belgian arm of a Franco-Belgian bank. An ageing population and rising social expenditures are mid- to long-term challenges to public finances.

 

Source : CIA

 


Company name and address

 

Sqm Europe

Sint-Pietersvliet 7

 

 

Antwerpen, 2000

Belgium

 

 

Tel:

03 203 97 00

Fax:

03 231 27 82

 www.sqm.com/aspx/En/world.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees:

35

Company Type:

Private Subsidiary

Corporate Family:

30 Companies

Ultimate Parent:

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A.

 

 

Incorporation Date:

1933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal Year End:

31-Dec-2011

Reporting Currency:

Euro

Annual Sales:

928.9  1

Total Assets:

416.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Description

 

Distribution of speciality fertilisers and inorganic industrial chemicals, including nitrate, sulphate and borate

 

 

Industry

 

Industry

Chemical Manufacturing

ANZSIC 2006:

3319 - Other Agricultural Product Wholesaling

NACE 2002:

5121 - Wholesale of grain, seeds and animal feeds

NAICS 2002:

424910 - Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

UK SIC 2003:

5121 - Wholesale of grain, seeds and animal feeds

UK SIC 2007:

4621 - Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds

US SIC 1987:

5191 - Farm Supplies

                           

 Key Executives  

   

Name

Title

Source

Frank Biot

Managing Director

LexisNexis

Andres Fontannaz

Commercial Manager

Graham & Whiteside

Daniel Jimenez

Administrator

Euro DB

Sandy Nuyts

IT Manager

Graham & Whiteside

Patrick Florent Louisa Rottiers

Representative/Auditor

Euro DB

 

 

 

Registered No.(VAT)

 

404760808

 

1 - Profit & Loss Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = EUR 0.7191895 

2 - Balance Sheet Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = EUR 0.770327

 

 

Corporate Overview

 

Sqm Europe

 

Location
Sint-Pietersvliet 7
Antwerpen, 2000
Belgium

 

Tel:

03 203 97 00

Fax:

03 231 27 82

 

www.sqm.com

Sales EUR(mil):

668.1

Assets EUR(mil):

320.8

Employees:

35

Fiscal Year End:

31-Dec-2011

 

 

 

Industry:

Chemical Manufacturing

Incorporation Date:

1933

Company Type:

Private Subsidiary

Quoted Status:

Not Quoted

Registered No.(VAT):

404760808

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors:

Patricio De Solminihac

Contents

Industry Codes

Business Description

Financial Data

Industry Codes

 

ANZSIC 2006 Codes:

3319

-

Other Agricultural Product Wholesaling

 

NACE 2002 Codes:

5121

-

Wholesale of grain, seeds and animal feeds

 

NAICS 2002 Codes:

424910

-

Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

 

US SIC 1987:

5191

-

Farm Supplies

 

UK SIC 2003:

5121

-

Wholesale of grain, seeds and animal feeds

 

UK SIC 2007:

4621

-

Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds

 

Business Description

Wholesale of chemical products

 

More Business Descriptions

Distribution of speciality fertilisers and inorganic industrial chemicals, including nitrate, sulphate and borate

 

Chemical & Allied Products Merchant Whslr

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Data

Financials in:

EUR(mil)

 

Revenue:

668.1

Assets:

320.8

Current Assets:

320.3

 

Fixed Assets:

0.5

 

Total Liabilities:

320.8

 

Issued Capital:

8.0

 

Net Worth:

8.0

 

 

 

Date of Financial Data:

31-Dec-2011

 

1 Year Growth

NA

NA

 

 


Corporate Structure News

 

 

Company Name

Company Type

Location

Country

Industry

Sales
(USD mil)

Employees

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A.

Parent

Las Condes

Chile

Chemical Manufacturing

2,145.3

5,443

SQM Salar S.A.

Subsidiary

Santiago

Chile

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

 

3,000

Sociedad Servicios de Salud Ltda

Subsidiary

Santiago

Chile

Chemical Manufacturing

 

3,000

Charlee SQM (Thailand) Co Ltd

Subsidiary

Bangkok

Thailand

Chemical Manufacturing

 

100

SQM Comercial de Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Subsidiary

Jalisco

Mexico

Chemical Manufacturing

 

60

Ajay - Sqm Chile S.A.

Subsidiary

Santiago

Chile

Chemical Manufacturing

 

50

SQM Ecuador S.A.

Subsidiary

Guayaquil

Ecuador

Chemical Manufacturing

 

50

Administracion y Servicios Santiago S.A. de C.V.

Subsidiary

Jalisco

Mexico

Chemical Manufacturing

 

45

North American Food Distributing Co., Inc.

Subsidiary

West Sacramento, CA

United States

Beverages (Alcoholic)

56.4

40

SQM Nitratos Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Subsidiary

Jalisco

Mexico

Non-Metallic Mining

 

37

Sqm Europe

Subsidiary

Antwerpen

Belgium

Chemical Manufacturing

928.9

35

SQM North America Corp

Subsidiary

Atlanta, GA

United States

Chemical Manufacturing

4.5

25

SQM Beijing Commercial Co. Ltd.

Subsidiary

Beijing

China

Chemical Manufacturing

 

20

Sqm Iberian Sa

Subsidiary

Barcelona

Spain

Non-Metallic Mining

67.4

8

SQM Dubai - FZCO.

Subsidiary

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Non-Metallic Mining

 

6

SQM Japon Co. Ltda

Subsidiary

Tokyo

Japan

Chemical Manufacturing

 

4

SQM Italia SRL

Subsidiary

Bagno a Ripoli

Italy

Chemical Manufacturing

 

3

Sales De Magnesio Ltda

Subsidiary

Santiago

Chile

Chemical Manufacturing

 

 

Servicios Integrales de Transitos y Transferencias S.A.

Subsidiary

Antofagasta

Chile

Non-Metallic Mining

 

 

Proinsa Ltda.

Subsidiary

Santiago

Chile

Non-Metallic Mining

 

 

SQMC International Limitada

Subsidiary

Santiago

Chile

Chemical Manufacturing

 

 

Minera Nueva Victoria S.A.

Subsidiary

Iquique

Chile

Non-Metallic Mining

 

 

Exploraciones Mineras S.A.

Subsidiary

Santiago

Chile

Chemical Manufacturing

 

 

SQM Peru S.A.

Subsidiary

Lima

Peru

Chemical Manufacturing

 

 

SQM Venezuela S.A.

Subsidiary

Caracas

Venezuela

Chemical Manufacturing

 

 

Comercial Hydro S.A.

Subsidiary

Santiago

Chile

Non-Metallic Mining

 

 

SQM Nitratos S.A.

Subsidiary

Santiago

Chile

Chemical Manufacturing

 

 

SQM Industrial S.A.

Subsidiary

Santiago

Chile

Non-Metallic Mining

 

 

Soquimich European Holding BV

Subsidiary

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Rental and Leasing

 

 

SQM Potasio S.A.

Subsidiary

Santiago

Chile

Chemical Manufacturing

 

 

 

Board of Directors

 

Name

Title

Function

 

Patricio De Solminihac

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Chairman

 

Education:

University of Chicago, Master (Business Administration)

 

Julio Ponce

 

Chairman

Chairman

 

 

 

Executives

 

Name

Title

Function

 

Frank Biot

 

Managing Director

Managing Director

 

Age: 55

 

Daniel Jimenez

 

Administrator

Administration Executive

 

 

Carlini Enrique Antonio Olivares

 

Administrator

Administration Executive

 

 

Age: 56

 

Eugenio Ponce

 

Administrator

Administration Executive

 

 

Rodriguez Ricardo Andres Ramos

 

Administrator

Administration Executive

 

 

Age: 48

 

Patrick Florent Louisa Rottiers

 

Representative/Auditor

Accounting Executive

 

 

Boudewijn Anna Franciscus C G Van Ussel

 

Representative/Auditor

Accounting Executive

 

 

Age: 60

 

Sandra Van Geyte

 

Sales Assistant

Sales Executive

 

 

Andres Fontannaz

 

Commercial Manager

Marketing Executive

 

 

Peter Van Coillie

 

Commercial Manager

Marketing Executive

 

 

Sandy Nuyts

 

IT Manager

Engineering/Technical Executive

 

 

Eric Borghys

 

Decision-maker

Other

 

 

Patrick Van Coillie

 

Decision-maker

Other

 

 

Age: 49

 

Kris Van Den Bruel

 

Decision-maker

Other

 

 

Jan Van Engeland

 

Decision-maker

Other

 

 

Patrick Vanbeneden

 

Decision-maker

Other

 

 

Bossche Bart Vanden

 

Decision-maker

Other

 

 

 

 


Annual profit & loss

 

 

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

Period Length

52 Weeks

52 Weeks

52 Weeks

Filed Currency

EUR

EUR

EUR

Exchange Rate (Period Average)

0.71919

0.755078

0.719047

Consolidated

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

    Turnover

928.9

849.1

490.8

    Other Operating Income

0.1

3.6

1.7

Operating Income

929.0

852.7

492.5

        Purchases

966.8

869.1

411.4

        Increase or Decrease in Stocks

-63.0

-45.5

57.3

    Raw Materials, Consumables, and Goods for Release

903.8

823.6

468.6

    Services and Sundry Goods

5.0

9.1

6.8

    Remuneration, Social Security Charges, and Pensions

6.1

5.8

6.8

    Depreciation of and Other Amounts Written Off of Formation Expense, Intangible and Tangible Fixed Assets

0.3

0.7

1.2

    Increase or Decrease in Amounts Written Off Stocks, Orders, and Trade Debtors

-0.2

0.1

0.0

    Other Operating Charges

0.1

0.1

0.3

Operating Charges

915.1

839.5

483.8

    Income From Current Assets

0.0

0.0

0.1

    Other Financial Income

52.4

40.2

20.8

Financial Income

52.4

40.3

20.9

    Interest and Other Debt Charges

3.6

3.3

3.1

    Other Financial Charges

56.3

44.1

23.5

Financial Charges

60.0

47.5

26.6

    Other Extraordinary Income

0.1

-

-

Extraordinary Income

0.1

-

-

    Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets

-

0.0

-

Extraordinary Charges

-

0.0

-

    Income Taxes

2.4

0.2

0.2

Income Taxes

2.4

0.2

0.2

        To the Legal Reserve

0.2

0.3

-

    Transfers to Capital and Reserves

0.2

0.3

-

    Employees

35

37

35

 

 

 

Annual Balance Sheet

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

31-Dec-2011

31-Dec-2010

31-Dec-2009

Filed Currency

EUR

EUR

EUR

Exchange Rate

0.770327

0.745406

0.696986

Consolidated

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

    Intangible Assets

0.1

0.2

0.8

        Plant, Machinery, and Equipment

0.1

0.2

0.2

        Furniture and Vehicles

0.2

0.2

0.3

        Other Tangible Assets

0.0

0.0

0.0

    Tangible Assets

0.4

0.4

0.5

        Amounts Receivable and Cash Guarantees

0.2

0.3

0.3

        Other Capital Assets

0.2

0.3

0.3

    Capital Assets

0.2

0.3

0.3

Fixed Assets

0.7

0.9

1.6

        Goods Purchased for Resale

214.7

161.1

123.0

        Stocks

214.7

161.1

123.0

    Inventory and Orders in Progress

214.7

161.1

123.0

        Trade Debtors

193.6

200.6

134.7

        Other Amounts Receivable

3.9

3.2

2.6

    Amounts Receivable Within One Year

197.4

203.8

137.4

    Liquid Assets

3.2

2.2

3.3

    Adjustment Accounts

0.4

0.3

0.2

Current Assets

415.8

367.4

263.9

Total Assets

416.4

368.2

265.5

        Issued Capital

10.4

10.7

11.5

    Capital

10.4

10.7

11.5

        Legal Reserve

0.6

0.4

0.2

        Untaxed Reserves

0.1

0.1

0.1

    Reserves

0.7

0.5

0.2

Capital and Reserves

15.2

11.7

6.2

        Subordinated Loans

-

-

12.9

        Other Loans

-

-

81.4

        Financial Debts

-

-

94.4

    Amounts Due After More Than One Year

-

-

94.4

        Other Loans

42.9

66.3

-

        Financial Debts

42.9

66.3

-

        Suppliers

353.3

288.4

164.3

        Trade Debts

353.3

288.4

164.3

        Advances Received on Orders in Progress

2.5

1.2

0.3

        Taxes

2.0

0.0

-

        Remuneration and Social Security

0.6

0.6

0.3

        Taxes, Wages, and Social Security

2.6

0.6

0.3

    Amounts Payable Within One Year

401.3

356.5

164.9

Creditors

401.3

356.5

259.3

Total Liabilities + Shareholders' Equity

416.4

368.2

265.5

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.54.09

UK Pound

1

Rs.82.46

Euro

1

Rs.70.49

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

PDT

 

 

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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