MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

17.10.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AKZO NOBEL ETHYLENE AMINES (NINGBO) CO., LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

No. 1801, Haitian Mid Road, Xiepu Town, Zhenhai District, Ningbo Zhejiang Province 315204 PR

 

 

Country :

China

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

03.12.2008

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

330200400034755

 

 

Legal Form :

Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and selling chemical products.

 

 

No. of Employees :

115

 

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 :

Slow

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2012)

Current Rating

(31.03.2013)

China

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

CHINA - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Since the late 1970s China has moved from a closed, centrally planned system to a more market-oriented one that plays a major global role - in 2010 China became the world's largest exporter. Reforms began with the phasing out of collectivized agriculture, and expanded to include the gradual liberalization of prices, fiscal decentralization, increased autonomy for state enterprises, creation of a diversified banking system, development of stock markets, rapid growth of the private sector, and opening to foreign trade and investment. China has implemented reforms in a gradualist fashion. In recent years, China has renewed its support for state-owned enterprises in sectors it considers important to "economic security," explicitly looking to foster globally competitive national champions. After keeping its currency tightly linked to the US dollar for years, in July 2005 China revalued its currency by 2.1% against the US dollar and moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket of currencies. From mid 2005 to late 2008 cumulative appreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar was more than 20%, but the exchange rate remained virtually pegged to the dollar from the onset of the global financial crisis until June 2010, when Beijing allowed resumption of a gradual appreciation. The restructuring of the economy and resulting efficiency gains have contributed to a more than tenfold increase in GDP since 1978. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, China in 2012 stood as the second-largest economy in the world after the US, having surpassed Japan in 2001. The dollar values of China's agricultural and industrial output each exceed those of the US; China is second to the US in the value of services it produces. Still, per capita income is below the world average. The Chinese government faces numerous economic challenges, including: (a) reducing its high domestic savings rate and correspondingly low domestic demand; (b) sustaining adequate job growth for tens of millions of migrants and new entrants to the work force; (c) reducing corruption and other economic crimes; and (d) containing environmental damage and social strife related to the economy's rapid transformation. Economic development has progressed further in coastal provinces than in the interior, and by 2011 more than 250 million migrant workers and their dependents had relocated to urban areas to find work. One consequence of population control policy is that China is now one of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Deterioration in the environment - notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table, especially in the North - is another long-term problem. China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and economic development. The Chinese government is seeking to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil, focusing on nuclear and alternative energy development. In 2010-11, China faced high inflation resulting largely from its credit-fueled stimulus program. Some tightening measures appear to have controlled inflation, but GDP growth consequently slowed to under 8% for 2012. An economic slowdown in Europe contributed to China's, and is expected to further drag Chinese growth in 2013. Debt overhang from the stimulus program, particularly among local governments, and a property price bubble challenge policy makers currently. The government's 12th Five-Year Plan, adopted in March 2011, emphasizes continued economic reforms and the need to increase domestic consumption in order to make the economy less dependent on exports in the future. However, China has made only marginal progress toward these rebalancing goals

Source : CIA


Company name and address

 

AKZO NOBEL ETHYLENE AMINES (NINGBO) CO., LTD.

NO. 1801, HAITIAN MID ROAD, XIEPU TOWN, ZHENHAI DISTRICT, NINGBO

ZHEJIANG PROVINCE 315204 PR CHINA

TEL: 86 (0) 574-86621088/86621011

FAX: 86 (0) 574-86501722

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

Date of Registration                      : december 3, 2008

REGISTRATION NO.                              : 330200400034755

LEGAL FORM                                       : Wholly foreign-owned enterprise

CHIEF EXECUTIVE                                : Steven Lance Hunt (LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE)

REGISTERED CAPITAL                         : usd 67,000,000

staff                                                  : 115

BUSINESS CATEGORY                         : manufacturing

Revenue                                            : CNY 903,087,000 (AS OF DEC. 31, 2012)

EQUITIES                                             : CNY -59,310,000 (AS OF DEC. 31, 2012)

WEBSITE                                             : N/A

E-MAIL                                                 : N/A

PAYMENT                                            : AVERAGE

MARKET CONDITION                            : COMPETITIVE

FINANCIAL CONDITION                         : POOR

OPERATIONAL TREND                          : FAIR

GENERAL REPUTATION                       : AVERAGE

EXCHANGE RATE                                 : CNY 6.12 = USD 1

 

 

Adopted abbreviations (as follows)

SC - Subject Company (the company inquired by you)

N/A – Not available

CNY – China Yuan Ren Min Bi


 

OPERATIONAL TREND & GENERAL REPUTATION

 

This section aims at indicating the relative positions of SC in respect of its operational trend & general reputation

 

Operational Trend:-                                             General Reputation:-

Upward                                                             Excellent

Steady                                                              Good

Fairly Steady                                                     Fairly Good

Ordinary                                                            Average

Fair                                                                   Fair

Stagnant                                                           Detrimental

Downward                                                         Not known

Not known                                                         Not yet be determined

Not yet be determined

 

 

LEGAL STATUS & HISTORY

 

SC was established as a wholly foreign-owned enterprise of PRC with State Administration of Industry & Commerce (SAIC) under registration No.: 330200400034755 on December 3, 2008.

 

SC’s Organization Code Certificate No.: 71788395-5

 

 

SC’s Tax No.: 330211717883955

 

SC’s Customs Registration No.: 3302941327

 

SC’s registered capital: usd 67,000,000

 

SC’s paid-in capital: usd 67,000,000


 

Registration Change Record:-

 

Date

Change of Contents

Before the change

After the change

2012

Legal Representative

Joern Seieroe

Steven Lance Hunt

 

Current Co search indicates SC’s shareholders & chief executives are as follows:-

 

Name of Shareholder (s)

% of Shareholding

Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V. (Holland)

100

 

SC’s Chief Executives:-

 

Position

Name

Legal Representative, Chairman, and General Manager

Steven Lance Hunt

Director

Egbert Anton Henstra

Sander Gerardus Marie Bovee

Supervisor

Robert E.Margevich

 

 

RECENT DEVELOPMENT

 

No recent development was found during our checks at present.

 

 

SHAREHOLDER CHART & BACKGROUND

 

Name                                                                          % of Shareholding

 

Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V. (Holland)                       100

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Steven Lance Hunt, Legal Representative, Chairman and General Manager

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Gender: M

Passport No.: 761252448

Nationality: UK

Working experience (s):

 

At to present, working in SC as legal representative, chairman and general manager

 

 

Director

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Egbert Anton Henstra                 (Holland)           Passport No.: NV0PB97H1

Sander Gerardus Marie Bovee     (Holland)           Passport No.: NU9C66JR2

 

 

Supervisor

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Robert E.Margevich                    (USA)               Passport No.: 027862683

 

BUSINESS OPERATION

 

SC’s registered business scope includes manufacturing triethanolamine, diethanolamine, 1,2 - ethylene diamine, diethylene triamine, piperazine, carbon dioxide, N-amino ethyl piperazine, ethylene oxide, crude triethanolamine, monoethanolamine, ethylene amines products, byproducts; import and export, wholesale and commission agent; product research and development, technology import and export, and supporting business; wholesale of compressed and liquefied gases, flammable liquids, corrosive substances.

 

SC is mainly engaged in

SC’s products mainly include: triethanolamine, diethanolamine, 1,2 - ethylene diamine, diethylene triamine, piperazine, carbon dioxide, N-amino ethyl piperazine, ethylene oxide, crude triethanolamine, monoethanolamine, etc.

 

SC sources its materials 87% from domestic market, mainly Zhejiang, and 13% from overseas market, mainly U.S.A. SC sells 95% of its products in domestic market, and 5% to overseas market, mainly U.S.A.

 

The buying terms of SC include Check, T/T, L/C and Credit of 30-60 days. The payment terms of SC include Check, T/T, L/C and Credit of 30-60 days.

 

*Major Customer:

=============

Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals LLC. (U.S.A.)

 

Staff & Office:

--------------------------

SC is known to have approx. 115 staff at present.

 

SC rents an area as its operating office and factory, but the detailed information is unknown.

 

 

RELATED COMPANY

 

SC is known to have a branch at present,

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Akzo Nobel Ethylene Amines (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch

Registration No.: 310000500263519

Date of Registration: December 22, 2010

Legal Form: Branch

Principal: Xia Yan

Tel: 86 (0) 21-22163719

 

 

PAYMENT

 

Overall payment appraisal:

( ) Excellent      ( ) Good      (X) Average      ( ) Fair      ( ) Poor      ( ) Not yet be determined

The appraisal serves as a reference to reveal SC's payments habits and ability to pay.  It is based on the 3 weighed factors: Trade payment experience (through current enquiry with SC's suppliers), our delinquent payment and our debt collection record concerning SC.

 

Trade payment experience: SC did not provide any name of trade/service suppliers and we have no other sources to conduct the enquiry at present.

 

Delinquent payment record: None in our database.

 

Debt collection record: No overdue amount owed by SC was placed to us for collection within the last 6 years.

 

 

BANKING

 

Basic Bank:

 

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ningbo Branch

 

AC#: 3901160019200092814

 

 

FINANCIALS

 

Balance Sheet

Unit: CNY’000

As of Dec. 31, 2010

As of Dec. 31, 2011

As of Dec. 31, 2012

Cash

167,723

23,753

18,223

Notes receivable

4,383

49,867

39,631

Accounts receivable

1,791

41,985

56,707

Advances to suppliers

16,980

537

646

Other receivable

219

34

188

Inventory

36,640

60,882

65,282

Non-current assets within one year

0

0

0

Other current assets

78

464

72

 

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Current assets

227,814

177,522

180,749

Fixed assets

421

1,472,269

1,357,923

Construction in progress

1,348,605

19,849

11,108

Intangible assets

0

0

0

Long-term prepaid expenses

0

0

0

Deferred income tax assets

0

0

0

Other non-current assets

0

0

-265,170

 

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Total assets

1,576,840

1,669,640

1,284,610

 

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Short-term loans

318,757

342,054

310,565

Notes payable

0

0

0

Accounts payable

28,091

88,480

92,817

Wages payable

2,001

904

1,822

Welfare payable

0

310

455

Taxes payable

-122,371

-107,366

-75,330

Advances from clients

0

3,816

1,732

Other payable

198,667

65,399

59,901

Accrued expenses

5,254

16,816

33,765

Other current liabilities

0

190

179

 

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Current liabilities

430,399

410,603

425,906

Non-current liabilities

724,324

889,250

918,014

 

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Total liabilities

1,154,723

1,299,853

1,343,920

Equities

422,117

369,787

-59,310

 

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Total liabilities & equities

1,576,840

1,669,640

1,284,610

 

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Income Statement

Unit: CNY’000

As of Dec. 31, 2010

As of Dec. 31, 2011

As of Dec. 31, 2012

Revenue

9,594

607,567

903,087

     Cost of sales

8,831

609,291

913,726

     Sales expense

111

16,106

22,384

     Management expense

63,795

39,426

64,430

     Finance expense

-16

-4,627

52,750

Subsidy income

26,764

0

0

Non-business income

0

298

106

     Non-business expenditure

0

0

279,000

Profit before tax

-36,362

-52,330

-429,097

Less: profit tax

0

0

0

Profits

-36,362

-52,330

-429,097

 

Important Ratios

=============

 

As of Dec. 31, 2010

As of Dec. 31, 2011

As of Dec. 31, 2012

*Current ratio

0.53

0.43

0.42

*Quick ratio

0.44

0.28

0.27

*Liabilities to assets

0.73

0.78

1.05

*Net profit margin (%)

-379.01

-8.61

-47.51

*Return on total assets (%)

-2.31

-3.13

-33.40

*Inventory / Revenue ×365

1,394 days

37 days

27 days

*Accounts receivable/ Revenue ×365

69 days

26 days

23 days

* Revenue/Total assets

0.01

0.36

0.70

* Cost of sales / Revenue

0.92

1.00

1.01

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS

 

PROFITABILITY: FAIR

The revenue of SC appears fairly good in its line.

SC’s net profit margin is poor.

SC’s return on total assets is fair.

SC’s cost of sales is high, comparing with its revenue.

 

LIQUIDITY: FAIR

The current ratio of SC is maintained in a poor level.

SC’s quick ratio is maintained in a poor level.

The inventory of SC is maintained in an average level in 2011 and 2012.

The accounts receivable of SC is maintained in an average level.

The short-term loans of SC appear large.

SC’s revenue is in a fair level, comparing with the size of its total assets.

 

LEVERAGE: POOR

The debt ratio of SC is high.

The risk for SC to go bankrupt is average.

 

Overall financial condition of the SC: Poor.

 

 

CONCLUSIONS

 

SC is considered medium-sized in its line with poor financial conditions. The large amount of short-term loans may be a threat to SC’s financial condition. But taking into consideration of SC’s good background, credit dealings with SC should be confined into small amount at present.

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.61.69

UK Pound

1

Rs.98.59

Euro

1

Rs.83.67

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

NIS

 

 

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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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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