MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.09.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

HONG  KONG  NICCA  CHEMICAL  LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Unit 1608 & 1610, 16/F., Profit Industrial Building, 1-15 Kwai Fung Crescent, Kwai Chung, New Territories,

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong.

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

29.01.1988

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11663578

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Chemical Trader (Surfactants, Textile chemicals)

 

 

No. of Employees :

13.

 

 

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 :

No Complaints

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)

 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 & ADDRESS

 

HONG  KONG  NICCA  CHEMICAL  LTD.

 

 

ADDRESS:       Unit 1608 & 1610, 16/F., Profit Industrial Building, 1-15 Kwai Fung Crescent, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong.

 

PHONE:           852-2462 6232

 

FAX:                852-2455 2989

 

E-MAIL:           info@hknicca.com

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Fumio Takeuchi

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:            29th January, 1988.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital:                         Nominal:              HK$36,000,000.00

                               Issued:                HK$34,000,000.00

 

Business Category:       Chemical Trader.

 

Group Turnover:           ¥31,651 million  (Year ended 31-03-2013)

 

Group employees:        1,172  (As at 31-03-2013)

 

Employees:                 13.

 

Main Dealing Banker:   The Sumitomo Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.  [Merged into Sumitomo Mitsui Banking

                                   Corporation]

 

Banking Relation:        Satisfactory.


 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

Unit 1608 & 1610, 16/F., Profit Industrial Building, 1-15 Kwai Fung Crescent, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong.

 

 

Holding Company

 

Nicca Chemical Co. Ltd., Japan.

 

 

Associated Companies

 

Demi Beijing International Trading Co. Ltd., China.

Demi Korea Co. Ltd., Korea.

Emori Engineering Co. Ltd., Japan.

EraL Co. Ltd., Japan.

Guangzhou Nicca Chemical Co. Ltd., China.

Nicca Chemical Research & Development Centre (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., China.

Nicca Korea Co. Ltd., Korea.

Nicca U.S.A. Inc., U.S.A.

Nicca Vietnam Co. Ltd., Vietnam.

Nikko Chemical Research Institute, Japan.

PT. Indonesia Nikka Chemicals, Indonesia.

Rhodia Nicca Ltd.,Japan.

STC Nicca Co. Ltd., Thailand.

Taiwan NICCA Chemical Co. Ltd., Taiwan.

Yamada Pharmaceutical Co., Japan.

Zhejiang Nicca Chemical Co. Ltd., China.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

11663578

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

0208966

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:        Mr. Fumio Takeuchi

Contact Person:            Mr. William To

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$36,000,000.00 (Divided into 36,000,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$34,000,000.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

(As per registry dated 29-01-2013)

 

Name

 

No. of shares

Yansumasa EMORI

 

1

Nicca Chemical Co. Ltd.

23-1, 4-chome, Bunkyo, Fukui City, 910-8670, Japan.

 

33,999,999

 

 

–––––––––

 

Total:

34,000,000

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DIRECTORS  

(As per registry dated 29-01-2013)

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Fumio TAKEUCHI

3-16 Funabashishinmachi, Fukui City, Fukui Pref., Japan.

 

Kazuo IGAWA

10-10, 3-chome, Harumiya, Awara-City, Japan.

 

HSIEH Sung-Tsai

No. 122-2, Alley 1, 24th Neighborhood, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan.

 

Yasumasa EMORI

1-30, 2 Chome Hoei Fukui, Japan.

 

Mitsuji KUSAKABE

203, 1 Chome Shizugaoka Fukui, Japan.

 

CHIAM Jeh-Moh

3/F., No. 3, Alley 26, Lane 155, Sec.3, Bade Road, Taipei, Taiwan.

 

SECRETARY

(As per registry dated 29-01-2013)

Name

Address

Co. No.

Tricor Strath Ltd.

Lever 28, Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong.

0004873

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 29th January, 1988 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Originally the subject was registered under the name of La Foret Ltd., name changed to Hong Kong Nikka Chemical Ltd. on 17th May, 1988 and further changed to the present style on 25th February, 2006.

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

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                                            Chemical Trader.

 

Lines:                                                  Surfactants, Textile chemicals, etc.

 

Group employees:                                1,172  (As at 31-03-2013)

 

Employees:                                         13.

 

Commodities Imported:                         China, Vietnam, Japan, etc.

 

Markets:                                                China, other Asian countries, Europe, North America, etc.

 

Group Turnover:                                      ¥29,091 million  (Year ended 31-03-2009)

¥29,385 million  (Year ended 31-03-2010)

¥30,810 million  (Year ended 31-03-2011)

¥31,022 million  (Year ended 31-03-2012)

¥31,651 million  (Year ended 31-03-2013)

 

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

 

Terms/Buying:                                       As per contracted.

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$36,000,000.00 (Divided into 36,000,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$34,000,000.00

 

Group Profit/(Loss):                                363 million)  (Year ended 31-03-2009)

                                                            ¥   753 million   (Year ended 31-03-2010)

                                                            ¥   267 million   (Year ended 31-03-2011)

                                                            ¥   495 million   (Year ended 31-03-2012)

                                                            ¥  1,261 million   (Year ended 31-03-2013)

 

Profit or Loss:                                  Group business was profitable in the past four years.

 

Condition:                                        Keeping in a satisfactory manner.

 

Facilities:                                         Making rather active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                                         Met trade commitments as required.

 

Commercial Morality:                        Satisfactory.

 

Banker:                                            The Sumitomo Bank Ltd., Hong Kong Branch.
[Merged into Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation]

 

Standing:  Good.

 

 

GENERAL

 

Hong Kong Nicca Chemical Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nicca Chemical Co. Ltd. [Nicca] which is a Japan-based firm.

Nicca is a listed firm in Japan.

The subject is trading in the same products as Nicca.

Nicca was established on 15th September, 1941.  With a registered capital of ¥2,898,545,000, it is engaged in manufacturing the following chemicals:-

1.     Manufacturing and sales of surfactants for the textile chemicals.

2.     Manufacturing and sales of surfactants for metals, pulp & paper, paints, dyes and synthetic resins.

3.     Manufacturing and sales of surfactants for dry cleaning and professional cleaning agents.

4.     Manufacturing and sales of cosmetics and pharmaceutical products.

The followings are some of the products of the subject: decorating chalk, gold colour electroplating series, sublimation ink, textile white ink, dry pigment, etc.

The President of Nicca is Yansumasa Emori.

Nicca has linked its Japanese production centres with those abroad to produce a global network capable of supplying its products to the world markets whenever its customers required.  Nicca currently has 12 overseas bases in 8 countries.  This enable it to easing obtain raw materials and to rapidly respond to meet the needs of its customers worldwide.

In China the rapidly expanding and broadening textile industry requires suitable development.  To enable this, Nicca has established a Technical Solution Centre in Shanghai, two production bases and further three business offices in China.

Additionally Nicca has established licensing agreements and technical working relationships.  In the textile chemical and cosmetic field, in many different countries such countries include: Brazil, Pakistan, England, Italy, Spain, Turkey and Monaco.

Nicca set up Zhejiang Nicca Chemical Co. Ltd. in 1995.

The subject has made investments in Zhejiang Nicca.  It also has made investments in Nicca Vietnam Co. Ltd. and Guangzhou Nicca Chemical Co. Ltd.

The total employees of Nicca as at end of 31st March, 2013 was 1,172 in Japan.

The subject has got ISO 9001 certification since 2002.  The contact person is Mr. William To who is a Hongkongnese.  Business is active.

The subject is fully supported by Nicca.  History in Hong Kong is over 25 years and seven months.

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

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.63.78

UK Pound

1

Rs.100.70

Euro

1

Rs.84.66

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

NLM

 

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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