MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

343552    

Report Date :

12.10.2015

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

GENERAL CHEMICAL COMPANY

 

 

Registered Office :

No.1-2, Cheng-Kung 2nd Road, Kaohsiung

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07.02.1967

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18882700

 

 

Legal Form :

Joint Stock Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Trading of Chemicals.

 

 

No. of Employees :

Not Available

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ca

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Moderate

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

Litigation :

Clear

 

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31, 2015

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2014)

Current Rating

(31.03.2015)

Taiwan

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

TAIWAN - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Taiwan has a dynamic capitalist economy with gradually decreasing government guidance of investment and foreign trade. Exports, led by electronics, machinery, and petrochemicals have provided the primary impetus for economic development. This heavy dependence on exports exposes the economy to fluctuations in world demand. Taiwan's diplomatic isolation, low birth rate, and rapidly aging population are other major long-term challenges.

 

Free trade agreements have proliferated in East Asia over the past several years. Following the landmark Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) signed with China in June 2010, Taiwan in July 2013 signed a free trade deal with New Zealand - Taipei’s first-ever with a country with which it does not maintain diplomatic relations - and, in November, inked a trade pact with Singapore. However, follow-on components of the ECFA, including a signed agreement on trade in services and negotiations on trade in goods and dispute resolution, have stalled. In early 2014, the government bowed to public demand and proposed a new law governing the oversight of cross-Strait agreements, before any additional deals with China are implemented; the legislature has yet to vote on such legislation, leaving the future of ECFA up in the air as President MA enters his final full year in office. MA has portrayed ECFA as Taiwan’s key to greater participation in East Asia’s free trade networks.

 

Taiwan's total fertility rate of just over one child per woman is among the lowest in the world, raising the prospect of future labor shortages, falling domestic demand, and declining tax revenues. Taiwan's population is aging quickly, with the number of people over 65 expected to account for nearly 20% of the island's total population by 2025.

 

The island runs a trade surplus, largely because of its surplus with China, and its foreign reserves are the world's fifth largest, behind those of China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland. In 2006 China overtook the US to become Taiwan's second-largest source of imports after Japan. China is also the island's number one destination for foreign direct investment. Taiwan since 2009 has gradually loosened rules governing Chinese investment on the island and has also secured greater market access for its investors in the mainland. In August 2012, the Taiwan Central Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cross-Strait currency settlement with its Chinese counterpart. The MOU allows for the direct settlement of Chinese RMB and the New Taiwan dollar across the Strait, which has helped Taiwan develop into a local RMB hub.

 

Closer economic links with the mainland bring greater opportunities for Taiwan’s economy but also pose new challenges as the island becomes more economically dependent on China at a time when political differences remain unresolved. During 2014, the press paid increasing attention to domestic economic issues, while pushing aside the debates over trade liberalization that were a hallmark of MA’s tenure. The media focused on the divide between Taiwan’s “haves” and “have nots,” providing extensive coverage of public frustration with stagnant wages, skyrocketing housing prices, and the difficulty of finding decent entry-level jobs.

 

Source : CIA


Contact Points

 

Company Name:

GENERAL CHEMICAL COMPANY

Supplied Name:

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORP

Trading Address:

No.1-2, Cheng-Kung 2nd Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Supplied Address:

NO 116 LANE 130TH DING TSO RD LIN YUAN KAOHSIUNG CITY

Telephone Number:

+886-7-811-0133

Fax Number:

+886-7-831-3954

 

Notes: The exact name and address are as above. The supplied telephone number +886-7-642-0701 and address belong to another company named Tong Shen Enterprise Co., Ltd., and the relevant staff of the company said they did not know the subject.

The subject does not know the supplied address or the supplied telephone number.

 

 

Company Identification Details

 

Registered Name:

General Chemical Company

Registered Address:

No.1-2, Cheng-Kung 2nd Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Date of Foundation:

1967-2-7

Registration Number:

18882700

Registry:

Economic Development Board of Kaohsiung City Government

Registered Capital:

NTD 25,000,000 (USD 775,000)

(As of 2015.10, 1 NTD = 0.0310 USD)

Paid-up Capital:

NTD 25,000,000 (USD 775,000)

Legal Representatives:

Youren He

Legal Form:

Joint Stock Company

Principal Activities:

Trading of Chemicals.

Staff:

N/A

Listed at Stock Exchange:

No

Date of Last Annual Return:

2010-12-28

 

Notes: Subject declined to disclose its staff number; from other source we cannot obtain the relevant information, either.

 

 

History

 

Subject was incorporated on 1967-2-7 with registered number 18882700 as Joint Stock Company in Taiwan.

 

Change of Name

Former Chinese Name

通用化工廠股份有限公司

Current Chinese Name

通用化工股份有限公司

 

 

Corporate Structure

 

Subject did not introduce any subsidiaries or branches, from other source we can not obtain the relevant information, either.

 

 

Shareholders

 

Major Shareholders

 

Name

Subscription Shares     

Youren He

5,250

Zhushu Huang

4,750

Yuanxu He

11,250

Manjun He

1,875

 

 

Management Information

 

Core Management

 

Directors

1

Name

Youren He

Position

Chairman of the Board & Manager

Date of Appointment for Manager

1994-8-23

2

Name

Zhushu Huang

Position

Director

3

Name

Yuanxu He

Position

Director

4

Name

Manjun He

Position

Supervisor

 

 

Operation Information

 

Offices & Factories

 

 

Headquarters

Add

No.1-2, Cheng-Kung 2nd Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

 

Production Information

 

Subject is engaged in trading of chemicals, etc. without any production activities.

It is introduced that subject had a factory in Taiwan for production before, but at present they are mainly engaged in trading business.

 

Purchase Information

 

The registered activities of subject:

Business Code

Details

F107200 

Chemical raw materials wholesale

F107990 

Other chemical products wholesale

F103010 

Feed wholesaling

F107050 

Fertilizer wholesale

F113010 

Mechanical wholesaling

F401010 

The international trade

C201010 

Feed manufacturing industry

C801110 

Fertilizer manufacturing industry

C802990 

Other chemical products manufacturing

E604010 

The machinery installation industry

ZZ99999 

Besides licensed business, all other business items those are not banned or restricted.

 

The products sold by the subject are mainly purchased in Taiwan.

 

Sales Information

 

Subject is engaged in sale of chemicals.

The major products include diethylene glycol, glycol, hydrogen nitrate, sulphur, high polymer coagulant, aluminum sulfate, alums, polyaluminium chloride, glacial acetic acid, sodium hypochlorite, compound fertilizer and so on.

Subject’s sales regions of the subject are domestic market, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, South America, Europe, etc.

Subject’s major customers are manufacturers of chemical products.

 

Import and export right:

Import right

Yes

Export right

Yes

 

Settlements

 

Purchase

 

Domestic Purchase

Products

Chemicals

Payment Terms

T/T, Cash

 

Import

 

Subject has little import.

 

Sales

 

Domestic Markets

Product

Chemicals

Selling Terms

T/T, Cash

 

Export

Product

Chemicals

Selling Terms

L/C, T/T

 

 

Financial Information

 

Subject has no obligations to disclose its financial statements to the third party according to the relevant policy in Taiwan and the only source from which we can obtain the information is the subject itself.

Subject’s relevant staff declined to disclose its financials citing the grounds of company’s confidentiality; from other sources we could not obtain such information, either.

 

 

Bankers

 

Subject declined to disclose its bank details; from other source we could not obtain the relevant information, either.

 

 

Public Record

 

Mortgage

 

No chattel mortgage record of subject has been found within the recent 3 months.

 

Lawsuit

 

Up to date of reporting, no existing or latent litigation of the subject has been found.

 

 

Special Note

 

Interview Details

Name

Ms. Liu

Department

Sales Department

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.64.78

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.54

Euro

1

Rs.73.08

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

HEE

 

 

Report Prepared by :

TPT

 

               

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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