MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

491021

Report Date :

07.02.2018

 

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BASF COMPANY LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

284, Yeosusandan 2-ro, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, 59610

 

 

Country :

South Korea

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2016

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

15.12.1988

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

417-81-04858

 

 

Legal Form :

Co., Ltd by shares

 

 

Line of Business :

Export/Import Manufacture of Basic Organic Petrochemicals Styrofoam, L-Lysine, EPS, PS, ABS, MPI, TPI

 

 

No. of Employees :

941

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

(Mira Inform has adopted New Rating mechanism w.e.f. 23rd January 2017)

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A+

 

Credit Rating

Explanation

Rating Comments

A+

Low Risk

Business dealings permissible with low risk of default

 

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

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2017)

Current Rating

(30.09.2017)

South Korea

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low Risk

 

A2

Moderately Low Risk

 

B1

Moderate Risk

 

B2

Moderately High Risk

 

C1

High Risk

 

C2

Very High Risk

 

D

 


 

SOUTH KOREA - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable economic success stories, becoming a developed, globally connected, high-technology society within decades. In the 1960s, GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorest countries in the world. In 2004, South Korea joined the trillion-dollar club of world economies.

Beginning in the 1960s under President PARK Chung-hee, the government promoted the import of raw materials and technology, encouraged saving and investment over consumption, kept wages low, and directed resources to export-oriented industries that remain important to the economy to this day. Growth surged under these policies, and frequently reached double-digits in the 1960s and 1970s. Growth gradually moderated in the 1990s as the economy matured, but remained strong enough to propel South Korea into the ranks of the advanced economies of the OECD by 1997. These policies also led to the emergence of family-owned chaebol conglomerates such as Daewoo, Hyundai, and Samsung, which retained their dominant positions even as the government loosened its grip on the economy amid the political changes of the 1980s and 1990s.

The Asian financial crisis of 1997-98 hit South Korea’s companies hard because of their excessive reliance on short-term borrowing, and GDP ultimately plunged by 7% in 1998. South Korea tackled difficult economic reforms following the crisis, including restructuring some chaebols, increasing labor market flexibility, and opening up to more foreign investment and imports. These steps lead to a relatively rapid economic recovery. South Korea also began expanding its network of free trade agreements to help bolster exports, and has since implemented 16 free trade agreements covering 58 countries—including the United State and China—that collectively cover more than three-quarters of global GDP.

In 2017, the election of President MOON Jae-in brought a surge in consumer confidence, in part, because of his successful efforts to increase wages and government spending. These factors combined with an uptick in export growth to drive real GDP growth to more than 3%, despite disruptions in South Korea’s trade with China over the deployment of a US missile defense system in South Korea.

In 2018 and beyond, South Korea will contend with gradually slowing economic growth - in the 2-3% range - not uncommon for advanced economies. This could be partially offset by efforts to address challenges arising from its rapidly aging population, inflexible labor market, continued dominance of the chaebols, and heavy reliance on exports rather than domestic consumption. Socioeconomic problems also persist, and include rising inequality, poverty among the elderly, high youth unemployment, long working hours, low worker productivity, and corruption.

 

Source : CIA

 


Basic Information

 

Basic

 

Company Name

BASF COMPANY LTD.

 

Registered Address

284, Yeosusandan 2-ro, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, Korea

(Old Address System : 373-15, Hwachi-dong, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, Korea)

Building

 

Zip Code

59610

Tel

+82-61-680-7000

Fax

+82-61-684-7260

E-mail

nari.kim@partners.basf.com

Website

www.basf.co.kr;www.basf-korea.co.kr

Trading Address

14th Fl, Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 39, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

(Old Address System : 14th Fl, Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 45, Namdaemunno 4-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea)

Tel

+82-2-3707-3100

Fax

+82-2-3707-3122

Other Address-Ulsan Site-Plastics Factory

472-1, Sanggae-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Korea

Tel

+82-52-279-5800

Fax

+82-52-272-4801

Other Address-Ulsan Site-Plastics Factory

569-30, Yongyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Korea

Tel

+82-52-279-9500

Fax

+82-52-279-9501

Other Address-Ansan Factory

607B-22, Banwol Industrial Complex, 631-3, Seonggok-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Tel

+82-31-599-7513

Fax

+82-31-599-7506

Other Address-Hwaseong Factory

870, Yeocheon-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Korea

Tel

+82-52-278-2000

Fax

+82-52-278-2001

Type

Export/Import

Manufacture of Basic Organic Petrochemicals

Styrofoam, L-Lysine, EPS, PS, ABS, MPI, TPI

Industry

  Main Business

  Sub Business

 

Established (mm/dd/yyyy)

12/15/1988

 

 

Detailed Products

 

Activity

Detailed Products (UNSPSC)

Sell

Polyurethane resins(13111061)

Sell

Polystyrene foam(13111308)

Sell

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin(13111004)

Sell

Chemicals including Bio Chemicals and Gas Materials(12000000)

Sell

Organic derivatives and substituted compounds(12352100)

Sell

Surfactants(12161900)

Sell

Inorganic compounds(12352300)

Sell

Pigments(12171600)

Sell

Other adhesives and sealants(31201600)

Sell

Drugs and Pharmaceutical Products(51000000)

Sell

Plasticizers(12162000)

Sell

Inorganic compounds(12352300)

Sell

Organic peroxides(12352120)

 

 

CEO’s

 

Name

Shin Woo-Sung

Date of Birth

09/12/1957

Title

President & CEO

Nationality

Korean

 

 

Profiles

 

Capital (KRW)

532,546,420,000

Employees

941

Formation

Co., Ltd by shares

Foreign Direct Investment Corporation

Bank Details

KEB Hana Bank –Sales 1 Division

Corporate Registered No.

110111-0600860

Business Registered No.

417-81-04858

Permit & Licenses

05/1999 ISO 9001

 

Int’l Trade No.: 429296

Shareholder Position

Name

Shares

%

BASF BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT GMBH (GERMANY)

106,509,284

100.00

TOTAL

106,509,284

100.00

Company History

1954 Entered Korea as FOHAG(Far East Trading Company)

1980 Established as Hyosung BASF

1982 Established BASF KOREA CO., LTD.

12/1988 Established HANYANG BASF URETHANE CO., LTD.

12/1997 Changed company name to BASF URETHANE KOREA CO., LTD.

03/1998 Changed company name to BASF KOREA STILENIX CO., LTD.

05/1998 Acquired Lysine Business Division from Daesang Corporation

12/1998 Acquired Polyol Business Division from Dong Sung Chemical Co., Ltd.

12/1998 Changed company name to the present name with the acquisition of BASF URETHANE KOREA CO., LTD., BASF KOREA STILENIX CO., LTD. and BASF KOREA CO., LTD.

11/2000 Awarded US$500 Million Export Top Prize

06/2001 Acquired SK Evertech's SM Factory

10/2001 Increased capital to 404,650,000,000 KRW from 354,650,000,000 KRW

05/2003 Acquired Engineering Plastic Business Division from Honeywell

04/2005 Acquired BASF AGRO KOREA CO., LTD.

10/2006 Acquired the operation part of BASF Resin Co., Ltd.

07/31/2007 Increased the authorized shares to 94,930,000 shares from 80,930,000 KRW

01/2008 Sold Gunsan Factory(Lysine: 228, Soryong-dong, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do, Korea) to PAIKKWANG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.(110111-0003709) at USD27,000,000.

05/21/2009 increased capital to 464,650,000,000 KRW from 404,650,000,000 KRW

08/03/2009 Decided to sell Ulsan SM Factory to SK ENERGY CO., LTD.(110111-3710385)

02/01/2010 Acquired CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS KOREA LTD.(110111-0714406) and DAIHAN SWISS CHEMICAL CORP.(110111-0307325)

01/01/2011 Split off KS Divisions, and transferred to STYROLUTION KOREA LTD.(230111-0148328)

01/01/2012 Acquired COGNIS KOEA LTD.(110111-2865090)

08/31/2012 Increased the authorized shares to 100,930,000 shares from 94,930,000 shares

09/14/2012 Increased capital to 481,729,000,000 KRW from 464,650,000,000 KRW

03/18/2014 Increased the authorized shares to 106,930,000 shares from 100,930,000 shares

03/26/2014 Increased capital to 516,625,420,000 KRW from 481,729,000,000 KRW

04/14/2016 Increased capital to 532,546,420,000 KRW from 516,625,420,000 KRW

 

 

Detailed Information

 

Management

 

Job Description

Name

Nationality

Date of Birth

Inauguration Date

President & CEO

Shin Woo-Sung

Korean

09/12/1957

03/02/2009

Director

Mirco Bengel

German

04/13/1978

03/29/2017

Director

Bernhart Quintergellen

German

01/26/1964

09/01/2014

Auditor

Johan Friedrich Wulihi Botger

German

03/18/1965

10/01/2015

 

Financials

 

Year / Unit : KRW

Sales

Assets

Net Income

2016

1,760,895,538,074

1,244,333,369,524

164,746,696,006

2015

1,751,176,419,625

1,174,126,028,816

67,705,155,248

2014

2,062,540,549,272

1,241,930,687,265

64,984,174,133

2013

2,261,706,378,661

1,290,365,566,991

125,126,408,833

2012

2,052,377,984,864

1,150,358,533,984

111,286,722,605

2011

1,981,901,124,110

1,314,309,031,536

228,920,128,968

2010

2,905,643,816,960

1,328,755,510,275

277,702,346,311

2009

2,182,467,001,023

1,131,492,742,826

252,650,621,415

2008

2,409,606,875,106

1,005,708,769,659

90,382,545,153

2007

2,154,041,355,519

1,154,047,696,907

179,289,618,386

2006

1,908,768,117,693

1,236,191,744,609

169,881,499,330

2005

2,088,248,977,659

1,326,167,222,613

128,075,379,460

2004

1,960,457,253,117

1,454,917,869,412

47,803,170,535

2003

1,383,330,951,764

1,461,689,186,845

(-)24,016,453,546

 

Financial Description

 

Authorized Capital(KRW)

534,650,000,000

Paid-Up Capital(KRW)

532,546,420,000

Total Issues Shares

106,509,284

 

 

Balance Sheet

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2016

As of 12/31/2015

As of 12/31/2014

Total Assets

1,244,333,369,524

1,174,126,028,816

1,241,930,687,265

Current Assets

651,027,686,202

633,216,194,635

709,020,847,065

Cash & Cash Equivalents

136,099,128,636

130,110,088,588

51,882,711,136

Trade Receivables & Other Receivables

368,646,871,439

319,095,312,770

406,382,977,261

Inventories

140,770,713,354

175,776,111,768

223,722,484,482

Other Current Assets

5,125,845,682

3,430,030,511

25,227,267,434

Derivatives

385,127,091

4,804,650,998

1,805,406,752

Non-Current Assets

593,305,683,322

540,909,834,181

532,909,840,200

Tangibles

495,366,968,545

508,485,231,680

498,584,828,706

Intangibles

11,339,201,178

12,486,939,004

13,482,414,825

Investment_Subsidiaries

68,153,683,758

-

 

Marketable Financial Instruments

15,710,000

15,710,000

15,710,000

Other Financial Assets

15,643,428,904

16,055,329,747

14,966,037,032

Other Non-Current Assets

2,786,690,937

3,866,623,750

4,302,175,909

Derivatives

 

 

1,558,673,728

Total Liabilities

352,893,128,404

392,505,230,655

424,279,622,125

Current Liabilities

296,566,083,946

310,264,107,678

321,856,676,789

Trade Payables & Other Payables

219,331,506,899

268,813,710,398

307,359,942,004

Current Portion of Long-Term Borrowings

15,105,384,000

13,704,346,000

-

Other Current Financial Debts

1,223,834,002

1,003,357,352

810,355,996

Other Current Liabilities

5,262,870,237

3,365,941,875

9,893,627,478

Provisions

609,000,000

-

 

Derivatives

9,256,594,385

8,107,851,820

3,792,751,311

Deferred Income Tax Assets

45,776,894,423

15,268,900,233

 

Non-Current Liabilities

56,327,044,458

82,241,122,977

102,422,945,336

Long-Term Trade Payables & Other Payables

1,764,037,284

767,382,620

757,268,398

Long-Term Borrowings

30,591,576,000

46,108,080,000

61,868,160,000

Other Non-Current Financial Debts

6,432,703,639

7,656,537,641

8,659,894,993

Other Non-Current Liabilities

1,659,826,782

2,028,677,178

2,397,527,574

Provisions

-

4,226,574,000

4,371,840,000

Confirmed Salaries

6,500,253,701

7,106,724,564

15,097,431,666

Provision for Severance & Retirement

5,976,100,828

6,888,737,781

5,741,986,054

Derivatives

 

 

1,871,903,525

Deferred Income Tax Credit

3,402,546,224

7,458,409,193

1,656,933,126

Capital Stock

532,546,420,000

516,625,420,000

516,625,420,000

Capital Surplus

21,000,594,295

21,082,235,095

21,082,235,095

Others

-10,193,642,755

-10,580,030,508

-16,864,608,281

Profit Surplus

348,086,869,580

254,493,173,574

296,808,018,326

Total Equity

891,440,241,120

781,620,798,161

817,651,065,140

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

1,244,333,369,524

1,174,126,028,816

1,241,930,687,265

 

 

Income Statement

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2016

As of 12/31/2015

As of 12/31/2014

Sales

1,760,895,538,074

1,751,176,419,625

2,062,540,549,272

Cost of Sold Goods

1,403,096,129,219

1,485,718,937,786

1,820,704,512,027

Gross Profit

357,799,408,855

265,457,481,839

241,836,037,245

Selling & Admin. Expenses

132,908,964,498

162,503,042,894

178,040,973,607

Operating Income

224,890,444,357

102,954,438,945

63,795,063,638

Other Net Income

3,132,966,575

1,826,002,848

19,559,713,134

Other Income

104,768,490,271

73,025,022,152

82,901,801,916

Other Expenses

-101,635,523,696

-71,199,019,304

-63,342,088,782

Net Finance Income

-11,466,327,176

-11,034,778,698

-20,211,118,553

Finance Income

7,282,329,848

10,853,968,509

8,769,821,163

Finance Expenses

-18,748,657,024

-21,888,747,207

-28,980,939,716

Income Before Taxes

216,557,083,756

93,745,663,095

63,143,658,219

Income Taxes Expenses

51,810,387,750

26,040,507,847

-1,840,515,914

Net Income

164,746,696,006

67,705,155,248

64,984,174,133

 

Cash Flows

Unit : Korean Won

As of 12/31/2016

As of 12/31/2015

As of 12/31/2014

Operating Activities Cash Flows

155,844,570,679

241,229,792,091

40,808,815,467

Cash Flows from Operating

183,319,765,790

256,870,653,624

50,316,990,981

-Net Income

164,746,696,006

67,705,155,248

64,984,174,133

-Exp. without Cash Outflow

133,894,480,100

93,926,941,197

69,120,550,159

-Revenue without Cash Inflows

-13,143,007,283

-13,867,129,289

-19,694,681,732

-Changes in Asset/ & Liability

-102,178,403,033

109,105,686,468

-64,093,051,579

Interests Received

981,546,643

1,449,024,888

3,360,299,968

Dividends Received

8,141,000

8,141,000

8,341,000

Interests Paid

-2,983,267,602

-3,978,590,047

-4,256,959,551

Income Taxes

-25,481,615,152

-13,119,437,374

-8,619,856,931

Cash Flows from Investing

-75,998,069,162

-52,902,681,728

-84,224,319,534

Cash Inflow from Investing

2,359,314,927

4,176,183,287

3,691,048,649

Cash Outflows for Investing

-78,357,384,089

-57,078,865,015

-87,915,368,183

Cash Flows from Financing

-74,540,677,174

-110,130,355,996

-89,416,976,501

Cash Inflows from Financing

16,139,359,200

29,711,500,000

34,726,127,190

Cash Outflows from Financing

-90,680,036,374

-139,841,855,996

-124,143,103,691

Increase/Decrease in Cash

5,989,040,048

78,227,377,452

-133,052,130,654

Cash at the Beginning of Year

130,110,088,588

51,882,711,136

184,934,841,790

Cash at the End of Year

136,099,128,636

130,110,088,588

51,882,711,136

 

 

Products, Technologies, Services Description

 

Main Products & Services

-Thermoplastics Business

EPS, PS, ABS, SM, Engineering plastics production and sales

 

-Polyurethane Business

MDI, TDI, Polyol production and sales

 

-Chemicals & Performance Products Business

PolyTHK, BDO/THF, Fiber raw materials, Petrochemicals, Intermediates, Textile Chemicals, Leather Chemicals, Pigment & Dyestuff for industry, Specialty Chemicals, Acrylic Monomer & Polymer, Paper Chemicals

 

-Fine Chemicals Business

Animal Nutrition, Lysine Byproducts, Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals, Food Ingredients, Aroma Chemicals for flavor and fragrance, Agro chemical products

Detailed Products Spec.

 

Technologies Acquired

 

 

 

Trade Partners & Competitors

 

Suppliers

BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT(CATALYST)

HANWHA PETROCHEMICALS CO., LTD.(CHLORINE, NITRIC ACID & CAUSTIC SODA)

PAIKKWANG INDUSTRIAL CO.,LTD.(110111-0003709: CHLORINE, CAUSTIC  SODA)

HUCHEMSFINECHEMICALCORPORATION(110111-2611906 : NITRIC ACID)

AIR LIQUIDE KOREA CO., LTD.(110111-1232216 : CARBON MONOXIDE, HYDROGEN)

HEIN CORPORATION(180111-0049915 : FORMALDEHYDE)

SAMYANG CHEMICAL CO., LTD.(110111-0568878 : FORMALDEHYDE)

SKC(ETHYLENE)

Customers

BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

BASF SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE. LTD.

Competitors

SAMSUNG TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS CO., LTD.

411-1, DOKGOT-RI, DAESAN-EUP, SEOSAN-SI, CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO, KOREA

TEL:+82-41-660-6114 FAX:+82-41-681-4812

 

HONAM PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION

11TH FL., LOTTE GWANAK TOWER, 395-67, SINDAEBANG 2-DONG, DONGJAK-GU, SEOUL, KOREA

TEL:+82-2-829-4114 FAX:+82-2-843-1010

 

SAM NAM PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.

4TH FL., SAMYANG CO. BLDG., 263, YEONJI-DONG, JONGNO-GU, SEOUL, KOREA

TEL:+82-2-740-7450~1 FAX:+82-2-745-4225

 

 

Related Parties

 

(Subsidiaries, Joint-Venture & Affiliates)

 

Affiliates

BASF SE

BASF SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE. LTD.

BASF POLYURETHANES GMBH

BASF (THAI) LIMITED

BASF PETRONAS CHEMICALS SDN BHD

BASF HONG KONG LTD.

BASF POLYURETHANE LICENSING

Overseas Office

 

Liaison Office

 

Overseas Branch

 

Joint Venture

 

Subsidiary

BASF COLORS & EFFECTS KOREA LTD.(230111-0258341)

(100.0% held by the subject company)

Corporate Ownership

BASF SE

BASF BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT GMBH

Major Shareholders

BASF BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT GMBH

CARL-BOSCH STRAßE 38, 67056 LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY

TEL: 49-621-60-0 FAX: 49-621-60-42525

Cooperative Enterprise

-Technical Support & Engineering Support

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION

BASF IP MANAGEMENT C.V.

 

 

Sales by Region

 

 (Activity & Markets)

 

The Subject deals with the companies in Germany.

 

 

Court Action

 

No Records.

 

 

News Clipping

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

INR 64.27

UK Pound

1

INR 89.72

Euro

1

INR 79.52

KRW

1

INR 0.059

 

Note : Above are approximate rates obtained from sources believed to be correct

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

VIV

 

 

Report Prepared by :

TRU

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

Credit Rating

Explanation

Rating Comments

A++

Minimum Risk

Business dealings permissible with minimum risk of default

A+

Low Risk

Business dealings permissible with low risk of default

A

Acceptable Risk

Business dealings permissible with moderate risk of default

B

Medium Risk

Business dealings permissible on a regular monitoring basis

C

Medium High Risk

Business dealings permissible preferably on secured basis

D

High Risk

Business dealing not recommended or on secured terms only

NB

New Business

No recommendation can be done due to business in infancy stage

NT

No Trace

No recommendation can be done as the business is not traceable

 

NB is stated where there is insufficient information to facilitate rating. However, it is not to be considered as unfavourable.

 

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·         Financial condition covering various ratios

·         Company background and operations size

·         Promoters / Management background

·         Payment record

·         Litigation against the subject

·         Industry scenario / competitor analysis

·         Supplier / Customer / Banker review (wherever available)

 

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