On 6 June, Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co.,
Ltd. (Yangnong Chemical) unveiled its major asset purchase draft, with an
intention to purchase 100% of both Sinochem Crop Protection, Inc. and Sinochem
Shenyang Pesticide Research and Development Co., Ltd. from Sinochem
International Corporation (Sinochem International), a value of USD 133 million
(RMB 913 million), by cash. Notably, both Sinochem International and Yangnong
Chemical are controlled by Sinochem Group Co., Ltd. Shenyang Sciencreat
Chemical Co., Ltd is a subsidiary of Sinochem Crop Protection, Inc. which
mainly concentrates on the production and marketing of pesticide ingredients
such as mesotrione, imazethapyr as well as pymetrozine.
Yangnong Chemical has built long lasting
partnerships with a number of international cross-border pesticide companies. As
a result, the company itself is a strong competitor in the agricultural
chemical industry. Sinochem Shenyang Pesticide Research and Development Co.,
Ltd. also owns a complete pesticide-oriented research institute, which focuses
on the design of new chemical compounds, the development of production
processes, the processing of pesticide formulations and bioactivity screening.
After the reorganization, Yangnong Chemical will incorporate core assets of Sinochem
International’s internal transactions of pesticide business, in order to form a
more complete industrial chain with a system of research, production and
marketing, and to diversify its product mix.
Shanghai Stock Exchange raises 16
questions regarding the acquisition of Sinochem International, valued at RMB913
million
In terms of the acquisition made by
Yangnong Chemical, several questions have been raised. On June 24, Shanghai Stock Exchange issued a
letter covering sixteen questions of restructuring significant assets,
requesting Yangnong Chemical to respond to all the questions and doubts.
Despite the fact that Yangnong Chemical was investigated by Shanghai Stock
Exchange, many brokers think that the incorporation of assets has good future
prospects.
Yangnong Chemical has a high expectation of
the asset acquisition with Sinochem International. Yangnong Chemical implied in
the program that through the acquisition, the listed company will develop
resources by incorporating Sinochem Shenyang Pesticide Research and Development
Co., Ltd. The production of the subsidiary of Sinochem Crop Protection and
global network resources will have synergetic effects with the integration of
businesses, products as well as employees. This will be beneficial for
improving the listed company’s strength of research and development, ways of
marketing and the diversity of pesticides, so that the listed company will gain
more popularity and have a larger influence in China and all over the world.
Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Group Co., Ltd is
an enterprise which produces pesticides, chlor-alkali as well as fine
chemicals. Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co., Ltd. (Yangnong Chemical), controlled
by Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Group Co., Ltd, is the largest production base for
pyrethroid, a late-model biomimetic pesticide in China. Yangnong Chemical was
listed successfully in April 2002. Products such as chlorination products of
nitrobenzene, epichlorohydrin, and pyrethroids for farm and health are in the
lead in the market and are well known in the world. The amount of annual profit
in Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Group Co., Ltd is over RMB 350 million, and the
company now owns three fine chemical industrial bases with complete equipment.
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