The offshore company of China National Agrochemical Corporation affiliated to China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina), successfully issued US$ 3 billion bonds on July 20, 2017, including US$ 500 million maturing in 2020 (coupon of 3.00%), US$ 1.5 billion maturing in 2022 (coupon of 3.50%), and US$ 1 billion maturing in 2027 (coupon of 4.125%)

ChemChina is wholly owned by State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC). It’s founded by the state-owned enterprises affiliated to the former Ministry of Chemistry. It has assets totaled 377.642 billion yuan by 2016, with annual sales of 300.127 billion yuan. It’s China’s largest chemical enterprise, ranked 211 among the global 500. It’s rated as BBB+ by Fitch Ratings. The strategic postioning of ChemChina is “old chemistry with new materials”. Its businesses include six segments in chemical new materials and special chemicals, basic chemicals, petroleum processing, agricultural chemicals, tire and rubber, and chemical equipment.

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