Moody“s Investors Service (South Korea) said yesterday it has assigned a Baa3 rating to Kumgang Korea Chemical Co. Ltd.“s (KCC) US$ 100 million senior notes, coming due 2008. KCC is the leading Kore…
Moody“s Investors Service (South Korea) said yesterday it has assigned a Baa3 rating to Kumgang Korea Chemical Co. Ltd.“s (KCC) US$ 100 million senior notes, coming due 2008. KCC is the leading Korean manufacturer of industrial paint, glass, building materials, and PVC products. Moody“s said the rating reflects KCC“s leading market position, with long-term customer relationships (including strong links with the strategically-important automobile industry), diversified lines of business with stable operating performance, sound financial profile and conservative management and good access to domestic bank and capital markets. The rating also takes into consideration the risks associated with its high concentration of revenue in the Korean construction industry and the Hyundai Group of companies, and the moderate refinancing risk inherent in most Korean companies.