Fuyao Group Glass Industries Co., Ltd. FY2007
Business Highlights
Financial Overview (million yuan)
FY2007 | FY2006 | Increases (%) | Factors | |
Sales | 5,165.72 | 3,934.62 | 31.2 | Sales and profit increased
due to the following factors: -growth in the automotive industry in China; -an increase in exports (up 25.79 percent on a year-over-year basis); -greater production volume at car manufacturers at home and abroad. -surging OEM sales outside China (130.06 percent year-on-year increase); -increased sales as a result of the Company's developing new products; -production launch at its new facilities in Guangdong, Beijing, and Hainan, which were completed in 2006. |
Operating profit | 962.07 | 669.74 | 43.6 | |
Ordinary profit | 979.59 | 671.12 | 46.0 | |
Net profit | 917.21 | 613.96 | 49.4 |
New Contracts
-In November 2006, the Fuyao Group Changchun Co., Ltd. passed the screening conducted by Beijing Benz-DaimlerChrysler, and thus won a contract to supply glass for use in the 300C.
-In 2007, the Company won a contract from Bentley Motors to supply automotive glass.
New subsidiaries
-In 2007, the Company continued to expand its product line by establishing the following three subsidiaries to make special glass used in large buses, window trims, and safety glass.
Company name | City | Year established | Product |
Shanghai Fuyao Coach Glass Co., Ltd. | Anting Automobile City, Shanghai | March 2007 | Special glass used in large buses |
Fuyao Automotive Trim (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | May 2007 | Window trims | |
Fuyao Glass (Hubei) Co., Ltd. | Jingmen Development Zone, Hubei | Nov. 2007 | Automotive safety glass |
Production launch at new
plants
-The Fuyao Group Tongliao Co., Ltd.'s Plant No. 2 began producing float
glass in February 2007.
-The Fuyao Group Beijing Futong Safety Glass Co., Ltd. started making
safety glass in August 2008.
-Guangzhou Fuyao Glass Co., Ltd. launched production of safety glass in
October 2007.
-In August 2007, Fuyao Hainan Float Glass Co., Ltd. launched commercial
production on its float glass production line No.1 in August 2007; and
that on its line No. 2 in October 2007. The construction project was included
as one of Hainan Province's 47 important projects for the year 2007. The
facility, which will use silica sand mined in the province and hire local
workers for the new production lines, is expected contribute to the development
of the local economy.
Acquisition
-In November 2007, Fuyao Group (Hong Kong) Limited acquired all shares
in SCHE35 Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH held by Zehner Industriebeteiligungs-Gmbh.
After the shares were acquired, SCHE35 adopted a new name, Fuyao Europe
GmbH. (The shares were valued at 1,025,000 euros.) The new subsidiary
supplies automotive glass such as bonded windshields and glass hinges
used in vehicle front and rear areas to Audi, Volkswagen, Mercedes Benz,
and Porche. This transaction will give Fuyao an edge in the complete automotive
glass chain in the European market.
R&D
Name | Fuyao Technical Center |
Overview | -The technical center currently
conducts its R&D activities in 10 divisions: the automotive glass
research center; construction glass research center; float glass research
center; the research center for cutting-edge technology; CAE/CAM application
research division; technical information and patent division; inspection
and testing center; planning and project management division; production
equipment technology center; and dies and jigs research and development
center. -The center was certifies as a national level research facility in September 2006. -The total investment in 2005 was 157 million yuan; and that in 2006 reached 210 million yuan. |
Recent Development
Coated glass
-In April 2007, The Fuyao Group Shuangliao Co., Ltd. developed dark gray, coated privacy glass and launched mass production of this proprietary product.
Investment Activities
Capital investment projects (as of Dec. 2007)
Projects | Planned amount of
investment (million yuan) |
Amount invested in 2007 (million yuan) |
% so far invested
of the total planned investment amount(%) |
Status |
Setting up two new production lines to make high-end float glass at Fuyao Hainan Float Glass Co., Ltd. | 830.0 | 623.9 | 94 | -The first production line started
commercial operations in August 2007 -The second production line also started mass production, in Oct. 2007 |
Constructing a new facility to manufacture automotive safety glass at Guangzhou Fuyao Glass Co., Ltd. | 600.0 | 397.8 | 80 | Commercial operations began in Oct. 2007 |
Constructing a new facility to manufacture automotive safety glass at the Fuyao Group Beijing Futong Safety Glass Co., Ltd. | 476.6 | 190.9 | 85 | Commercial operations began in Aug. 2007 |
Constructing a new facility to manufacture automotive safety glass at Fuyao Glass (Hubei) Co., Ltd. | 250.0 | 5.4 | 2 | This facility is under construction |
Constructing a new facility to manufacture window trims at Fuyao Automotive Trim (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | 172.9 | 109.8 | 81 | This facility was completed in Nov. 2007 |
Second-phase of an expansion project at Fuyao Group Changchun Co., Ltd. | 84.7 | 39.6 | 90 | This facility is under construction |
Revamping existing float glass production lines at Fuyao Group Tongliao Co., Ltd. in Inner Mongolia. | 50.0 | 11.7 | 100 | Commercial operations began in December, 2007. |
Constructing a new facility to manufacture special glass used in large buses | 19.3 | 12.2 | 63 | Commercial operations began in 2007. |