Description
SWOT ANALYSIS OF KINGBOARD CHEMICAL HOLDINGS
Kingboard Chemical Holdings
Parent Company
Paul Cheung Kwok Wing’s royal family
Category
Specialty chemicals
Sector
Industrial Products
Tagline/ Slogan
Kaiteki (Sustainability. Health. Comfort)
Global Market leader in the production of laminates and largest PCB USP manufacturer in China.
STP
High – end customers looking for premium quality products and Segment services.
Customers catering to the manufacture of industrial products and Target Group electronic appliances.
Positioning
World’s number 1 producer of laminates.
SWOT Analysis
1. Main operations in China and Thailand with more than 70 manufacturing facilities spanning these 2 regions. 2. Holds more than 4 million square meters of gross floor area at primary operating sites in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Kunshan. 3. Large R&D facilities in the Chinese sites with investments up to HK $2 million. 4. More than 50,000 employees form the strong workforce Strength 5. Strong brand reputation in China and financial stability
1. Overseas demand has declined due to rising foreign exchange prices and duties. 2. The Japan earthquake has severely damaged the Laminates and PCB Weakness business
1. Joint venture with China Blue Chemicals to set up a methanol plant in China, to satisfy the ever-growing demand for methanol. 2. PCB industry’s newest venture of the HDI has also come up as a boon for the company’s high -end chemicals division. 3. Shortage of supply of methanol will increase demand up to 50,000 tonnes and this supply gap will go on expanding. Opportunity 4. Strategic acquisitions of Elec & Eltek have resulted in the expansion
of market share and increased demand for the company’s products in the Hong Kong region.
1. Land and labor costs are increasing consistently which leads to increased capital inputs for setting up new facilities. 2. Raw material prices have increased beyond predictions and continue Threats to harass the company’s process operations.
Competition
1. Park Electrochemical Corp. 2. Rogers Corporation Competitors 3. SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC
doc_342517091.docx
SWOT ANALYSIS OF KINGBOARD CHEMICAL HOLDINGS
Kingboard Chemical Holdings
Parent Company
Paul Cheung Kwok Wing’s royal family
Category
Specialty chemicals
Sector
Industrial Products
Tagline/ Slogan
Kaiteki (Sustainability. Health. Comfort)
Global Market leader in the production of laminates and largest PCB USP manufacturer in China.
STP
High – end customers looking for premium quality products and Segment services.
Customers catering to the manufacture of industrial products and Target Group electronic appliances.
Positioning
World’s number 1 producer of laminates.
SWOT Analysis
1. Main operations in China and Thailand with more than 70 manufacturing facilities spanning these 2 regions. 2. Holds more than 4 million square meters of gross floor area at primary operating sites in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Kunshan. 3. Large R&D facilities in the Chinese sites with investments up to HK $2 million. 4. More than 50,000 employees form the strong workforce Strength 5. Strong brand reputation in China and financial stability
1. Overseas demand has declined due to rising foreign exchange prices and duties. 2. The Japan earthquake has severely damaged the Laminates and PCB Weakness business
1. Joint venture with China Blue Chemicals to set up a methanol plant in China, to satisfy the ever-growing demand for methanol. 2. PCB industry’s newest venture of the HDI has also come up as a boon for the company’s high -end chemicals division. 3. Shortage of supply of methanol will increase demand up to 50,000 tonnes and this supply gap will go on expanding. Opportunity 4. Strategic acquisitions of Elec & Eltek have resulted in the expansion
of market share and increased demand for the company’s products in the Hong Kong region.
1. Land and labor costs are increasing consistently which leads to increased capital inputs for setting up new facilities. 2. Raw material prices have increased beyond predictions and continue Threats to harass the company’s process operations.
Competition
1. Park Electrochemical Corp. 2. Rogers Corporation Competitors 3. SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC
doc_342517091.docx