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CGPC Interim / Quarterly Report 2019

Dec 24, 2019

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China General Plastics Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 and Independent Auditors’ Review Report

勤業眾信聯合會計師事務所 11073 台北市信義區松仁路 100 號 20 樓

Deloitte & Touche 20F, Taipei Nan Shan Plaza No. 100, Songren Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei 11073, Taiwan Tel : + 886 (2) 2725 - 9988 Fax: + 886 (2) 4051 - 6888 www.deloitte.com.tw

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REVIEW REPORT

The Board of Directors and Shareholders China General Plastics Corporation

Introduction

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of China General Plastics Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”) as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the three months then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of the significant accounting policies (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Accounting Standard 34 “Interim Financial Reporting”. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the consolidated financial statements based on our reviews.

Scope of Review

Except as explained in the following paragraph, we conducted our reviews in accordance with the Statement of Auditing Standard No. 65 “Review of Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity”. A review of consolidated financial statements consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Basis for Qualified Conclusion

As disclosed in Notes 13 and 14 to the consolidated financial statements, the financial statements of some non-significant subsidiaries and investments accounted for using the equity method included in the consolidated financial statements were not reviewed. As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the combined total assets of these non-significant subsidiaries and investments accounted for using the equity method were NT$1,023,219 thousand and NT$1,059,819 thousand, respectively, collectively representing 8% of the consolidated total assets, and the combined total liabilities of these non-significant subsidiaries as of March 31, 2019 and 2018 were NT$41,300 thousand and NT$32,546 thousand, respectively, collectively representing 1% of the consolidated total liabilities; for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the amounts of combined comprehensive income (loss) of these non-significant subsidiaries were NT$6,178 thousand and NT$(3,225) thousand, respectively, representing 3% and (1%), respectively, of the consolidated total comprehensive income, and the Group’s share of profit of these investments accounted for using the equity method for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were NT$12,957 thousand and NT$3,221 thousand, respectively, representing 7%, and 1%, respectively, of the consolidated total comprehensive income. The additional disclosures of these non-significant subsidiaries and investments accounted for using the equity method were based on financial statements which were not reviewed by auditors.

  • 1 -

Qualified Conclusion

Based on our reviews, except for the adjustments, if any, as might have been determined to be necessary had the financial statements of the non-significant subsidiaries and investments accounted for using the equity method as described in the preceding paragraph been reviewed, nothing has come to our attention that caused us to believe that the consolidated financial statements do not present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Group as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Accounting Standard 34 “Interim Financial Reporting”.

The engagement partners on the reviews resulting in this independent auditors’ review report are Hsiu-Chun Huang and Cheng-Chun Chiu.

Deloitte & Touche Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China

May 9, 2019

Notice to Readers

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are intended only to present the consolidated financial position, financial performance and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Republic of China and not those of any other jurisdictions. The standards, procedures and practices to review such consolidated financial statements are those generally applied in the Republic of China.

For the convenience of readers, the independent auditors’ review report and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language independent auditors’ review report and consolidated financial statements shall prevail.

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CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 6)
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) - current (Note 7)
Financial assets at amortized cost - current (Notes 9 and 33)
Notes receivable (Note 10)
Trade receivables (Notes 10 and 32)
Other receivables (Note 10)
Other receivables from related parties (Notes 10 and 32)
Current tax assets (Note 4)
Inventories (Note 11)
Prepayments (Notes 3, 16 and 19)
Other current assets
Total current assets
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI) - non-current
(Notes 8 and 25)
Investments accounted for using the equity method (Notes 3 and 14)
Property, plant and equipment (Notes 15, 20, 32 and 33)
Right-of-use assets (Notes 3, 4 and 16)
Investment properties (Notes 17 and 32)
Intangible assets (Note 18)
Deferred tax assets (Note 4)
Long-term prepayments for leases (Notes 3, 16 and 19)
Other non-current assets (Note 33)
Total non-current assets
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings (Note 20)
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) - current (Note 7)
Notes payable (Note 21)
Trade payables (Note 21)
Trade payables to related parties (Notes 21 and 32)
Other payables (Note 22)
Other payables to related parties (Note 32)
Current tax liabilities (Note 4)
Lease liabilities - current (Notes 3, 4, 16 and 32)
Other current liabilities (Notes 23, 26 and 32)
Total current liabilities
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term borrowings (Notes 20, 22 and 33)
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 4)
Lease liabilities - non-current (Notes 3, 4, 16 and 32)
Net defined benefit liabilities - non-current (Note 24)
Other non-current liabilities (Note 33)
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY (Notes 3, 8, 14 and 25)
Ordinary shares
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated earnings
Total retained earnings
Other equity
Total equity attributable to owners of the Company
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS
Total equity
TOTAL
March 31, 2019
(Reviewed)
Amount
%
$ 763,955
6
631,074
5
269,003
2
199,270
2
1,440,572
11
104,620
1
48,037
-
-
-
2,572,845
19
63,552
-

1,251

-

6,094,179

46
118,501
1
264,806
2
5,983,294
45
340,113
3
134,032
1
1,166
-
250,575
2
-
-

56,516

-

7,149,003

54
$ 13,243,182
100
$ 50,000
-
1,384
-
91
-
990,562
8
126,596
1
558,889
4
18,692
-
207,200
2
36,215
-

74,350

1

2,063,979

16
700,000
5
593,890
4
207,233
2
672,304
5

3,765

-

2,177,192

16

4,241,171

32

5,067,596

38

8,931

-
512,954
4
408,223
3

2,514,424

19

3,435,601

26

46,975

1
8,559,103
65

442,908

3

9,002,011

68
$ 13,243,182
100
December 31, 2018
(Audited)
Amount
%
$ 934,680
7
1,432,707
11
268,954
2
195,847
2
1,608,142
12
84,601
1
11,165
-
-
-
1,717,275
13
59,343
-

1,513

-

6,314,227

48
122,640
1
253,998
2
6,009,889
45
-
-
135,277
1
2,493
-
261,613
2
95,184
1

28,774

-

6,909,868

52
$ 13,224,095
100
$ -
-
1,645
-
288
-
915,009
7
171,860
1
754,730
6
14,263
-
181,491
1
-
-

68,412

1

2,107,698

16
1,000,000
8
593,964
4
-
-
707,679
5

3,650

-

2,305,293

17

4,412,991

33

5,067,596

39

8,929

-
512,954
4
408,223
3

2,334,921

18

3,256,098

25

42,017

-
8,374,640
64

436,464

3

8,811,104

67
$ 13,224,095
100
March 31, 2018
(Reviewed)





























































































































Amount
%
$ 833,610
7
1,703,888
13
268,854
2
159,302
1
1,345,321
11
100,617
1
43,245
-
42
-
1,631,589
13
43,323
-

3,033

-

6,132,824

48
104,683
1
301,911
2
5,739,122
45
-
-
139,014
1
7,856
-
275,090
2
101,074
1

32,088

-

6,700,838

52
$ 12,833,662
100
$ -
-
96
-
91
-
587,199
5
171,962
1
589,775
5
14,552
-
237,083
2
-
-

62,720

-

1,663,478

13
1,050,000
8
594,394
4
-
-
727,267
6

3,226

-

2,374,887

18

4,038,365

31

4,919,996

38

8,234

-
385,973
3
408,223
3

2,613,184

21

3,407,380

27

23,064

-
8,358,674
65

436,623

4

8,795,297

69
$ 12,833,662
100

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

(With Deloitte & Touche auditors’ review report dated May 9, 2019)

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CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share) (Reviewed, Not Audited)

NET REVENUE (Notes 26 and 32)

COST OF REVENUE (Notes 11, 27 and 32)

GROSS PROFIT

OPERATING EXPENSES (Notes 27 and 32)
Selling and marketing expenses
General and administrative expenses
Research and development expenses

Total operating expenses

PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
(Notes 7, 14, 27 and 32)
Other income
Other gains and losses
Interest expense
Share of profit of associates accounted for using the
equity method

Total non-operating income and expenses

PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX FROM
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Notes 4 and 28)

NET PROFIT FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
(Note 27)
NET PROFIT (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS (Note 12)

NET PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
**For the Three Months ** **For the Three Months ** **Ended March 31 **
2019
Amount
%
$ 3,227,707
100

2,779,190
86


448,517
14

182,034
6
69,146
2

13,779

-


264,959

8


183,558

6

14,336
-
20,663
1
(3,271)
-

9,878

-


41,606

1

225,164
7

35,305

1

189,859
6

1,109

-


190,968

6
2018



























Amount
%
$ 4,144,200
100

3,174,086
77

970,114
23

214,438
5

85,301
2

14,067

-

313,806

7

656,308
16

24,057
-

(2,706)
-

(2,704)
-

6,986

-

25,633

-

681,941
16

98,161

2

583,780
14

(142)

-

583,638
14
(Continued)
  • 4 -

CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share) (Reviewed, Not Audited)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Notes 8, 14 and 28)
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
Unrealized loss on investments in equity
instruments at FVTOCI

Share of other comprehensive income of
associates accounted for using the equity
method - remeasurement of defined benefit
plans
Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of
associates accounted for using the equity
method - unrealized gain (loss) on investments
in equity instruments at FVTOCI
Income tax relating to items that will not be
reclassified subsequently to profit or loss


Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit
or loss:
Exchange differences on translating the financial
statements of foreign operations
Share of other comprehensive income of
associates accounted for using the equity
method - exchange differences on translating
the financial statements of foreign operations
Income tax relating to items that may be
reclassified subsequently to profit or loss


Other comprehensive income (loss) for the
period, net of income tax

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE
PERIOD

NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Company

Non-controlling interests

**For the Three Months ** **For the Three Months ** **Ended March 31 **
2019
Amount
%
$ (4,139)
-
-
-
2,458
-

-

-


(1,681)

-

7,699
-
496
-

(1,540)

-


6,655

-


4,974

-

$ 195,942

6

$ 184,234
6

6,734

-

$ 190,968

6
2018






















Amount
%
$ (5,073)
-

16
-

(4,230)
-

8,520

-

(767)

-

(4,198)
-

396
-

(1,180)

-

(4,982)

-

(5,749)

-
$ 577,889
14
$ 541,502
13

42,136

1
$ 583,638
14

(Continued)

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CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share) (Reviewed, Not Audited)

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Company

Non-controlling interests


EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 29)
From continuing and discontinued operations
Basic
Diluted
From continuing operations
Basic
Diluted
**For the Three Months ** **For the Three Months ** **Ended March 31 **
2019
Amount
%
$ 189,192
6

6,750

-

$ 195,942

6

$ 0.36
$ 0.36
$ 0.36
$ 0.36
2018




Amount
%
$ 535,773
13

42,116

1
$ 577,889
14
$ 1.07
$ 1.07
$ 1.07
$ 1.07
$ $






The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

(With Deloitte & Touche auditors’ review report dated May 9, 2019)

(Concluded)

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CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2018

Effect of retrospective restatement

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2018, AS
RESTATED
Other changes in capital surplus
Net profit for the three months ended March 31,
2018
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the three
months ended March 31, 2018, net of income
tax

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the three
months ended March 31, 2018

BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2018

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2019

Effect of retrospective restatement

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2019, AS
RESTATED
Other changes in capital surplus
Net profit for the three months ended March 31,
2019
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the three
months ended March 31, 2019, net of income
tax

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the three
months ended March 31, 2019

BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2019
Equity Attributable to Owners of the Company (Notes 3, 8, 14, 25 and 28) Equity Attributable to Owners of the Company (Notes 3, 8, 14, 25 and 28) Equity Attributable to Owners of the Company (Notes 3, 8, 14, 25 and 28) Non-controlling
Total
Interests
$ 7,806,341
$ 394,507


16,562

-


7,822,903
394,507

(2 )
-

541,502
42,136

(5,729)

(20)


535,773

42,116

$ 8,358,674
$ 436,623

$ 8,374,640
$ 436,464


(4,731)

(306)


8,369,909
436,158

2
-

184,234
6,734

4,958

16


189,192

6,750

$ 8,559,103
$ 442,908
Total Equity
$ 8,200,848

16,562
8,217,410
(2 )
583,638

(5,749)

577,889
$ 8,795,297
$ 8,811,104

(5,037)
8,806,067
2
190,968

4,974

195,942
$ 9,002,011
Share Capital
Ordinary
Shares
$ 4,919,996


-

4,919,996
-
-

-


-

$ 4,919,996

$ 5,067,596


-

5,067,596
-
-

-


-

$ 5,067,596
Capital Surplus Total

$ 8,236


-


8,236

(2 )

-

-


-

$ 8,234

$ 8,929


-


8,929

2

-

-


-

$ 8,931
Retained Earnings
Total
$ 2,857,342

-


2,857,342

-

541,502

8,536


550,038

$ 3,407,380

$ 3,256,098

(4,731)


3,251,367

-

184,234

-


184,234

$ 3,435,601
Other Equity Total
$ 20,767

16,562

37,329
-
-

(14,265)


(14,265)

$ 23,064

$ 42,017

-

42,017
-
-

4,958


4,958

$ 46,975
Unrealized
Exchange
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Differences on Gain (Loss) on Investments in
Translating Available-for-
Equity
Foreign
sale Financial
Instruments
Operations
Assets
at FVTOCI
$ (19,583 ) $ 40,350 $ -


-

(40,350)

56,912


(19,583 )
-
56,912

-
-
-

-
-
-

(4,982)

-

(9,283)


(4,982)

-

(9,283)

$ (24,565)
$ -
$ 47,629

$ (15,825 ) $ - $ 57,842


-

-

-


(15,825 )
-
57,842

-
-
-

-
-
-

6,655

-

(1,697)


6,655

-

(1,697)

$ (9,170)
$ -
$ 56,145


















Unpaid
Dividends
$ 7,929


-

7,929
(2 )
-

-


-

$ 7,927

$ 8,622


-

8,622
(3 )
-

-


-

$ 8,619
Others
$ 307

-

307

-
-

-


-

$ 307

$ 307

-

307

5
-

-


-

$ 312
Unappropriated
Legal Reserve Special Reserve
Earnings
$ 385,973 $ 408,223
$ 2,063,146

-

-

-

385,973
408,223
2,063,146

-
-
-
-
-
541,502

-

-

8,536


-

-

550,038

$ 385,973
$ 408,223
$ 2,613,184

$ 512,954 $ 408,223
$ 2,334,921

-

-

(4,731)

512,954
408,223
2,330,190
-
-
-
-
-
184,234

-

-

-


-

-

184,234

$ 512,954
$ 408,223
$ 2,514,424

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

(With Deloitte & Touche auditors’ review report dated May 9, 2019)

  • 7 -

CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) (Reviewed, Not Audited)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income before income tax from continuing operations

Income (loss) before income tax from discontinued operations

Income before income tax
Adjustments for:
Depreciation expenses
Amortization expenses
Net gain on fair value changes of financial assets at FVTPL
Interest expense
Interest income
Share of profit of associates
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Write-down (reversal of write-down) of inventories
Amortization of long-term prepayments for leases
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Financial assets mandatorily classified as at FVTPL
Notes receivable
Trade receivables
Other receivables
Other receivables from related parties
Inventories

Prepayments
Other current assets
Financial liabilities held for trading
Notes payable
Trade payables
Trade payables to related parties
Other payables

Other payables to related parties
Other current liabilities
Net defined benefit liabilities

Cash generated from operations
Interest received
Interest paid
Income tax paid

Net cash generated from operating activities

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of financial assets at amortized cost

Proceeds from sale of financial assets at amortized cost
Payments for property, plant and equipment
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31








2019
$ 225,164

1,109

226,273
147,525
6,899
(18,392)
3,271
(2,401)
(9,878)
(741)
(119)
-
823,856

(3,423)
167,931
(20,510)
(36,858)
(854,805)
(7,598)
262
(4,092)
(197)
75,536
(45,264)
(148,017)
4,425
5,938
(35,375)

274,246
2,905
(3,482)
(172)

273,497

(269,003)

268,954
(189,469)
2018
$ 681,941

(142)
681,799
121,162
6,387
(17,589)
2,704
(1,517)
(6,986)
(427)
1,598
873
(285,092)
20,627
150,852
(27,684)
(37,866)
219,256
10,275
(2,539)
(6,914)
(92)
(33,160)
(60,049)
(78,891)
(8,009)
(23,057)
(312,608)
313,053
1,673
(2,663)

(87)

311,976
(243,854)
243,805
(139,030)
(Continued)
  • 8 -

CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars) (Reviewed, Not Audited)

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

Increase in refundable deposits
Decrease in refundable deposits

Net cash used in investing activities

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from short-term borrowings
Repayments of long-term borrowings

Proceeds from guarantee deposits received
Refunds of guarantee deposits received
Repayment of the principal portion of lease liabilities
Increase (decrease) in other non-current liabilities
Dividends paid to owners of the Company

Net cash generated from (used in) financing activities

EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON THE BALANCE
OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS HELD IN FOREIGN
CURRENCIES

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
PERIOD

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31









2019
$ 1,358

(13,052)
12,921

(188,291)

50,000
(300,000)
918
(800)
(8,391)
(3)
(62)

(258,338)

2,407

(170,725)
934,680

$ 763,955
2018
$ 467
(2)

352
(138,262)
-
-
1,638
(804)
-
2

(88)

748

(3,997)
170,465

663,145
$ 833,610

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

(With Deloitte & Touche auditors’ review report dated May 9, 2019)

(Concluded)

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CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 AND 2018 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise) (Reviewed, Not Audited)

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

China General Plastics Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated and began operations on April 29, 1964. The Company mainly engages in the production and sale of PVC films, PVC leather, PVC pipes, PVC compounds, PVC resins, construction products, chlor-alkali products and other related products.

The Company’s ordinary shares have been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange since March 1973.

The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, collectively referred to as the “Group”, are presented in the Company’s functional currency, the New Taiwan dollar (NT$).

2. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The consolidated financial statements were proposed to the Company’s board of directors on May 9, 2019.

3. APPLICATION OF NEW, AMENDED AND REVISED STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS

  • a. Initial application of the amendments to the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), Interpretations of IFRS (IFRIC), and Interpretations of IAS (SIC) (collectively, the “IFRSs”) endorsed and issued into effect by the FSC

Except for the following, whenever applied, the initial application of the amendments to the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the IFRSs endorsed and issued into effect by the FSC would not have any material impact on the Group’s accounting policies:

 IFRS 16 “Leases”

IFRS 16 provides a comprehensive model for the identification of lease arrangements and their treatment in the financial statements of both lessee and lessor. It supersedes IAS 17 “Leases”, IFRIC 4 “Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease”, and a number of related interpretations. Refer to Note 4 for information relating to the relevant accounting policies.

Definition of a lease

The Group elects to apply the guidance of IFRS 16 in determining whether contracts are, or contain, a lease only to contracts entered into (or changed) on or after January 1, 2019. Contracts identified as containing a lease under IAS 17 and IFRIC 4 are not reassessed and are accounted for in accordance with the transitional provisions under IFRS 16.

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The Group as lessee

The Group recognizes right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases on the consolidated balance sheets except for those whose payments under low-value asset and short-term leases are recognized as expenses on a straight-line basis. On the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, the Group presents the depreciation expense charged on right-of-use assets separately from the interest expense accrued on lease liabilities; interest is computed using the effective interest method. On the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash payments for the principal portion of lease liabilities are classified within financing activities; cash payments for the interest portion are classified within operating activities. Prior to the application of IFRS 16, payments under operating lease contracts, were recognized as expenses on a straight-line basis. Prepaid lease payments for land use rights in China were recognized as prepayments for leases. Cash flows for operating leases were classified within operating activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows.

The Group elects to apply IFRS 16 retrospectively with the cumulative effect of the initial application of this standard recognized in retained earnings on January 1, 2019. Comparative information is not restated.

Lease liabilities were recognized on January 1, 2019 for leases previously classified as operating leases under IAS 17. Lease liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate on January 1, 2019. The Group applies IAS 36 to all right-of-use assets.

The Group also applies the following practical expedients:

  • 1) The Group applies a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics to measure lease liabilities.

  • 2) The Group accounts for those leases for which the lease term ends on or before December 31, 2019 as short-term leases.

  • 3) The Group excludes initial direct costs from the measurement of right-of-use assets on January 1, 2019.

  • 4) The Group uses hindsight, such as in determining lease terms, to measure lease liabilities.

For leases previously classified as finance leases under IAS 17, the carrying amounts of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on January 1, 2019 are determined as at the carrying amounts of the respective leased assets and finance lease payables on December 31, 2018.

The weighted average lessee’s incremental borrowing rate applied to lease liabilities recognized on January 1, 2019 is 1.0392%. The difference between the (i) lease liabilities recognized and (ii) operating lease commitments disclosed under IAS 17 on December 31, 2018 is explained as follows:

The future minimum lease payments of non-cancellable operating lease
commitments on December 31, 2018

Less: Recognition exemption for short-term leases

Less: Recognition exemption for leases of low-value assets


Undiscounted amounts on January 1, 2019


Lease liabilities recognized on January 1, 2019
$ 275,330
(9,539)

(1,495)
$ 264,296
$ 251,779
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The Group as lessor

The Group does not make any adjustments for leases in which it is a lessor, and it accounts for those leases with the application of IFRS 16 starting from January 1, 2019.

The impact on assets, liabilities and equity as of January 1, 2019 from the initial application of IFRS 16 is set out as follows:

Adjustments Adjustments
As Originally Arising from
Stated on Initial Restated on
January 1, 2019 Application January 1, 2019
Prepayments $
3,389
$ (3,389) $ -
Long-term prepayments for leases 95,184 (95,184) -
Investments accounted for using the
equity method 253,998 (2,029) 251,969
Right-of-use assets -
347,344 347,344
Total effect on assets
$

352,571
$ 246,742 $ 599,313
Lease liabilities - current
$

-
$ 36,161 $ 36,161
Lease liabilities - non-current -
215,618 215,618
Total effect on liabilities
$

-
$ 251,779 $ 251,779
Retained earnings $ 3,256,098
$ (4,731) $ 3,251,367
Non-controlling interests 436,464
(306) 436,158
Total effect on equity $ 3,692,562
$ (5,037) $ 3,687,525
  • b. New IFRSs in issue but not yet endorsed and issued into effect by the FSC
New IFRSs
Amendments to IFRS 3 “Definition of a Business”

Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 “Sale or Contribution of Assets
between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture”

IFRS 17 “Insurance Contracts”

Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8 “Definition of Material”
Effective Date
Announced by IASB (Note 1)
January 1, 2020 (Note 2)
To be determined by IASB
January 1, 2021
January 1, 2020 (Note 3)
  • Note 1: Unless stated otherwise, the above New IFRSs are effective for annual periods beginning on or after their respective effective dates.

  • Note 2: The Group shall apply these amendments to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after January 1, 2020 and to asset acquisitions that occur on or after the beginning of that period.

  • Note 3: The Group shall apply these amendments prospectively for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

As of the date the consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue, the Group is continuously assessing the possible impact that the application of other standards and interpretations will have on the Group’s consolidated financial position and financial performance and will disclose the relevant impact when the assessment is completed.

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4. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a. Statement of compliance

The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and IAS 34 “Interim Financial Reporting” as endorsed and issued into effect by the FSC. Disclosure information included in these interim consolidated financial statements is less than the disclosure information required in a complete set of annual consolidated financial statements.

  • b. Basis of preparation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for financial instruments which are measured at fair value and net defined benefit liabilities which are measured at the present value of the defined benefit obligation less the fair value of plan assets.

The fair value measurements, which are grouped into Levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value measurement inputs are observable and based on the significance of the inputs to the fair value measurement in its entirety, are described as follows:

  • 1) Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

  • 2) Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for an asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and

  • 3) Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for an asset or liability.

  • c. Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and the entities controlled by the Company (i.e. its subsidiaries).

Income and expenses of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the period are included in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income from the effective dates of acquisitions up to the effective dates of disposals, as appropriate.

When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those used by the Company.

All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full upon consolidation. Total comprehensive income of subsidiaries is attributed to the owners of the Company and to the non-controlling interests even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.

Changes in the Group’s ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in the Group losing control over the subsidiaries are accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amounts of the interests of the Group and the non-controlling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in their relative interests in the subsidiaries. Any difference between the amount by which the non-controlling interests are adjusted and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity and attributed to the owners of the Company.

See Note 13, Table 6 and Table 7 for detailed information on subsidiaries (including percentages of ownership and main businesses).

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  • d. Other significant accounting policies

Except for the accounting policies of leases, the accounting policies applied in these interim consolidated financial statements are consistent with those applied in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, which can be referenced in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

  • 1) Leases

2019

At the inception of a contract, the Group assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a lease.

a) The Group as lessor

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of a lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Under finance leases, lease payments (less any lease incentives payable) from operating leases are recognized as income on a straight-line basis over the terms of the relevant leases.

  • b) The Group as lessee

The Group recognizes right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases at the commencement date of a lease, except for short-term leases and low-value asset leases accounted for applying a recognition exemption where lease payments are recognized as expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease terms.

Right-of-use assets are initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial measurement of lease liabilities adjusted for lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs needed to restore the underlying assets, and less any lease incentives received. Right-of-use assets are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses and adjusted for any remeasurement of the lease liabilities. Right-of-use assets are presented on a separate line in the consolidated balance sheets.

Right-of-use assets are depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement dates to the earlier of the end of the useful lives of the right-of-use assets or the end of the lease terms.

Lease liabilities are initially measured at the present value of the lease payments. The lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in a lease, if that rate can be readily determined. If that rate cannot be readily determined, the Group uses the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate.

Subsequently, lease liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, with interest expense recognized over the lease terms. When there is a change in future lease payments resulting from a change in an index or a rate used to determine those payments, the Group remeasures the lease liabilities with a corresponding adjustment to the right-of-use-assets. However, if the carrying amount of the right-of-use assets is reduced to zero, any remaining amount of the remeasurement is recognized in profit or loss. Lease liabilities are presented on a separate line in the consolidated balance sheets.

Variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are recognized as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.

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2018

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of a lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

a) The Group as lessor

Rental income from operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease.

  • b) The Group as lessee

Operating lease payments are recognized as expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

  • 2) Taxation

Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax. Interim period income taxes are assessed on an annual basis and calculated by applying to an interim period’s pre-tax income the tax rate that would be applicable to expected total annual earnings. The effect of a change in tax rate resulting from a change in tax law is recognized consistently with the accounting for the transaction itself which gives rise to the tax consequence and is recognized in profit or loss, other comprehensive income or directly in equity in full in the period in which the change in tax rate occurs.

5. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY

Except for the following paragraph, the same critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty as were applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 have been followed in these consolidated financial statements.

Lessees’ Incremental Borrowing Rates

In determining a lessee’s incremental borrowing rate used in discounting lease payments, a risk-free rate for the same currency and relevant duration is selected as a reference rate, and the lessee’s credit spread adjustments and lease specific adjustments (such as asset type, secured position, etc.) are also taken into account.

6. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash on hand and petty cash

Checking accounts and demand deposits
Cash equivalents
Time deposits
Reverse repurchase agreements collateralized
by bonds

March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ 455
$ 484

250,292
207,907
483,258
518,469

29,950

207,820

$ 763,955
$ 934,680
March 31,
2018
$ 460
229,559
463,643
139,948
$ 833,610
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The market rate intervals of cash in banks and reverse repurchase agreements collateralized by bonds as of the end of the reporting period were as follows:

March 31, March 31, December 31, December 31, March 31, March 31,
2019 2018 2018
Cash in banks
0.001%-2.70% 0.001%-3.00% 0.001%-2.22%
Reverse repurchase agreements collateralized by
bonds 0.53% 0.53%-0.55% 0.38%
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT FVTPL
March 31, December 31, March 31,
2019 2018 2018
Financial assets mandatorily classified as at
FVTPL
Derivative financial assets (not under hedge
accounting)
Foreign exchange forward contracts
$ 403
$ 839
$ 1,856
Non-derivative financial assets
Open-end fund beneficiary certificates 407,196 1,222,661 1,501,002
Closed-end fund beneficiary certificates 223,475 209,207 201,030
Overseas unlisted equity investments
-
-
-
$ 631,074
$ 1,432,707
$ 1,703,888
Financial liabilities held for trading
Derivative financial liabilities (not under hedge
accounting)
Foreign exchange forward contracts
$ 1,384
$ 1,645
$ 96

7. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT FVTPL

As of the end of the reporting period, outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts not under hedge accounting were as follows:

Contract Amount
Currency Maturity Date (In Thousands)
March 31, 2019
Buy NTD/USD 2019.04.16-2019.04.26 NTD238,956/USD7,770
Sell USD/NTD 2019.04.02-2019.06.06 USD19,260/NTD591,593
December 31, 2018
Buy NTD/USD 2019.01.07-2019.03.04 NTD521,446/USD16,965
Sell USD/NTD 2019.01.03-2019.03.21 USD19,860/NTD609,577
March 31, 2018
Buy NTD/USD 2018.05.17 NTD68,532/USD2,360
Sell USD/NTD 2018.04.02-2018.05.30 USD18,080/NTD527,380
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The Group entered into foreign exchange forward contracts to manage exposures to exchange rate fluctuations of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. These contracts did not meet the criteria for hedge accounting. Therefore, the Group did not apply a hedge accounting treatment for these contracts.

8. FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FVTOCI

Investments in Equity Instruments at FVTOCI

Non-current
Domestic equity investments
Listed ordinary shares
Asia Polymer Corporation

Unlisted ordinary shares
KHL IB Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ 1,715
$ 1,593


116,786

121,047

$ 118,501
$ 122,640
March 31,
2018
$ 2,035
102,648
$ 104,683

In order to adjust its capital structure, KHL returned part of its capital to shareholders pursuant to the resolution made in the shareholders meeting in June 2018. The return was made by reducing 8.2% of the capital, in aggregation of 12,536 thousand shares (proportionately reducing 82 shares per 1,000 shares) and refunding $820 per 1,000 shares to shareholders. The capital reduction was officially registered on August 16, 2018, and the Company received the capital refund of $7,462 thousand in August 2018.

These investments in equity instruments are held for medium to long-term strategic purposes. Accordingly, the management elected to designate these investments in equity instruments as at FVTOCI as it believes that recognizing short-term fluctuations in these investments’ fair value in profit or loss would not be consistent with the Group’s strategy of holding these investments for long-term purposes.

9. FINANCIAL ASSETS AT AMORTIZED COST

Current
Domestic investments
Pledged time deposits
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ 269,003
$ 268,954
March 31,
2018
$ 268,854

As of March 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the interest rates for pledged time deposits ranged from 0.090% to 1.015%.

Refer to Note 33 for information related to financial assets at amortized cost pledged as security.

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10. NOTES RECEIVABLE, TRADE RECEIVABLES AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Notes receivable
Notes receivable - operating

Trade receivables
At amortized cost
Gross carrying amount

Less: Allowance for impairment loss


Other receivables
Tax refund receivables

Interest receivables
Others
Less: Allowance for impairment loss


Other receivables from related parties (Note 32)
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ 199,270
$ 195,847

$ 1,454,276
$ 1,621,877


(13,704)

(13,735)

$ 1,440,572
$ 1,608,142

$ 96,526
$ 74,916

435
939
7,919
9,000

(260)

(254)

$ 104,620
$ 84,601

$ 48,037
$ 11,165
March 31,
2018
$ 159,302
$ 1,357,501

(12,180)
$ 1,345,321
$ 92,962
405
7,513

(263)
$ 100,617
$ 43,245
  • a. Trade receivables

The Group’s credit period for the sale of goods ranges from 10 days to 60 days. In order to minimize credit risk, the management of the Group has delegated a team responsible for determining credit limits, credit approvals and other monitoring procedures to ensure that follow-up action is taken to recover overdue debts. Before accepting a new customer, the Group surveys the customers’ credit history and measures the potential customer’s credit quality to set a credit limit. A customer’s credit limit and rating are reviewed annually. In addition, the Group reviews the recoverable amount of trade debt at the end of the reporting period to ensure that adequate allowance is made for possible irrecoverable amounts. In this regard, the management believes the Group’s credit risk was significantly reduced.

The Group applies the simplified approach to the recognition of allowances for expected credit losses during the reporting as prescribed by IFRS 9, which permits the use of a lifetime expected losses allowance for all trade receivables. The expected credit losses on trade receivables are estimated using an allowance matrix by reference to past default experience with the respective debtors and an analysis of the debtors’ current financial positions, adjusted for general economic conditions of the industry in which the debtors operate and an assessment of both the current as well as the forecasted direction of economic conditions at the reporting date.

The Group writes off a trade receivable when there is information indicating that the debtor is experiencing severe financial difficulty and there is no realistic prospect of recovery. For trade receivables that have been written off, the Group continues to engage in enforcement activity to attempt to recover the receivables which are due.

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The following table details the loss allowance of trade receivable based on the Group’s allowance matrix.

March 31, 2019

Credit Rating
A
Credit Rating
B
Credit Rating
C
Gross carrying amount
$ 191,404 $ 394,341 $ 205,058
Loss allowance (lifetime ECLs)

-

(3,787)

(5,191)

Amortized cost
$ 191,404
$ 390,554
$ 199,867

December 31, 2018
Credit Rating
A
Credit Rating
B
Credit Rating
C
Gross carrying amount
$ 199,761 $ 417,265 $ 221,341
Loss allowance (lifetime ECLs)

-

(3,888)

(5,571)

Amortized cost
$ 191,761
$ 413,377
$ 215,770

March 31, 2018
Credit Rating
A
Credit Rating
B
Credit Rating
C
Gross carrying amount
$ 177,811 $ 545,489 $ 92,369
Loss allowance (lifetime ECLs)

-

(4,919)

(2,096)

Amortized cost
$ 177,811
$ 540,570
$ 90,273
Others
$ 663,473

(4,726)

$ 658,747

Others
$ 783,510

(4,276)

$ 779,234

Others
$ 541,832

(5,165)

$ 536,667
Total
$ 1,454,276

(13,704)
$ 1,440,572
Total
$ 1,621,877

(13,735)
$ 1,608,142
Total
$ 1,357,501

(12,180)
$ 1,345,321

The aging of notes receivable and trade receivables was as follows:

Not past due

Less than and including 60 days
Over 60 days

March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
March 31,
2018
$ 1,606,259
$ 1,750,493
$ 1,458,965
42,845
64,638
53,950

4,442

2,593

3,888
$ 1,653,546
$ 1,817,724
$ 1,516,803

The above aging schedule was based on the number of days past due from the end of credit term.

The movements of the loss allowance of trade receivables were as follows:

Balance at January 1
Less: Amounts written off
Foreign exchange gains and losses
Balance at March 31
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **


2019
$ 13,735

(44)

13

$ 13,704
2018
$ 12,319
(106)

(33)
$ 12,180
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b. Other receivables

As of March 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Group assessed the impairment loss of other receivables using expected credit losses.

11. INVENTORIES

Finished goods

Work in progress
Raw materials

March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ 1,706,913
$ 1,131,291

42,122
45,025

823,810

540,959

$ 2,572,845
$ 1,717,275
March 31,
2018
$ 1,010,980
42,171

578,438
$ 1,631,589

The cost of inventories recognized as cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $2,779,190 thousand and $3,174,086 thousand, respectively.

The cost of goods sold included reversals of inventory write-down of $119 thousand and inventory writedown of $1,598 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Previous write-downs were reversed as a result of increased selling prices in certain markets.

12. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On October 24, 2011, the Company’s board of directors approved to dispose of Continental General Plastics (Zhong Shan) Co., Ltd. and CGPC Consumer Products Corporation. The details of profit (loss) from discontinued operations and the related cash flows information were as follows:

The operating performance of the discontinued operations included in the consolidated comprehensive income statement were as follows:

Administrative expenses
Loss from operations
Non-operating income
Net profit (loss) from discontinued operations
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **


2019
$ (6,562)

(6,562)

7,671

$ 1,109
2018
$ (9,557)
(9,557)

9,415
$ (142)

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the cash flows from the discontinued operations were as follows:

Net cash generated from (used in) operating activities
Effect of exchange rate changes
Net cash inflow
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31


2019
$ 8,138


1,817

$ 9,955
2018
$ (722)

1,016
$ 294
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13. SUBSIDIARIES

Subsidiaries included in the consolidated financial statements:

Investor
Subsidiary
Nature of Activities
The Company CGPC Polymer Corporation (“CGPCPOL”)
Manufacturing and marketing of PVC resins
Taiwan VCM Corporation (“TVCM”)
Manufacturing and marketing of VCM
CGPC (BVI) Holding Co., Ltd. (“CGPC
(BVI)”)
Reinvestment
CGPC America Corporation (“CGPC
America”)
Marketing of PVC film and leather products
Krystal Star International Corporation
(“Krystal Star”)
Marketing of PVC film and consumer
products
CGPC (BVI)
Continental General Plastics (Zhong Shan)
Co., Ltd. (“CGPC (ZS)”)
Manufacturing and marketing of PVC film
and consumer products
CGPC Consumer Products Corporation
(“CGPC (CP)”)
Manufacturing and marketing of PVC
consumer products
Percentage of Ownership (%)
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2017
March 31,
2018
Note
100.00
100.00
100.00
Subsidiary, a.
87.22
87.22
87.22
Subsidiary, b.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Subsidiary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Subsidiary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Subsidiary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Subsidiary of
CGPC (BVI), c.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Subsidiary of
CGPC (BVI), c.
  • a. On May 23, 2018, the board of directors of CGPCPOL, on behalf of the shareholders, resolved to increase its capital by declaring a share dividend of $223,810 thousand, representing 22,381 thousand shares, respectively. The record date of the capital increase was July 6, 2018.

  • b. On April 23, 2018, the TVCM shareholders in their meeting passed a resolution to increase TVCM’s capital by declaring a share dividend of $112,476 thousand, representing 11,248 thousand shares. The record date of the capital increase was July 6, 2018.

  • c. In October 2011, the board of directors of the Company resolved to dissolve CGPC (ZS) and CGPC (CP). As of March 31, 2019, the dissolution procedures have not yet been completed.

Except for the financial statements of TVCM and CGPCPOL, the financial statements of other non-significant subsidiaries included in the consolidated financial statements were not reviewed by the auditors.

14. INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE EQUITY METHOD

Investments in Associates

  • a. Associates that are not individually material
Listed companies
Acme Electronics Corporation (“ACME”)
Unlisted companies
China General Terminal & Distribution
Corporation (“CGTD”)
Thintec Materials Corporation (“TMC”)

March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ 24,171
$ 24,296

239,187
228,250

1,448

1,452

$ 264,806
$ 253,998
March 31,
2018
$ 23,677
275,927

2,307
$ 301,911
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b. Aggregate information of associates that are not individually material

The Group’s share of:
Gain from continuing operations
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Total comprehensive income for the period
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31


2019
$ 9,878


2,954

$ 12,832
2018
$ 6,986

(3,834)
$ 3,152

At the end of the reporting periods, the percentage of ownership and voting rights held by the Group in the associates were as follows:

March 31, December 31, March 31,
Name of Associates 2019 2018 2018
ACME 1.74% 1.74% 1.74%
CGTD 33.33% 33.33% 33.33%
TMC 10.00% 10.00% 10.00%

The Group in conjunction with its affiliates jointly held more than 20% of each of the shareholdings of ACME and TMC and had significant influence over each entity. Therefore, the Group adopted the equity method to evaluate the above investments.

Fair values (Level 1) of investments in associates with available published price quotations are summarized as follows:

March 31, December 31, March 31,
Name of Associate 2019 2018 2018
ACME $ 44,941 $ 42,241 $ 56,057

All associates are accounted for using the equity method.

Except for those of ACME, the Group’s investments accounted for using the equity method and its share of profit or loss and other comprehensive income or loss as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were not reviewed by auditors for the same periods.

15. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT



Cost

Balance at January 1, 2018

Additions
Disposals
Reclassification
Effect of foreign currency exchange
differences

Balance at March 31, 2018
Freehold Land
$ 2,105,218

-
-
-

-

$ 2,105,218
Buildings and
Improvements
Machinery and
Equipment
Transportation
Equipment
$ 2,052,583
$ 9,508,535
$ 60,655

-
-
-
-
(12,961 )
(874 )
5,985
43,477
-

5,331

486

30

$ 2,063,899
$ 9,539,537
$ 59,811
Miscellaneous
Equipment

$ 330,882

221

(349 )
996

(31)

$ 331,719
Construction in
Progress and
Machinery in
Transit
Total
$ 495,804
$ 14,553,677
126,996
127,217

-
(14,184 )
(50,458 )
-

142

5,958
$ 572,484
$ 14,672,668
(Continued)
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Accumulated depreciation and
impairment


Balance at January 1, 2018

Depreciation expenses

Disposals

Effect of foreign currency exchange
differences


Balance at March 31, 2018


Carrying amounts at March 31, 2018


Cost
Balance at January 1, 2019

Additions
Disposals
Reclassification
Effect of foreign currency exchange
differences

Balance at March 31, 2019


Accumulated depreciation and
impairment


Balance at January 1, 2019

Depreciation expenses

Disposals

Effect of foreign currency exchange
differences



Balance at March 31, 2019


Carrying amounts at December 31, 2018
and January 1, 2019

Carrying amounts at March 31, 2019
Freehold Land
$ -

-
-

-

$ -

$ 2,105,218

$ 2,105,218

-
-
-

-

$ 2,105,218

$ -

-
-

-

$ -

$ 2,105,218

$ 2,105,218
Buildings and
Improvements

$ 1,082,032

17,506
-

3,280

$ 1,102,818

$ 961,081

$ 2,102,358

-
(581 )
8,989

7,339

$ 2,118,105

$ 1,142,183

18,308
(581 )

4,760

$ 1,164,670

$ 960,175

$ 953,435
Machinery and
Equipment
Transportation
Equipment
$ 7,417,915
$ 43,723

97,230
1,337

(12,940 )
(874 )

523

30

$ 7,502,728
$ 44,216

$ 2,036,809
$ 15,595

$ 9,750,059
$ 64,478

79
-

(35,324 )
(6,114 )
355,699
1,729

767

46

$ 10,071,280
$ 60,139

$ 7,595,905
$ 46,767

112,391
1,510

(35,293 )
(5,556 )
760

41

$ 7,673,763
$ 42,762

$ 2,154,154
$ 17,711

$ 2,397,517
$ 17,377
Miscellaneous
Equipment

$ 271,735

3,843

(330 )

(11)

$ 275,237

$ 56,482

$ 341,757

-

(2,483 )
2,912

66

$ 342,252

$ 280,977

4,538

(2,455 )

36

$ 283,096

$ 60,780

$ 59,156
Construction in
Progress and
Machinery in
Transit
$ 8,411

-

-

136

$ 8,547

$ 563,937

$ 719,920

140,241

-
(401,500 )

183

$ 458,844

$ 8,069

-

-

184

$ 8,253

$ 711,851

$ 450,591
Total
$ 8,823,816
119,916
(14,144 )

3,958
$ 8,933,546
$ 5,739,122
$ 15,083,790
140,320

(44,502 )

(32,171 )

8,401
$ 15,155,838
$ 9,073,901
136,747
(43,885 )

5,781
$ 9,172,544
$ 6,009,889
$ 5,983,294

(Concluded)

The above items of property, plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings and improvements
Dormitories, restaurants and office buildings 26 to 60 years
Cell room and improvements 5 to 21 years
General plants and improvements 3 to 45 years
Machinery and equipment
Chemical industry equipment 5 to 8 years
Machinery manufacturing equipment 5 to 8 years
Electrical equipment and tanks 10 to 26 years
Other equipment 2 to 15 years
Transportation equipment
Cars 2 to 7 years
Forklifts 5 to 8 years
Other vehicles 2 to 15 years
Other equipment 2 to 10 years
Miscellaneous equipment
General office computers 2 to 5 years
Industrial computers 3 to 15 years
Other miscellaneous equipment 3 to 21 years

For the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Group does not performed impairment assessment due to no impairment loss was recognized.

The Group set out the property, plant and equipment pledged as collateral for bank borrowings in Note 33.

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16. LEASE ARRANGEMENTS

  • a. Right-of-use assets - 2019

March 31, 2019

Carrying amounts Land $ 289,519 Buildings 16,405 Machinery 34,189 $ 340,113

For the Three
Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Depreciation charge for right-of-use assets
Land $ 6,184
Buildings 1,070
Machinery
2,279
$ 9,533
  • b. Lease liabilities - 2019
March 31, 2019
Carrying amounts
Current $ 36,215
Non-current $ 207,233
Range of discount rate for lease liabilities was as follows:
March 31, 2019
Land 1.0392%
Buildings 1.0392%
Machinery 1.0392%
  • c. Material lease-in activities and terms

The Group leases certain land and buildings for the use of product manufacturing and office with lease terms of 2 to 15 years. The Group does not have bargain purchase options to acquire the leasehold land and buildings at the end of the lease terms.

The Group also leases machinery for the use of product manufacturing and Group’s operations with lease terms of 5 years.

The lease contract for land located in Kaohsiung specifies that lease payments will be adjusted on the basis of changes in announced land value prices.

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d. Other lease information

2019

For the Three
Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Expenses relating to short-term leases $ 2,937
Expenses relating to low-value asset leases $ 153
Total cash outflow for leases $ (12,128)

The Group leases certain buildings, transportation equipment which qualify as short term leases and certain land and office equipment which qualify as low-value asset leases. The Group has elected to apply the recognition exemption and thus, did not recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for these leases.

2018

The future minimum lease payments of non-cancellable operating lease commitments are as follows:

December 31,
2018
Not later than 1 year
$ 46,518

Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
140,238
Later than 5 years

88,574

$ 275,330
March 31,
2018
$ 46,132
156,121

99,585
$ 301,838

17. INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

Freehold land

Buildings and improvements

March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ 13,204
$ 13,204


120,828

122,073

$ 134,032
$ 135,277
March 31,
2018
$ 13,204

125.810
$ 139,014

The Group’s investment properties are located in Toufen Industrial District. Due to the characteristics of the district, the market for comparable properties is inactive and alternative reliable measurements of fair value were not available. Therefore, the Group determined that the fair value of its investment properties is not reliably measurable.

The Company leased the land in Toufen to USIO with a lease term from June 16, 2017 to June 15, 2018. After the lease contract expired, it was resigned with a new lease term from June 16, 2018 to June 15, 2020. USIO does not have a bargain purchase option to acquire the leased factory at the expiry of the lease period.

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The maturity analysis of lease payments receivable under operating leases of investment properties in 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

March 31, December 31, March 31,
2019 2018 2018
Year 1 $ 11,777 $ 11,777 $ 11,777
Year 2 2,944 5,889 11,777
Year 3
-

-

2,944
$ 14,721 $ 17,666 $ 26,498

The investment properties are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings and improvements

26 years

18. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

March 31, March 31, December 31, December 31, March 31, March 31,
2019 2018 2018
Computer software $
1,166
$
2,070
$
3,625
Technical authorization - 423 4,231
$
1,166
$
2,493
$
7,856

Except for the recognition of the amortization expense, there were no material additions, disposals and impairments happening for the Group's intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Computer software 3 years Technical authorization 7 years

19. PREPAYMENTS FOR LEASES


Current (included in prepayments)

Non-current

March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ -
$ 3,389


-

95,184

$ -
$ 98,573
March 31,
2018
$ 3,505

101,074
$ 104,579

Starting from January 1, 2019, the Group applied IFRS 16 and reclassified the prepayments for leases which are the land use rights in Mainland China as the right-of-use assets. Refer to Notes 3 and 16 for the related disclosures.

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20. BORROWINGS

  • a. Short-term borrowings
Unsecured borrowings
Bank loans
March 31,
2019

$ 50,000
December 31,
2018
$ -
March 31,
2018
$ -

As of March 31, 2019, the interest rates of the revolving bank loan was 0.90% (as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018: None).

  • b. Long-term borrowings
Line of credit borrowings

Secured loans


The range of interest rate
March 31,
2019

$ 200,000


500,000

$ 700,000

1.04%
December 31,
2018
March 31,
2018
$ 500,000
$ 500,000
500,000

550,000
$ 1,000,000
$ 1,050,000
0.99%-1.04%
0.99%
$

In order to enrich medium-term working capital, CGPCPOL entered into a 3-year credit contract with KGI Bank with a revolving credit limit of $500,000 thousand. As of March 31, 2019, the utilized credit amounted to $200,000 thousand. In addition, CGPCPOL entered into another 5-year credit contract with KGI Bank and the credit limit was reduced to $950,000 thousand on November 30, 2018. As of March 31, 2019, the utilized credit amounted to $500,000 thousand. The Group set out the assets as pledged collateral for bank borrowings in Note 33.

21. NOTES PAYABLE AND TRADE PAYABLES

Notes payable
Operating

Trade payables (including from related parties)
Operating
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ 91
$ 288

$ 1,117,158
$ 1,086,869
March 31,
2018
$ 91
$ 759,161

The average payment period of trade payables was 2 months. The Group has financial risk management policies in place to ensure that all payables are paid within the pre-agreed credit terms.

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22. OTHER PAYABLES - CURRENT

Payables for salaries or bonuses

Payables for freight
Payables for utilities
Payables for purchases of equipment
Payables for fuel fees
Others


23. REFUND LIABILITIES
Refund liability (presented in other current
liabilities)
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ 155,604
$ 305,678

67,477
73,585
57,900
60,241
52,967
100,624
23,746
19,830

201,195

194,772

$ 558,889
$ 754,730

March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ 17,433
$ 23,750
March 31,
2018
$ 201,732
82,013
61,452
52,676
18,816

173,086
$ 589,775
March 31,
2018
$ 15,966

The provision for customer returns and rebates was based on historical experience, management’s judgments and other known reasons for which estimated product returns and rebates may occur in the year. The provision was recognized as a reduction of operating income in the periods of the sales of the related goods.

24. RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

Employee benefits expense in respect of the Group’s defined benefit retirement plans was calculated using the actuarially determined pension cost rate at the end of the prior financial year which was stated in the respective 2018 and 2017 actuarial report; the employee benefits expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $5,270 thousand and $6,670 thousand, respectively. Under the defined benefit plans adopted by the Company and its subsidiary, TVCM, the Company and TVCM contribute amounts equal to 10% of total monthly salaries and wages to a pension fund administered by the pension fund monitoring committee.

The Group contributed $40,645 thousand and $319,277 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, to the pension fund which was designated by the Supervisory Committee of Workers’ Pension Preparation Fund.

25. EQUITY

  • a. Ordinary shares
Number of shares authorized (in thousands)

Shares authorized

Number of shares issued and fully paid
(in thousands)

Shares issued
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018

650,000

650,000

$ 6,500,000
$ 6,500,000


506,760

506,760

$ 5,067,596
$ 5,067,596
March 31,
2018

500,000
$ 5,000,000

492,000
$ 4,919,996
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The holders of issued ordinary shares with a par value of $10 are entitled to the right to vote and to receive dividends.

b. Capital surplus

The capital surplus generated from donations and the excess of the issuance price over the par value of share capital (including the shares issued from new capital) may be used to offset a deficit; in addition, when the Company has no deficit, such capital surplus may be distributed as cash dividends or share dividends up to a certain percentage of the Company’s paid-in capital.

The capital surplus arising from investments accounted for using the equity method may not be used for any purpose.

c. Retained earnings and dividends policy

Under the dividends policy as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, where the Company made a net income in a fiscal year, the profit shall be used first for offsetting losses of previous years, setting aside as legal reserve 10% of the remaining profit, setting aside or reversing a special reserve in accordance with the laws and regulations, and then any remaining profit together with any undistributed retained earnings shall be used by the Company’s board of directors as the basis for proposing a distribution plan, which should be resolved in the shareholders’ meeting for the distribution of dividends and bonuses to shareholders. The industry that the Company operates in is in the maturity stage. Consequently, in order to take R&D needs and diversification into consideration, shareholders’ dividends shall not be less than 10% of the distributable earnings in the current year, of which the cash dividends shall not be less than 10% of the total dividends. However, if the distributable earnings of the year is less than $0.1 per share, it shall not be distributed. For the policies on the distribution of employees’ compensation and remuneration of directors before and after amendment, refer to “Employees’ compensation and remuneration of directors” in Note 27-f.

The appropriation of earnings to the legal reserve shall be made until the legal reserve equals the Company’s paid-in capital. The legal reserve may be used to offset deficits. If the Company has no deficit and the legal reserve has exceeded 25% of the Company’s paid-in capital, the excess may be transferred to capital or distributed in cash.

Items referred to under Rule No. 1010012865, Rule No. 1010047490 and Rule No. 1030006415 issued by the FSC and the directive titled “Questions and Answers for Special Reserves Appropriated Following Adoption of IFRSs” should be appropriated to or reversed from a special reserve by the Company.

The appropriations of earnings for 2018 and 2017 as approved in the Company’s board of directors on March 6, 2019 and shareholders’ meeting on June 22, 2018, respectively, were as follows:

Legal reserve

Cash dividends
Share dividends
Appropriation of Earnings

For the Year Ended
December 31
2018
2017
$ 127,616
$ 126,981
760,139
737,999

202,704
147,600
Dividends Per Share (NT$)
For the Year Ended
**December 31 **
2018
2017
$ 1.5
$ 1.5
0.4
0.3

The appropriations of earnings for 2018 are subject to resolution in the shareholder’s meeting to be held on June 21, 2019.

  • 29 -

d. Special reserve

The Company appropriated a special reserve in the amount of $408,223 thousand after offsetting a deficit of $428,727 thousand, which was from the net increase of retained earnings arising from the initial adoption of IFRSs. As of March 31, 2019, there was no change.

e. Other equity items

  • 1) Exchange differences on translating the financial statements of foreign operations
Balance at January 1
Effect of change in tax rate
Recognized during the period
Exchange differences on translating the financial
statements of foreign operations
Related income tax
Share of exchange differences of associates accounted for
using the equity method
Balance at March 31
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial assets at FVTOCI
Balance at January 1
Recognized during the period
Unrealized loss on equity instruments
Share of gain (loss) of associates accounted for using the
equity method
Balance at March 31
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
2019
2018
$ (15,825)
$ (19,583)
-
(2,020)
7,699
(4,198)
(1,540)
840

496

396
$ (9,170)
$ (24,565)
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **


2019
$ 57,842

(4,155)

2,458

$ 56,145
2018
$ 56,912
(5,053)

(4,230)
$ 47,629
  • 2) Unrealized gain (loss) on financial assets at FVTOCI

26. REVENUE

a. Revenue from contracts with customers

Revenue from the sale of goods
PVC products

VCM products

For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31


2019
$ 2,959,617

268,090

$ 3,227,707
2018
$ 3,769,433

374,767
$ 4,144,200

Refer to Note 37 for information about revenue from contracts with customers.

  • 30 -

b. Contract balances

Refer to Note 10 for information related to notes receivable and trade receivables.

March 31, December 31, March 31,
2019 2018 2018
Contract liabilities (presented in other current
liabilities) $ 34,425 $ 23,211 $ 24,711

The changes in the balance of contract liabilities primarily result from the timing difference between the Group’s performance and the respective customers’ payment.

27. NET PROFIT FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

Net profit from continuing operations was attributable to:

Owners of the Company

Non-controlling interests

For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31


2019
$ 183,125

6,734

$ 189,859
2018
$ 541,644

42,136
$ 583,780

a. Other income

Interest income
Bank deposits
Financial assets at amortized cost
Others
Rental income
Others
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
2019
$ 2,089
120

136
2,345
3,120

8,871
$ 14,336
2018
$ 1,311
120

45
1,476
3,148
19,433
$ 24,057
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b. Other gains and losses


Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Gross foreign exchange gains
Gross foreign exchange losses
Loss on financial liabilities held for trading (see Note 7)
Gain on financial assets mandatorily classified as at FVTPL (see
Note 7)
Others
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
2019
$ 741
13,904
(5,583)
(2,513)
17,017

(2,903)
$ 20,663
2018
$ 427
25,036
(43,792)
(4,249)
23,534

(3,662)
$ (2,706)

c. Interest expense

Interest on bank loans
Interest on lease liabilities
Less: Capitalized interest (included in construction in progress)
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
2019
$ 2,636
647

(12)
$ 3,271
2018
$ 2,767
-

(63)
$ 2,704

Information about capitalized interest was as follows:

Capitalized interest
Capitalization rate
Depreciation and amortization
Property, plant and equipment

Right-of-use assets
Investment properties
Intangible assets
Others

For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
2019
2018
$ 12
$ 63
0.53%
0.93%
For the Three Months Ended
March 31


2019
$ 133,723

8,668
1,245
1,327
5,572

$ 150,535
2018
$ 116,904
-
1,246
2,382

4,005
$ 124,537

d. Depreciation and amortization

(Continued)

  • 32 -
An analysis of depreciation by function
Operating costs

Operating expenses
Non-operating expenses


An analysis of amortization by function
Operating costs

General and administrative expenses


e. Employee benefits expense
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31





2019
2018
$ 138,326
$ 115,081
4,065
1,823
1,245

1,246
$ 143,636
$ 118,150
$ 5,995
$ 5,274
904

1,113
$ 6,899
$ 6,387
(Concluded)
Post-employment benefits
Defined contribution plans

Defined benefit plans (see Note 24)

Other employee benefits

Total employee benefits expense

An analysis of employee benefits expense by function
Operating costs

Operating expenses

For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31






2019
$ 6,718

5,270

11,988
293,228

$ 305,216

$ 242,184

63,032

$ 305,216
2018
$ 6,293

6,670
12,963

342,854
$ 355,817
$ 274,834

80,983
$ 355,817

f. Employees’ compensation and remuneration of directors

The Company accrued employees’ compensation and remuneration of directors at rates of no less than 1% and no higher than 1%, respectively, of net profit before income tax, employees’ compensation and remuneration of directors. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the employees’ compensation and the remuneration of directors were as follows:

Accrual rate

Employees’ compensation
Remuneration of directors
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
2019
2018
1%
1%
-
-
  • 33 -

Accrual amount

Employees’ compensation For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
2019
$ 2,062
2018
$ 5,504

If there is a change in the amounts after the annual consolidated financial statements are authorized for issue, the differences are recorded as a change in the accounting estimate.

The employees’ compensation and remuneration of directors for 2018 and 2017, which have been approved by the Company’s board of directors on March 6, 2019 and March 12, 2018, respectively, were as follows:

Amount

Employees’ compensation
2018
$ 13,975
2017
$ 14,300

There was no difference between the actual amounts of employees’ compensation and remuneration of directors paid and the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 2018 and 2017.

Information on the employees’ compensation and remuneration of directors resolved by the Company’s board of directors in 2019 and 2018 is available at the Market Observation Post System website of the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

28. INCOME TAX RELATING TO CONTINUING OPERATIONS

a. Major components of income tax expense recognized in profit or loss

Current tax
In respect of the current period
Deferred tax
In respect of the current period
Adjustments to deferred tax attributable to changes in tax rates
and laws
Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **



2019
$ 25,881

9,424

-


9,424

$ 35,305
2018
$ 95,154
42,896
(39,889)

3,007
$ 98,161

The Income Tax Act in the ROC was amended in 2018, and the corporate income tax rate was adjusted from 17% to 20%, effective in 2018. The effect of the change in the tax rate on deferred tax income (to be recognized in profit or loss) is recognized in full in the period in which the change in tax rate occurs. In addition, the rate of the corporate surtax applicable to the 2018 unappropriated earnings will be reduced from 10% to 5%.

  • 34 -

  • b. Income tax recognized in other comprehensive income

Deferred tax
Adjustments to deferred tax attributable to changes in tax rates
and law
In respect of the current period
Translation of foreign operations
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31


2019
$ -


(1,540)

$ (1,540)
2018
$ 6,500

840
$ 7,340

c. Income tax assessments

The income tax returns of the Company and TVCM through 2017 have been assessed by the tax authorities, while the income tax returns of the CGPCPOL through 2016 have been assessed by the tax authorities.

  • d. Income tax related to subsidiaries

CGPC (BVI) and Krystal Star had no income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 due to relevant tax exemptions in compliance with the regulations of the locations where the entities were established. The applicable tax rate used by CGPC America is a state rate of 9% and the federal tax rate was adjusted from 30% to 21%.

29. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Unit: NT$ Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share
From continuing operations and discontinued operations
From discontinued operations
From continuing operations
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
2019
$ 0.36

-
$ 0.36
2018
$ 1.07

-
$ 1.07

The weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the earnings per share computation was adjusted retroactively for the issuance of bonus shares on August 3, 2018. The basic and diluted earnings per share adjusted retrospectively for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were as follows:

Unit: NT$ Per Share

Before After
Retrospective Retrospective
Adjustment Adjustment
Basic and diluted earnings per share
From continuing and discontinued operations $ 1.10 $
1.07
From discontinued operations
-
-
From continuing operations $ 1.10 $
1.07
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The earnings and weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding in the computation of earnings per share from continuing operations were as follows:

Net Profit (Loss) for the Period

Profit for the period attributable to owners of the Company (earnings
used in computation of basic and diluted earnings per share)

Add: Profit (loss) for the period from discontinued operations

Earnings used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share from continuing operations

Ordinary Shares Outstanding (In Thousands of Shares)
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **


2019
$ 184,234

(1,109)

$ 183,125
2018
$ 541,502

142
$ 541,644
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computation of
basic earnings per share
Effect of potentially dilutive ordinary shares:
Employees’ compensation
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the
computation of diluted earnings per share
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
2019
506,760

564
507,324
2018
506,760

545
507,305

If the Group offered to settle compensation paid to employees in cash or shares, the Group assumed the entire amount of the compensation would be settled in shares, and the resulting potential shares were included in the weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted earnings per share, as the effect is dilutive. Such dilutive effect of the potential shares is included in the computation of diluted earnings per share until the number of shares to be distributed to employees is resolved in the following year.

30. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

The Group manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Group will be able to continue as going concerns while maximizing the return to shareholders through the optimization of the debt and equity balance.

31. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

a. Fair value of financial instruments not measured at fair value

The management of the Group believes the carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities recognized in the consolidated financial statements approximate their fair value.

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  • b. Fair value of financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  • 1) Fair value hierarchy

March 31, 2019
Financial assets at FVTPL
Derivative financial assets
Fund beneficiary
certificates
Investments in equity
instruments
Overseas unlisted equity
investments


Financial assets at FVTOCI
Investments in equity
instruments
Domestic listed equity
investments

Domestic unlisted equity
investments


Financial liabilities at
FVTPL
Derivatives financial
liabilities

December 31, 2018
Financial assets at FVTPL
Derivative financial assets
Fund beneficiary
certificates
Investments in equity
instruments
Overseas unlisted equity
investments

Level 1
$ -
630,671

-

$ 630,671

$ 1,715

-

$ 1,715

$ -

Level 1
$ -
1,431,868

-

$ 1,431,868
Level 2
$ 403

-

-

$ 403

$ -

-

$ -

$ 1,384

Level 2
$ 839

-

-

$ 839
Level 3
$ -

-

-

$ -

$ -

116,786

$ 116,786

$ -

Level 3
$ -

-

-

$ -
Total
$ 403

630,671

-
$ 631,074
$ 1,715

116,786
$ 118,501
$ 1,384
Total
$ 403

1,431,868

-
$ 1,432,707
(Continued)
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Financial assets at FVTOCI
Investments in equity
instruments
Domestic listed equity
investments

Domestic unlisted equity
investments


Financial liabilities at
FVTPL
Derivatives financial
liabilities

March 31, 2018
Financial assets at FVTPL
Derivative financial assets
Fund beneficiary
certificates
Investments in equity
instruments
Overseas unlisted equity
investments


Financial assets at FVTOCI
Investments in equity
instruments
Domestic listed equity
investments

Domestic unlisted equity
investments


Financial liabilities at
FVTPL
Derivatives financial
liabilities
Level 1
$ 1,593

-

$ 1,593

$ -

Level 1
$ -
1,702,032

-

$ 1,702,032

$ 2,035

-

$ 2,035

$ -
Level 2
$ -

-

$ -

$ 1,645

Level 2
$ 1,856

-

-

$ 1,856

$ -

-

$ -

$ 96
Level 3
$ -

121,047

$ 121,047

$ -

Level 3
$ -

-

-

$ -

$ -

102,648

$ 102,648

$ -
Total
$ 1,593

121,047
$ 122,640
$ 1,645
(Concluded)
Total
$ 1,856

1,702,032

-
$ 1,703,888
$ 2,035

102,648
$ 104,683
$ 96

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

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  • 2) Reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements of financial instruments

For the three months ended March 31, 2019

Financial Assets
Financial Assets at FVTOCI
Balance at January 1, 2019
$ 121,047
Recognized in other comprehensive loss (included in unrealized loss on financial
assets at FVTOCI)

(4,261)
Balance at March 31, 2019
$ 116,786
For the three months ended March 31, 2018
Financial Assets
Financial Assets at FVTOCI
Balance at January 1, 2018
$ 107,562
Recognized in other comprehensive loss (included in unrealized loss on financial
assets at FVTOCI)

(4,914)
Balance at March 31, 2018
$ 102,648
  • 3) Valuation techniques and inputs applied for Level 2 fair value measurement
Financial Instruments
Derivatives - foreign exchange
forward contracts
Valuation Techniques and Inputs
Discounted cash flow:
Future cash flows are estimated based on observable forward
exchange rates at the end of the reporting period and contract
forward rates, discounted at a rate that reflects the credit risk
of various counterparties.
  • 4) Valuation techniques and inputs applied for Level 3 fair value measurement

To determine the fair value for Level 3 financial instruments, the Group’s financial department conducts independent fair value verification using independent resources so as to better reflect the market conditions, as well as periodically reviewing the valuation results in order to guarantee the rationality of the measurement. For unlisted domestic equity investments, the Group utilizes the asset approach and takes into account the most recent net asset value, observable financial status as well as the financing activities of investees in order to determine their net asset value. The unobservable input used was a discount for the lack of marketability of 15% on March 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018. When other inputs remain unchanged, the fair value will decrease by $1,374 thousand, $1,424 thousand and $1,208 thousand if the discount for lack of marketability increases by 1%.

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c. Categories of financial instruments

March 31, March 31, December 31, March 31,
2019 2018 2018
Financial assets
Financial assets at FVTPL
Mandatorily classified at FVTPL
$ 631,074 $ 1,432,707
$ 1,703,888
Financial assets at amortized cost
Cash and cash equivalents 763,955 934,680 833,610
Pledge time deposits 269,003 268,954 268,854
Notes receivable 199,270 195,847 159,302
Trade receivables (including related
parties) 1,440,572 1,608,142 1,345,321
Other receivables (including related parties
and excluding tax refund receivable) 56,131 20,850 50,900
Refundable deposits 17,025 16,281 16,282
Financial assets at FVTOCI
Equity instruments 118,501 122,640 104,683
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities at FVTPL
Held for trading 1,384 1,645 96
Financial liabilities measured at amortized
cost
Short-term borrowings 50,000 - -
Notes payable 91 288 91
Trade payables (including related parties) 1,117,158 1,086,869 759,161
Other payables (including related parties) 421,977 768,993 604,327
Long-term borrowings 700,000 1,000,000 1,050,000
Guarantee deposits 3,418 3,300 2,876
  • d. Financial risk management objectives and policies

The Group’s conduct of risk control and hedging strategy is influenced by the operational environment. The Group monitors and manages the financial risk by business nature and risk dispersion.

These risks include market risk (including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk.

1) Market risk

The Group’s operating activities exposed itself primarily to the market risks of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.

There has been no change to the Group’s exposure to market risks or the manner in which these risks were managed and measured.

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a) Foreign currency risk

The Group conducted foreign currency sales and purchases, which exposed the Group to foreign currency risk. In order to avoid the impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes, which lead to deductions in foreign currency denominated assets and fluctuations in their future cash flows, the Group maintains a balance of hedged net foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. The Group also utilizes foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge the currency exposure. The use of foreign exchange forward contracts is regulated by the policies passed by the Group’s board of directors. Internal auditors focus on reviewing the observance of the policies and the quota of risk exposures. The foreign exchange forward contracts that the Group engaged in were not for speculation purposes.

The carrying amounts of the Group’s foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities as of the end of the reporting period are set out in Note 35.

Sensitivity analysis

The Group’s sensitivity analysis mainly focuses on the foreign currency risk of U.S. dollars at the end of the reporting period. Assuming a 3% strengthening/weakening of the functional currency against U.S. dollars, the net income before tax for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 would have decreased/increased by $24,990 thousand and $32,615 thousand, respectively.

In management’s opinion, the sensitivity analysis was unrepresentative of the inherent foreign currency risk because the exposure at the end of the reporting period did not reflect the exposure during the period.

b) Interest rate risk

The Group was exposed to the fair value risk of interest rate fluctuations for the fixed interest rate bearing financial assets; the Group was exposed to the cash flow risk of interest rate fluctuations for the floating interest rate bearing financial assets and financial liabilities. The Group’s management regularly monitors the fluctuations on market rates and then adjusted its balance of floating rate bearing financial liabilities to make the Group’s interest rates more closely approach market rates in response to the interest rate risk.

The carrying amounts of the Group’s financial assets and financial liabilities with exposure to interest rates at the end of the reporting period were as follows:

March 31, March 31, December 31, March 31, March 31,
2019 2018 2018
Fair value interest rate risk
Financial assets $ 795,262 $ 1,008,163
$ 885,365
Financial liabilities 293,448 - -
Cash flow interest rate risk
Financial assets 220,600 184,491 199,648
Financial liabilities 700,000 1,000,000 1,050,000
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Sensitivity analysis

The fixed-rate financial assets and liabilities held by the Group are not included in the analysis as they are all measured at amortized cost. For floating rate assets and liabilities, the analysis was prepared assuming that the amount of the assets and liabilities outstanding at the end of the reporting period was outstanding for the whole year. A 50-basis point fluctuation in interest rate was used when reporting interest rate risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible change in interest rates.

If interest rates had been 50 points higher/lower and all other variables were held constant, the Group’s pre-tax profit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 would have decreased/increased by $599 thousand and $1,063 thousand, respectively.

c) Other price risk

The Group was exposed to equity price risk through its investments in domestic listed shares, domestic unlisted shares, mutual fund beneficiary certificates and other equity securities investments. The Group manages this exposure by maintaining a portfolio of investments with different risks. In addition, the Group has appointed a special team to monitor price risk.

Sensitivity analysis

The sensitivity analysis below was determined based on the exposure to securities price risk at the end of the reporting period.

If marketable equity securities prices had fluctuated by 5%, the pre-tax profit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 would have increased/decreased by $31,534 thousand and $85,102 thousand as a result of the changes in fair value of financial assets at FVTPL, and the pre-tax other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 would have increased/decreased by $5,925 thousand and $5,234 thousand as a result of the changes in fair value of financial assets at FVTOCI.

2) Credit risk

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Group. As of the end of the reporting period, the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk, which would cause a financial loss to the Group due to the failure of counterparties to discharge an obligation and financial guarantees provided by the Group, could arise from:

  • a) The carrying amount of the respective recognized financial assets as stated in the consolidated balance sheets; and

  • b) The maximum amount the entity would have to pay if the financial guarantee is called upon, irrespective of the likelihood of the guarantee being exercised.

The Group adopted a policy of only dealing with creditworthy counterparties as a means of mitigating the risk of financial loss from defaults. The Group’s exposure and the credit ratings of its counterparties are continuously monitored.

The counterparties of the Group’s trade receivables included numerous clients distributed over a variety of areas and were not centered on a single client or location. Furthermore, the Group continuously assesses the financial condition of its clients, and then the Group’s credit risk was limited. As of the end of the reporting period, the Group’s largest exposure to credit risk is approximately that of the carrying amounts of its financial assets.

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3) Liquidity risk

The Group managers mitigate liquidity risk by maintaining a level of cash and cash equivalents and financing facilities deemed adequate.

  • a) Liquidity and interest rate risk tables

The following table details the Group’s remaining contractual maturity for its non-derivative financial liabilities with agreed repayment periods. The table was drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities from the earliest date on which the Group can be required to pay. The table includes both interest and principal cash flows.

March 31, 2019

Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
On Demand
or Less than
1 Year
1-5 Years
5+ Years
Non-derivative financial
liabilities
Non-interest bearing
liabilities
$ 1,535,132 $ 13,254 $ -
Lease liabilities
1.04%
36,412
119,323
99,585
Floating interest rate
liabilities
1.04%
-
700,000
-
Fixed interest rate liabilities
0.9%

50,000

-

-
$ 1,621,544
$ 832,577
$ 99,585
Additional information about the maturity analysis for lease liabilities:
Less than 1
Year
1-5 Years
5-10 Years
10-15 Years
Lease liabilities
$ 36,412
$ 119,323
$ 73,410
$ 26,175
December 31, 2018
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
On Demand
or Less than
1 Year
1-5 Years
5+ Years
Non-derivative financial
liabilities
Non-interest bearing
liabilities
$ 1,583,936 $ 10,392 $ -
Floating interest rate
liabilities
1.01%

-

1,000,000

-
$ 1,583,936
$ 1,010,392
$ -
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
On Demand
or Less than
1 Year
1-5 Years
5+ Years
Non-derivative financial
liabilities
Non-interest bearing
liabilities
$ 1,535,132 $ 13,254 $ -
Lease liabilities
1.04%
36,412
119,323
99,585
Floating interest rate
liabilities
1.04%
-
700,000
-
Fixed interest rate liabilities
0.9%

50,000

-

-
$ 1,621,544
$ 832,577
$ 99,585
Additional information about the maturity analysis for lease liabilities:
Less than 1
Year
1-5 Years
5-10 Years
10-15 Years
Lease liabilities
$ 36,412
$ 119,323
$ 73,410
$ 26,175
December 31, 2018
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
On Demand
or Less than
1 Year
1-5 Years
5+ Years
Non-derivative financial
liabilities
Non-interest bearing
liabilities
$ 1,583,936 $ 10,392 $ -
Floating interest rate
liabilities
1.01%

-

1,000,000

-
$ 1,583,936
$ 1,010,392
$ -

Less than 1
Year
Lease liabilities
$ 36,412

December 31, 2018
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
Non-derivative financial
liabilities
Non-interest bearing
liabilities

Floating interest rate
liabilities
1.01%


1-5 Years

$ 119,323

On Demand
or Less than
1 Year
$ 1,583,936

-

$ 1,583,936
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March 31, 2018

Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
Non-derivative financial
liabilities
Non-interest bearing
liabilities

Floating interest rate
liabilities
0.99%

On Demand
or Less than
1 Year
$ 1,156,607

-

$ 1,156,607
1-5 Years
$ 18,609

1,050,000

$ 1,068,609
5+ Years
$ -

-
$ -

b) Financing facilities

The Group relies on bank loans as a significant source of liquidity. As of March 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the unused amounts of bank loan facilities were as follows:

Bank loan facilities
Amount unused
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ 5,859,707
$ 6,230,457
March 31,
2018
$ 7,202,459

32. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

As of March 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, USI Corporation held through its subsidiary, Union Polymer Int’l Investment Corporation, 24.97% of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares.

Balances and transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties of the Company, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note. Besides information disclosed elsewhere in other notes, details of transactions between the Group and other related parties are disclosed below.

  • a. Related party names and categories
Related Party Name
USI Corporation (“USI”)

Taita Chemical Company, Limited (“TTC”)

Asia Polymer Corporation (“APC”)

China General Terminal & Distribution Corporation (“CGTD”)
Acme Electronics Corporation

Thintec Materials Corporation

USI Optronics Corporation (“USIO”)

USI Management Consulting Corporation (“UM”)

Swanson Plastics Corporation (“SPC”)

Taiwan United Venture Management Corporation
Related Party Category
Parent company
Investor with significant influence
Investor with significant influence
Associate
Associate
Associate
Fellow subsidiary
Fellow subsidiary
Fellow subsidiary
Fellow subsidiary
(Continued)
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Related Party Name
Chong Loong Trading Co., Ltd.

Dynamic Ever Investments Limited

USIFE Investment Co., Ltd.

INOMA Corporation (“INOMA”)

Taita Chemical (Zhong Shan) Co., Ltd. (“TTC (ZS)”)

APC Investment Corporation

USI Educational Foundation (“USIF”)
Related Party Category
Fellow subsidiary
Fellow subsidiary
Fellow subsidiary
Fellow subsidiary
Subsidiary of investor with significant
influence
Subsidiary of investor with significant
influence
Related party in substance
(Concluded)

b. Sales of goods

For the Three Months Ended
March 31
Related Party Category
2019
2018

Investor with significant influence
$ 615
$ 779
Fellow subsidiary

169

77
$ 784
$ 856
The sales of goods to related parties had no material differences from those of general sales
transactions.
Purchases of goods
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
Related Party Category
2019
2018

Fellow subsidiary
$ 1,072
$ 1,628
Parent company
USI
56
-
Investor with significant influence

-

13
$ 1,128
$ 1,641
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31



2019
$ 1,072

56

-

$ 1,128
2018
$ 1,628
-

13
$ 1,641

The sales of goods to related parties had no material differences from those of general sales transactions.

  • c. Purchases of goods

Purchases from related parties had no material differences from those of general purchase transactions.

  • d. Trade receivables from related parties
Related Party Category/Name

Investor with significant influence
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018

$ 497
$ 325
March 31,
2018
$ 493

The outstanding trade receivables from related parties were unsecured. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, no impairment loss was recognized for trade receivables from related parties.

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  • e. Trade payables to related parties

Related Party Category/Name

Parent company
USI

Fellow subsidiary

March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ 125,988
$ 171,224


608

636

$ 126,596
$ 171,860
March 31,
2018
$ 171,303

659
$ 171,962

TVCM appointed USI to import ethylene, and the trade payables to USI are to be paid off when USI makes a payment.

The outstanding trade payables to related parties were unsecured.

  • f. Other receivables from related parties
March 31, March 31, December 31, December 31, March 31, March 31,
Related Party Category/Name 2019 2018 2018
Parent company
USI $ 29,732 $ 6,133
$ 35,020
Investor with significant influence
APC 13,325 235 370
Others 690 615 2,153
Subsidiary of investor with significant
influence
TTC (ZS) 4,201 4,108 4,248
Others 1 1 1
Fellow subsidiary 88 71 634
Associate - 2
819
$ 48,037 $ 11,165
$ 43,245
g. Other payables to related parties
March 31, December 31, March 31,
Related Party Category/Name 2019 2018 2018
Associate
CGTD $ 10,922 $ 10,072
$ 7,189
Parent company
USI 2,113 2,559 3,797
Related party in substance
USIF 2,000 - 1,500
Subsidiary of investor with significant
influence 1,750 1,202 1,012
Investor with significant influence 1,296 315 679
Fellow subsidiary 611 115
375
$ 18,692 $ 14,263
$ 14,552
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  • h. Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment

Related Party Category/Name
Fellow subsidiary
INOMA
Lease arrangements
Related Party Category/Name
March 31, 2019

Lease liabilities


Investor with significant influence

APC
$ 159,289

TTC

37,874
Associate
CGTD

28,999

$ 226,162

Related Party Category/Name
Interest expense
Investor with significant influence
APC
Others
Associate
Lease expense
Parent company
USI
Investor with significant influence
Associate
Purchase Price Purchase Price Purchase Price
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
2019
2018
$ 633
$ 409

December 31,
2018
March 31, 2018
$ -
$ -
-
-

-

-
$ -
$ -
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
2019
$ 419
102

79
$ 600
$ 1,777
812

-
$ 2,589
2018
$ -
-

-
$ -
$ 1,890
6,982

1,972
$ 10,844
  • i. Lease arrangements

The Company leases offices in Neihu from USI and APC. The leases will expire in April 2019 and December 2019, respectively, and the rentals are paid on a monthly basis.

The factory belonging to the Company’s subsidiaries located on the land in Linyuan was rented from APC. The original lease term expired in December 2011. However, if neither counterparties argued, the lease term would automatically extend one more year.

The Company’s subsidiaries leased storage tanks for vinyl chloride monomer from TTC. The original lease term expired in December 2010 and renewed at both parties’ discretion.

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The Company’s subsidiary leased land for their warehouses from APC. The lease term will expire in May 2026. The lease contract is renewable, and the rental is paid on a monthly basis.

  • j. Storage tank operating expenses
Related Party Category/Name
Associate
CGTD
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
2019
$ 32,055
2018
$ 22,820

The Company’s subsidiaries appointed CGTD to handle the storage tank used to transport, store and load vinyl chloride monomer, ethylene and dichloromethane. The storage tank operating expenses are due by the end of next month following such services.

  • k. Management service expenses
Related Party Category/Name
Fellow subsidiary
UM
Others
Parent company
USI
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **
For the Three Months Ended
**March 31 **


2019
$ 20,638

29

1,183

$ 21,850
2018
$ 20,005
29

938
$ 20,972

Contracts stating that UM and USI should provide labor support, equipment and other related services to the Company and its subsidiary were effective starting from July 1, 2001 and July 1, 2002, respectively. Contracts stating that the UM should provide labor support, equipment and other related services to the subsidiaries of the Company were effective starting from July 1, 2009. The service expenses were based on the actual quarterly expenses which should be paid in the subsequent quarter following the related services.

l. Donations (classified as general and administrative expenses)

Related Party Category/Name
Related party in substance
USIF
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
2019
$ 2,500
2018
$ 2,000
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m. Rental income

Related Party Category/Name
Fellow subsidiary
USIO
Others
Investor with significant influence
Parent company
USI
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31


2019
$ 3,002

-
22

-

$ 3,024
2018
$ 3,005
19
22

7
$ 3,053

USIO leased the plant and facility located in Toufen from the Company, and the detailed lease term can be referenced in Note 17.

n. Compensation of key management personnel

The compensation of directors and key executives for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

Salaries and others
Post-employment benefits
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31
For the Three Months Ended
March 31


2019
$ 3,591


74

$ 3,665
2018
$ 3,510

73
$ 3,583

The compensation of directors and key executives of the Company was determined by the remuneration committee based on the performance of individuals and market trends.

33. ASSETS PLEDGED AS COLLATERAL OR FOR SECURITY

The following assets were provided as collateral for bank borrowings and the tariffs of imported raw materials:


Pledge deposits (classified as financial assets at
amortized cost or other non-current assets)

Property, plant and equipment
Land
Buildings and improvements, net
Machinery and equipment, net

March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
$ 282,055
$ 281,874

1,650,957
1,650,957
510,178
517,612

585,406

610,005

$ 3,028,596
$ 3,060,448
March 31,
2018
$ 281,774
1,650,957
540,125

685,185
$ 3,158,041
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The Company signed a long-term secured loan contract with a revolving credit limit of $1,000,000 thousand for 5 years with Chang Hwa Commercial Bank to enrich its working capital. The Company set the land and plants as collateral. As of March 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company has not used its revolving credit.

The Company’s subsidiary, CGPCPOL, pledged its land, plants, machinery and equipment as collateral for 5-year credit contract with KGI Bank.

34. SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND UNRECOGNIZED COMMITMENTS

In addition to those disclosed in other notes, significant commitments and contingencies of the Group as of the end of the reporting period were as follows:

  • a. As of March 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Group’s unused letters of credit amounted to $1,058,116 thousand, $1,372,433 thousand and $703,400 thousand, respectively.

  • b. Description of Kaohsiung gas explosion:

Regarding the associate, China General Terminal & Distribution Corporation (hereinafter “CGTD”), who was commissioned to operate LCY Chemical Corp.’s propene pipeline resulting in a gas explosion on July 31, 2014, the first instance of the criminal procedures reached a first instance judgment on May 11, 2018, whereby three employees of CGTD were each sentenced to four years and six months of imprisonment, and CGTD assisted the employees to appeal against the judgment.

CGTD arrived at an agreement with the Kaohsiung City Government on February 12, 2015, pledging certificates of bank deposits of $227,167 thousand, interest included, to the Kaohsiung City Government as collateral for the loss caused by the gas explosion. The Kaohsiung City Government also filed civil procedure requests in succession against LCY Chemical Corp., CGTD and CPC Corporation, Taiwan (“CPC”). Taiwan Power Company applied for provisional attachment against CGTD’s property on August 27 and November 26, 2015. Taiwan Water Corporation also applied for provisional attachment against CGTD’s property on February 3 and March 2, 2017. As of April 30, 2019, the provisionally attached property was worth $139,997 thousand.

As for the victims, CGTD, LCY Chemical Corp. and the Kaohsiung City Government signed a tripartite agreement for the compensation of the 32 victims’ families on July 17, 2015. Each victim’s family received $12,000 thousand, and the compensation was $384,000 thousand in total, which was paid in four annual payments by LCY Chemical Corp. LCY Chemical Corp. was in charge of negotiating the compensation with the victims’ families and signing the settlement agreement on behalf of the three parties.

As for the seriously injured victims, CGTD, LCY Chemical Corp. and the Kaohsiung City Government signed a tripartite agreement for the compensation of the 65 seriously injured victims’ families on October 25, 2017. Compensation was paid by CGTD and the Kaohsiung City Government, and CGTD was in charge of negotiating the compensation with the seriously injured victims’ families and signing the settlement agreement on behalf of the three parties with the 64 seriously injured victim’s families.

As of April 30, 2019, victims and their families have filed civil (including supplementary civil action) lawsuits against LCY Chemical Corp., CGTD and CPC for compensation. To reduce the lawsuit costs, CGTD had reached a settlement on the original claim of $23,919 thousand, and the amount of the settlement was $3,899 thousand. Along with the case still under litigation and the above-mentioned compensation, the accumulated amount of compensation is $3,879,657 thousand. The first-instance judgments of some of the above-mentioned civil cases (with a total amount of compensation of approximately $1,177,192 thousand) have been gradually announced, starting from June 22, 2018. The proportion of fault liability of the Kaohsiung City Government, LCY Chemical Corp. and CGTD is 4:3:3 in most judgments. The total amount of compensation that CGTD, LCY Chemical Corp. and the

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other defendants should pay is around $383,831 thousand. In particular, CGTD was exempted to pay $6,194 thousand according to the court’s judgement. $188,818 thousand is estimated to be the portion of compensation that CGTD should afford according to the first-instance judgment for the moment. CGTD has appealed some civil cases which were announced but were not yet settled and gradually entered into the second-instance trials. In addition, with regard to the above-mentioned compensation, CGTD estimated and recognized the amount of $136,375 thousand based on its fault liability proportion announced in the first-instance judgment. The actual payment of CGTD still depends on the judgments of the remaining civil cases in the future.

  • c. TVCM signed a dichloromethane purchase contracts with CPC Corporation, Formosa Plastics Corporation and Mitsui Corp. The purchase price was negotiated by both parties according to a pricing formula.

35. SIGNIFICANT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

The group entities’ significant financial assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and aggregated by foreign currencies other than functional currencies and the related exchange rates between foreign currencies and respective functional currencies were as follows:

Unit: Foreign and Functional Currencies in Thousands

March 31, 2019

Foreign Exchange Rate Functional
Currency (In Single Dollars) Currency NT$
Financial assets
Monetary items
USD $
44,418
30.820 (USD:NTD) $ 1,368,973 $ 1,368,973
AUD 588 21.855 (AUD:NTD)
12,847

12,847
EUR 412 34.610 (EUR:NTD)
14,255

14,255
USD 296
6.734 (USD:CNY)

1,996

9,134
GBP 105 40.110 (GBP:NTD)
4,227

4,227
Financial liabilities
Monetary items
USD 17,867 30.820 (USD:NTD)
545,103

545,103
GBP 69 40.110 (GBP:NTD)
2,773

2,773
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December 31, 2018

Foreign Exchange Rate Functional
Currency (In Single Dollars) Currency NT$
Financial assets
Monetary items
USD $
50,210
30.715 (USD:NTD) $ 1,542,209 $ 1,542,209
AUD 687 21.665 (AUD:NTD)
14,885

14,885
EUR 312 35.200 (EUR:NTD)
10,991

10,991
USD 296
6.863 (USD:CNY)

2,034

9,101
GBP 35 38.880 (GBP:NTD)
1,358

1,358
Financial liabilities
Monetary items
USD 17,203 30.715 (USD:NTD)
528,379

528,379
JPY 9,500 0.2782 (JPY:NTD)
2,643

2,643
March 31, 2018
Foreign Exchange Rate (In Functional
Currency Single Dollars) Currency NT$
Financial assets
Monetary items
USD $
43,594
29.105 (USD:NTD) $ 1,268,810 $ 1,268,810
JPY 171,907
0.274 (JPY:NTD)

47,085

47,085
EUR 429 35.870 (EUR:NTD)
15,371

15,371
AUD 415 22.345 (AUD:NTD)
9,276

9,276
GBP 53 40.790 (GBP:NTD)
2,175

2,175
USD 296
6.288 (USD:CNY)

1,862

8,621
Financial liabilities
Monetary items
USD 6,538 29.105 (USD:NTD)
190,277

190,277

Net foreign exchange gains (losses) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were $8,321 thousand and $(18,756) thousand, respectively. It is impractical to disclose net foreign exchange gains (losses) by each significant foreign currency due to the variety of the foreign currency transactions and functional currencies of the group entities.

36. SEPARATELY DISCLOSED ITEMS

  • a. Information about significant transactions and investees

  • 1) Financing provided to others: None;

  • 2) Endorsements/guarantees provided: See Table 1 attached;

  • 3) Marketable securities held: See Table 2 attached;

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  • 4) Marketable securities acquired and disposed of at costs or prices of at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None;

  • 5) Acquisitions of individual real estate at costs of at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paid-in

    • capital: None;
  • 6) Disposals of individual real estate at prices of at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None;

  • 7) Total purchases from or sales to related parties amounting to at least NT$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: See Table 3 attached;

  • 8) Receivables from related parties amounting to at least NT$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: See Table 4 attached;

  • 9) Trading in derivative instruments: See Note 7;

  • 10) Intercompany relationships and significant intercompany transactions: See Table 5 attached; and

  • 11) Information on investees: See Table 6 attached.

  • b. Information on investments in mainland China

  • 1) Information on any investee company in mainland China, showing the name, principal business activities, paid-in capital, method of investment, inward and outward remittance of funds, ownership percentage, net income of investees, investment income or loss, carrying amount of the investment at the end of the period, repatriations of investment income, and limit on the amount of investment in the mainland China area: See Table 7 attached; and

  • 2) The following information on any of the following significant transactions with investee companies in mainland China, either directly or indirectly through a third party, and their prices, payment terms, and unrealized gains or losses: None.

    • a) The amount and percentage of purchases and the balance and percentage of the related payables at the end of the period.

    • b) The amount and percentage of sales and the balance and percentage of the related receivables at the end of the period.

    • c) The amount of property transactions and the amount of the resultant gains or losses.

    • d) The balance of negotiable instrument endorsements or guarantees or pledges of collateral at the end of the period and their purposes.

    • e) The highest balance during the period, the end of period balance, the interest rate range, and total current period interest with respect to financing of funds.

    • f) Other transactions that have a material effect on the profit or loss for the period or on the financial position, such as the rendering or receipt of services.

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37. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Information reported to the chief operating decision maker for the purpose of resource allocation and assessment of segment performance focuses on the types of goods or services delivered or provided. Specifically, the Group’s reportable segments, including departments of VCM products and PVC products, under IFRS 8 “Operating Segments” were as follows:

Segment Revenue and Results

The following was an analysis of the Group’s revenue and results from continuing operations by reportable segments.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019

VCM Products PVC Products
Revenue from external customers
$ 268,090
$ 2,959,617

Inter-segment revenue

2,142,363

99,603

Segment revenue
$ 2,410,453
$ 3,059,220
Eliminations

Consolidated revenue

Segment income
$ 5,856
$ 177,702

Share of profit of associates accounted for using
the equity method
Interest income
Rental income
Gain on disposal of property, plant and
equipment
Foreign exchange gains
Loss on financial instruments held for trading
Gain on financial assets mandatorily classified as
at FVTPL
Interest expense
Others

Profit before tax from continuing operations
Total
$ 3,227,707

2,241,966
5,469,673
(2,241,966)
$ 3,227,707
$ 183,558
9,878
2,345
3,120
741
8,321
(2,513)
17,017
(3,271)

5,968
$ 225,164
For the three months ended March 31, 2018
VCM Products PVC Products
Revenue from external customers
$ 374,767
$ 3,769,433

Inter-segment revenue

2,176,174

103,134

Segment revenue
$ 2,550,941
$ 3,872,567
Eliminations

Consolidated revenues

Segment income
$ 54,176
$ 602,132

Share of profit of associates accounted for using
the equity method
Interest income
Total
$ 4,144,200

2,279,308
6,423,508
(2,279,308)
$ 4,144,200
$ 656,308
6,986
1,476
(Continued)
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VCM Products PVC Products
Rental income

Gain on disposal of property, plant and
equipment
Foreign exchange losses
Loss on financial instruments held for trading
Gain on financial assets mandatorily classified as
at FVTPL
Interest expense
Others

Profit before tax from continuing operations
Total
$ 3,148
427
(18,756)
(4,249)
23,534
(2,704)

15,771
$ 681,941
(Concluded)

Segment profit represented the profit before tax earned by each segment without the share of profit (loss) of associates, interest income, rental income, gain (loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment, foreign exchange losses, gain (loss) arising on financial instruments and interest expense. This was the measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for the purpose of resource allocation and assessment of segment performance. However, the measure of segment assets and liabilities was not provided to the chief operating decision maker.

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TABLE 1

CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ENDORSEMENTS/GUARANTEES PROVIDED FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

No. Endorser/Guarantor Endorsee/Guarantee Endorsee/Guarantee Limits on
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Given on
Behalf of Each
Party
(Note 2)

Maximum
Amount
Endorsed/
Guaranteed
During the
Period
Outstanding
Endorsement/
Guarantee at
the End of the
Period
(Note 3)
Actual
Borrowing
Amount
(Note 3)
Amount
Endorsed/
Guaranteed
by Collateral
Ratio of
Accumulated
Endorsement/
Guarantee to
Net Equity in
Latest
Financial
Statements
(%)
(Note 1)

Aggregate
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Limit
(Note 2)
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Given by
Parent on
Behalf of
Subsidiaries

Endorsement/
Guarantee
Given by
Subsidiaries
on Behalf of
Parent

Endorsement/
Guarantee
Given on
Behalf of
Companies in
Mainland
China
Name Relationship
0 China General Plastics
Corporation
CGPC Polymer Corporation Subsidiary $ 8,559,103 $ 2,908,200 $ 2,908,200 $ 215,410 None 33.98 $ 8,559,103 Yes No No

Note 1: The ratio is calculated using the ending balance of equity of the Company as of March 31, 2019.

Note 2: The total amount of guarantee that may be provided by the Company to any individual entity and in aggregate shall not exceed 100% of the Company’s net worth.

Note 3: The amount is calculated using the spot exchange rate of March 31, 2019.

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TABLE 2

CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD March 31, 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Holding Company Name Type and Name of Marketable Securities Relationship with the Holding
Company
Financial Statement Account March 31, 2019 March 31, 2019 Note
Number of
Shares
Carrying
Amount
Percentage
of
Ownership
(%)


Fair Value
China General Plastics Corporation
Taiwan VCM Corporation
CGPC Polymer Corporation
CGPC (BVI) Holding Co., Ltd.
Closed-end fund beneficiary certificates
Cathay No. 1 Real Estate Investment Trust
Fubon No. 2 Real Estate Investment Trust
Shin Kong No. 1 Real Estate Investment Trust
Cathay No. 2 Real Estate Investment Trust
Open-end fund beneficiary certificates
FSITC Taiwan Money Market Fund
FSITC Money Market Fund
Taishin 1699 Money Market Fund
Ordinary shares
KHL IB Venture Capital Co., Ltd.
Open-end fund beneficiary certificates
Yuanta De-Bao Money Market Fund
Jih Sun Money Market Fund
UPAMC James Bond Money Market Fund
Yuanta De-Li Money Market Fund
FSITC Money Market Fund
Ordinary shares
Asia Polymer Corporation
Open-end fund beneficiary certificates
Taishin 1699 Money Market Fund
FSITC Taiwan Money Market Fund
Shares
Teratech Corporation
SOHOware, Inc. - preference shares
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
The major shareholders are the same
as the those of the Company
-
-
-
-
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTOCI - non-current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current

Financial assets at FVTOCI - non-current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTPL - current
Financial assets at FVTPL - non-current
Financial assets at FVTPL - non-current
4,268,000
4,980,000
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,614,704
100,910
739,295

8,353,800
4,161,777
3,376,052
2,993,349
3,067,297
168,184

121,611
4,299,416
3,334,033
112,000
100,000
$ 66,495
66,085
50,370
40,525
40,000
18,000
10,000
116,786
50,010
50,010
50,010
50,006
30,000
1,715
58,156
51,004
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5.95
-
-
-
-
-
0.02
-
-
0.67
-
$ 66,495
66,085
50,370
40,525
40,000
18,000
10,000
116,786
50,010
50,010
50,010
50,006
30,000
1,715
58,156
51,004
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 and 3
1, 2 and 3

Note 1: The marketable securities were not pledged as guarantees or collateral for borrowings and are not subject to restrictions.

Note 2: The preference shares are not used in the calculation of the shareholding ratio and net worth.

Note 3: As of March 31, 2019, the Group evaluates the fair value of the equity instrument as $0.

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TABLE 3

CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

TOTAL PURCHASES FROM OR SALES TO RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Buyer/Seller Related Party Relationship Transaction Details Transaction Details **Abnormal Transaction ** **Abnormal Transaction ** Notes/Trade Receivables (Payables)
Purchase/
Sale

Amount
(Note)
% of
**Total **
Payment
Terms
Unit Price Payment Terms Financial Statement Account and Ending Balance
(Note)
% of
**Total **
China General Plastics
Corporation
Taiwan VCM Corporation
CGPC Polymer Corporation
Taiwan VCM Corporation
China General Plastics
Corporation
CGPC Polymer Corporation
Taiwan VCM Corporation
Subsidiary
Parent company
Fellow subsidiary
Fellow subsidiary
Purchase
Sale
Sale
Purchase
$ 1,072,317
(1,072,317)
(1,070,046)

1,070,046
74

(44)

(44)
96
45 days
45 days
45 days
45 days
No major
difference
No major
difference
No major
difference
No major
difference
No major difference
No major difference
No major difference
No major difference
Trade payables to related parties
$ (673,152)
Trade receivables from related parties
673,152
Trade receivables from related parties
804,167
Trade payables to related parties
(804,167)
(73)
41
48
(97)

Note: All the transactions were written off when preparing the consolidated financial statements.

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TABLE 4

CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECEIVABLES FROM RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL MARCH 31, 2019

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Company Name Related Party Relationship Financial Statement Account and Ending Balance
(Note 3)
Financial Statement Account and Ending Balance
(Note 3)
Turnover
Rate
Overdue Overdue Amounts
Received in
Subsequent
Period
(Note 2)
Allowance for
Impairment
Loss

Amount
Actions Taken
Taiwan VCM Corporation China General Plastics Corporation
CGPC Polymer Corporation
Parent company
Fellow subsidiary
Trade receivables from related parties

Trade receivables from related parties
$ 673,152
$ 804,167
5.93
5.41
$ -
-
-
-
$ 339,969
375,039
Note 1
Note 1

Note 1: There is no allowance for impairment loss after an impairment assessment.

Note 2: The subsequent period is between April 1 and April 26, 2019.

Note 3: All the transactions were written off when preparing the consolidated financial statements.

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TABLE 5

CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INTERCOMPANY RELATIONSHIPS AND SIGNIFICANT INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

No.
(Note 1)

Investee Company
Counterparty Relationship (Note 2) Transactions Details
Financial Statement Accounts Amount Transaction Terms % of Total
Sales or Assets
(Note 3)
0
1
China General Plastics Corporation
CGPC Polymer Corporation
Taiwan VCM Corporation
CGPC America Corporation
CGPC Polymer Corporation
Taiwan VCM Corporation
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Trade payables to related parties
Purchases
Trade receivables from related parties
Sales revenue
Other receivables from related parties
Trade payables to related parties
Purchases
Trade payables to related parties
Other payables to related parties
Purchases
$ 673,152
1,072,317
99,958
94,131
1,383
3,554
5,473
804,167
25,397
1,070,046
No major difference
No major difference
No major difference
No major difference
No major difference
No major difference
No major difference
No major difference
No major difference
No major difference
5
33
1
3
-
-
-
6
-
33

Note 1: The information correlation between the numeral and the entity are stated as follows:

  • a. The parent company: 0.

  • b. The subsidiaries: 1 onward.

Note 2: The direction of the investment is as follows:

  • a. The parent company to its subsidiary: 1.

  • b. The subsidiary to the parent company: 2.

  • c. Between subsidiaries: 3.

Note 3: The ratio of transactions related to total sales revenue or assets is calculated as follows:

  • a. Assets or liabilities: The ratio was calculated based on the ending balance of total consolidated assets; and

  • b. Income or loss: The ratio was calculated based on the midterm accumulated amount of total consolidated sales revenue.

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TABLE 6

CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INFORMATION ON INVESTEES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise)

Investor Company Investee Company Location Business Content Original Investment Amount Original Investment Amount As of March 31, 2019 of March 31, 2019 Net Income
(Loss) of
Investee
Share of Profit
(Loss)
Note
March 31,
2019
December 31,
2018
Number of
Shares
% Carrying
Amount
China General Plastics
Corporation
Taiwan VCM Corporation
CGPC Polymer Corporation
CGPC (BVI) Holding Co., Ltd.
China General Terminal &
Distribution Corporation
CGPC America Corporation
Krystal Star International Corporation
Acme Electronics Corporation
Thintec Materials Corporation
No. 1, Gongye 1st Rd., Linyuan Dist., Kaohsiung
City 832, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
12F., No. 37, Jihu Rd., Neihu Dist., Taipei City 114,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Citco Building, Wickhams Cay, P.O. Box 662, Road
Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
No. 1, Jianji St., Qianzhen Dist., Kaohsiung City 806,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
1181 California Ave., Suite 235 Corona, CA 92881
U.S.A.
Citco Building, Wickhams Cay, P.O. Box 662, Road
Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
8F., No. 39, Jihu Rd., Neihu Dist., Taipei City 114,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
12F., No. 37, Jihu Rd., Neihu Dist., Taipei City 114,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Manufacturing and marketing
of VCM
Manufacturing and marketing
of PVC resins
Reinvestment
Warehousing and
transportation of
petrochemical raw materials
Marketing of PVC film and
leather products
Marketing of PVC film and
consumer products
Manufacturing and marketing
of Mn-Zn ferrite cores,
Ni-Zn ferrite cores
Manufacturing and marketing
of reinforced plastic
products
$ 2,930,995
800,000
1,073,906

41,106
648,931
283,502
33,995
15,000
$ 2,930,995
800,000
1,073,906
41,106
648,931
283,502
33,995
15,000
206,008,832
78,859,281
16,308,258
18,667,465
100
5,780,000
3,176,019
600,000
87.22
100.00
100.00
33.33
100.00
100.00
1.74
10.00
$ 2,991,645
1,119,342
361,934
239,187
202,107
77,285
24,171
1,448
$ 52,679
16,556
1,585
31,507
(2,082)
533
(35,648)
(32)
$ 74,441
16,556
1,585

10,502

(2,082)
533

(621)

(3 )
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Associate accounted for
using the equity method
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Associate accounted for
using the equity method
Associate accounted for
using the equity method

Note: All the transactions were written off when preparing the consolidated financial statements.

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TABLE 7

CHINA GENERAL PLASTICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INFORMATION ON INVESTMENTS IN MAINLAND CHINA FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 (In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise)

Investee Company Business Content Paid-in
Capital
(Note 1)
Method of Investment Accumulated
Outward
Remittance
for
Investment
from Taiwan
as of
January 1,
2019
(Note 1)
Investment Flows Investment Flows Accumulated
Outward
Remittance
for
Investment
from Taiwan
as of
March 31,
2019
(Note 1)
Net Income
(Loss) of
Investee
% Ownership
of Direct or
Indirect
Investment

Investment
Gain (Loss)
(Note 5)
Carrying
Amount as of
March 31,
2019
(Notes 1
and 5)
Accumulated
Repatriation
of Investment
Income as of
March 31,
2019
Outflow Inflow
Continental General
Plastics (Zhong Shan)
Co., Ltd. (“CGPC
(ZS)”) (Note 4)
CGPC Consumer Products
Corporation (“CGPC
(CP)”) (Note 4)
Manufacturing and marketing
of PVC film and consumer
products

Manufacturing and marketing
of PVC consumer products
$ 616,400
(US$ 20,000
thousand)
46,230
(US$ 1,500
thousand)
Investment through CGPC
(BVI) Holding Co., Ltd.
(“CGPC (BVI)”)
Investment through CGPC
(BVI) Holding Co., Ltd.
(“CGPC (BVI)”)
$ 616,400
(US$ 20,000
thousand)
46,230
(US$ 1,500
thousand)
$ -
-
$ -

-
$ 616,400
(US$ 20,000
thousand)

46,230
(US$ 1,500
thousand)
$ 1,103
(US$ 36
thousand)
6
(US$ -
thousand)
100.00
100.00
$ 1,103
(US$ 36
thousand)
6
(US$ -
thousand)
$ 271,606
(US$ 8,813
thousand)
14,255
(US$ 463
thousand)
$ -
-
Accumulated Outward
Remittance for Investment in
Mainland China as of
March 31, 2019
(Notes 1and 3)
Investment Amounts
Authorized by Investment
Commission, MOEA
(Note 1)
Upper Limit on the Amount of
Investment Stipulated by
Investment Commission, MOEA
$834,667
(US$27,082 thousand)
$1,056,972
(US$34,295 thousand)
(Note 2)

Note 1: The calculation was based on the spot exchange rate of March 31, 2019.

  • Note 2: As the Company has obtained the certificate of qualification for operating headquarters issued by the Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA No. 10620424930 on September 22, 2017, the upper limit on investment in mainland China pursuant to the “Principle of Investment or Technical Cooperation in Mainland China” is not applicable.

  • Note 3: QuanZhou Continental General Plastics Co., Ltd. (“CGPC (QZ)”) and Union (Zhong Shan) Co., Ltd. (“Union (ZS)”) completed dissolution procedures, and CGPC (BVI) retrieved the residual assets. The shares of Continental General Plastics (San He) Co., Ltd. (“CGPC (SH)”) were fully sold, and CGPC (BVI) retrieved the residual assets. However, the amount of capital has not been wired back to Taiwan. The accumulated amount includes the investment amount of CGPC (QZ) of $21,081 thousand (US$684 thousand), the investment amount of Union (ZS) of $27,676 thousand (US$898 thousand) and the investment amount of CGPC (SH) of $123,280 thousand (US$4,000 thousand).

Note 4: The board of directors of the Company passed a resolution to dissolve CGPC (ZS) and CGPC (CP) on October 24, 2011. As of March 31, 2019, the dissolution procedures have not yet been completed.

Note 5: All the transactions were written off when preparing the consolidated financial statements. The investment income (loss) was recognized based on financial statements which were not reviewed by auditors. See Note 13.

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