Hidili Industry International Development Limited

Hidili Industry International Development Limited, commonly known as Hidili Industry or Hidili, is a mainland Chinese civilian-run enterprise incorporated in the Cayman Islands and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company was established in 2000 and developed a business centered on coal extraction, coal washing and processing, coke production, and related coal-chemical products. Its operating footprint has been associated primarily with Sichuan and Guizhou, in southwestern China, while its stated headquarters are in Chengdu, Sichuan. The company is identified with Xian Yang, a former policeman in Sichuan who became its founder and chairman. Hidili's business model reflects the industrial structure of southwestern China's coal regions: it combines access to coal resources with processing activities intended to produce marketable coal products, coke, and downstream chemical outputs. The company therefore operates across more than a single mining activity, although coal and coke remain its defining commercial lines. Hidili became a Hong Kong-listed issuer on 21 September 2007. Its initial public offering price was reported as HK$6.83 per share, while the stock closed its first trading day at HK$12.12. The sharp first-day increase attracted attention because the resulting valuation was reported to be approximately 150 times earnings. Shortly after the listing, Baring Private Equity Asia III Holding (5A) Limited, reported as holding approximately 11% of Hidili's shares, announced that it would sell its entire position through UBS at a proposed price range of HK$13.58 to HK$14.32 per share. The proposed sale prompted concerns about whether the market price had become unusually elevated. Before the Hong Kong listing, an advertisement appeared in a Hong Kong newspaper offering Hidili shares directly to the public. Hidili denied responsibility for the advertisement. The episode drew regulatory and legal attention because, under Hong Kong law as described in the reference material, offering shares in an unlisted company to the public would be unlawful. It is an important part of the company's early public-market history, although the available material does not establish that Hidili itself placed the advertisement. Publicly available reference material for this dossier provides limited information about later operations, product brands, executive succession, financial performance, ownership changes, or current trading status. Accordingly, Hidili is best characterized here as a regional coal and coke producer with coal-related chemical activities and a Hong Kong listing, rather than as a broadly international consumer-facing brand.

Hidili Industry International Development Limited was founded in 2000 as a privately run mainland Chinese enterprise associated with Sichuan. Its founder and chairman, Xian Yang, was described as a former policeman in Sichuan. The company built its business around coal production and related industrial processing rather than consumer products. Its activities included coal mining, coal washing, coke production, and coal-related chemicals, with operations linked to Sichuan and Guizhou in southwestern China. The company's early transition into the public markets was accompanied by controversy. Before Hidili was listed, an advertisement appeared in a Hong Kong newspaper that purported to offer the company's shares directly to members of the public. Hidili denied responsibility for the advertisement. The episode nevertheless raised legal and regulatory concerns because the public sale of shares in an unlisted company was described as illegal under Hong Kong law. The available reference material does not attribute the advertisement to the company or identify a final enforcement outcome. Hidili was admitted to trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 21 September 2007 under the ticker 1393. The reported IPO price was HK$6.83 per share, and the stock closed its first trading day at HK$12.12, a rise of approximately 77%. The unusually strong debut attracted market attention, particularly because the resulting valuation was reported at roughly 150 times earnings. On 16 October 2007, Baring Private Equity Asia III Holding (5A) Limited, one of the company's shareholders and reportedly the holder of approximately 11% of its shares, announced that it intended to sell its entire position through UBS at between HK$13.58 and HK$14.32 per share. The planned disposal intensified questions about the sustainability of the share price and the company's high market valuation. Hidili's industrial identity was based on vertical or closely related participation in the coal value chain. Mining supplied raw coal, washing and processing prepared coal for sale, and coke production served industrial customers requiring a carbon-intensive fuel and reducing agent. Coal-related chemical activities extended the company's scope beyond extraction and basic preparation. The business was regionally focused, with no evidence in the supplied material of a substantial international operating network despite the company's English corporate name and Cayman Islands incorporation. The reference material does not provide sufficient information to document later production volumes, mines, financial results, acquisitions, executive changes, brand architecture, or whether the company remains actively traded. Those matters are therefore left unspecified rather than inferred. On the evidence available, Hidili is a regional Chinese coal and coke producer whose most clearly documented corporate milestones are its 2000 founding, its 2007 Hong Kong listing, the controversy surrounding a pre-listing share advertisement, and the subsequent sale announcement by an early private-equity shareholder.

• 2007

  Hong Kong listing

  [1]Hidili Industry International Development Limiteden.wikipedia.org

  Hidili became listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 21 September 2007 under ticker 1393.

• 2007

  Strong first-day share performance

  [1]Hidili Industry International Development Limiteden.wikipedia.org

  The shares reportedly closed their first trading day at HK$12.12, compared with an IPO price of HK$6.83.

• 2007

  Private-equity shareholder announces stake disposal

  [1]Hidili Industry International Development Limiteden.wikipedia.org

  Baring Private Equity Asia III Holding (5A) Limited announced the proposed sale of its reported 11% stake through UBS at HK$13.58–HK$14.32 per share.

• 2000

  Company founded

  [1]Hidili Industry International Development Limiteden.wikipedia.org

  Hidili Industry International Development Limited was established as a privately run mainland Chinese enterprise associated with Sichuan.

A regional southwestern Chinese producer integrating coal mining with coal washing, coke production, and related coal-chemical processing.

• Mining and energy commodities

  Coal

  Coal mining is Hidili's core industrial activity. The company has been described as operating coal businesses in Sichuan and Guizhou, supplying raw and processed coal within the Chinese industrial market. The available reference does not identify specific mine names, grades, reserves, production volumes, or customer sectors.

• Coal processing

  Washed and processed coal

  Hidili's coal-related operations include washing and processing, activities that remove impurities and prepare mined coal for commercial or industrial use. These facilities connect the company's extraction activities with downstream sales, although the supplied sources do not provide technical specifications or product grades.

• Industrial fuel and carbon material

  Coke

  Coke is another principal product associated with Hidili. It is produced from coal through industrial processing and is used primarily in heavy industry, including metallurgical applications. The reference material confirms coke production but does not specify plant capacity, quality grades, or named customer relationships.

• Coal chemicals

  Coal-related chemicals

  The company has also been described as producing chemicals related to coal processing. This indicates activity beyond mining, washing, and coke making, but the supplied reference does not identify individual chemical products, facilities, formulations, or commercial brands.

• 2007

  Pre-listing newspaper share advertisement

  Before Hidili's Hong Kong listing, a newspaper advertisement purportedly offered the company's shares to the public. Hidili denied placing the advertisement. The matter raised legal concerns because the public sale of shares in an unlisted company was described as unlawful under Hong Kong law; the supplied material does not establish company responsibility or a final legal disposition.

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• 2007

  Decision to list on the Hong Kong Stock ExchangeOther

  Background

  Hidili pursued a public listing to raise its profile and access Hong Kong's capital market after operating as a privately run mainland Chinese enterprise.

  Action taken

  The company listed on 21 September 2007 under ticker 1393.

  Aftermath

  The shares experienced a strong first-day rise, drawing attention to the company's valuation and subsequent trading performance.

  Source

• 2007

  Baring Private Equity Asia stake disposalOther

  Background

  Following Hidili's listing and sharp first-day price increase, Baring Private Equity Asia III Holding (5A) Limited announced the sale of its reported approximately 11% holding.

  Action taken

  The shareholder proposed selling its full stake through UBS at HK$13.58–HK$14.32 per share.

  Aftermath

  The proposed sale contributed to market concerns that Hidili's share price and earnings multiple were unusually high.

  Proposed sale price per share. HK$13.58-HK$14.32 (16 October 2007)

  Source

1. 1Hidili Industry International Development Limiteden.wikipedia.org