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Herbicides China News

Vol.2 Issue 10 2009 Publications date: 15 Oct. 2009

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Herbicides China News Vol.2 Issue 10 2009

Content

■ Company Dynamics .................................................................................. 1
Nantong Jiangshan to finish relocation by Q4 2009 ....................................................................................... 1
Redsun Biochemical to enlarge paraquat effluent treatment capacity ........................................................... 1
Shandong: herbicides export down 50.76% in H1 2009 .................................................................................2
Guangxi sees low quality of glyphosate SL formulations ................................................................................3

■ Market Analysis ....................................................................................... 4
Herbicide performance to decrease .................................................................................................................4
Herbicide producers resume production .........................................................................................................5
Herbicides used in cornfields ...........................................................................................................................5
Benazolin-ethyl: small herbicide mainly applied in rape ................................................................................6
Picloram: export-oriented herbicide ................................................................................................................7
2, 4-D export in H1 2009..................................................................................................................................8

■ Supply & Demand ...................................................................................10
Anhui Futian building 7,000t/a amide herbicide production lines ..............................................................10
Anhui Xinglong trial runs 5,000t/a 2,4-D production line ...........................................................................10

■ Pricing .................................................................................................... 11
Monthly market price of main crops in China in Oct. 2009 ......................................................................... 11
Monthly ex-work price of key raw materials in Oct. 2009 ............................................................................ 11
Monthly ex-work price of main herbicides in Oct. 2009...............................................................................12
Monthly Shanghai port price and FOB(Shanghai) of main herbicides in Oct. 2009 ...................................12
Most herbicide prices keep downturn in Oct. 2009 ......................................................................................13

■ Registration ............................................................................................ 13
China herbicide registration structure improving .........................................................................................13
Five herbicides newly registered in Sep. 2009 ..............................................................................................14

■ News in Brief .......................................................................................... 15
Hubei Sanonda sells equity of Zhengzhou Sanonda ......................................................................................15
Sinochem Corporation to acquire Nufarm ....................................................................................................15
China strengthens cooperation with US on Pesticide Risk Assessment ....................................................... 15

- China Crop Protection Summit 2010 - The Survey of 2,4-D in China 2008-Jun 2009
- will be launched in Shanghai China during - IDAN Survey in China
18 March and 19 March of 2010. - Production and Market of Metazachlor in Coming Reports:
China - Crop Protection China Report (update,
Ready Market Reports: 2nd edition): Oct 2009
- Production and Market of Paraquat in China Ready Trade Reports: - Future of Green Biotechnology in China:
– Edition (2) - Tebuthiuron Production and Export in Oct 16, 2009
- Outlook for China Glyphosate Industry China 2008-Jun 2009
2009-2014 - Captan Production and Export in China Jan- CCM newsletters related to Herbicides:
- Production & Market of Ethanolamines in Apr 2009 - Crop Protection China News
China - Edition (3) - Oxyfluorfen Production and Export in China - Insecticides China News
- World Outlook of Glyphosate 2009-2014 2008-Jun 2009 - Fungicides China News
- Survey of Glufosinate in China - Diuron Production and Export in China - Glyphosate China Monthly Report

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Welcome to the October issue Headlines of Herbicides China News 0910
of Herbicides China News
■ Nantong Jiangshan will complete a and mainly applied in rape filed in
published by CCM International, a
its relocation by the end of 2009. China.
professional consulting company
who has been extensively and
■ Redsun Biochemical is to build ■ Picloram, a post-emergence
intently focusing on dynamics of
a new spare thermal oxidation herbicide used to control unwanted
China’s herbicide industry.
incinerator for paraquat effluent broadleaf weeds in forest, is an
treatment. export-oriented product in China.
As the second peak season for
herbicide demand this year is
■ Herbicides export volume of ■ China exported 8,492 tonnes of
coming, many herbicide producers
Shandong in H1 2009 decreased 2,4-D technical (96%) with average
resume production of herbicides
by 50.76% year on year, due to price of USD1.81/kg to about 30
used in winter crops such as
the gloomy global economy and countries in H1 2009.
wheat and rape in September and
structural adjustment of herbicide
October. Besides, the producers
industry. ■ Anhui Futian is building
will also resume production for
the 7,000t/a amide herbicide
herbicides used next spring.
■ Qualified rate of glyphosate SL production lines in Chizhou City,
formulations in Guangxi market is which are expected to be launched
However, the herbicide price
lower than 60%. in early 2010.
downtrend hasn’t been changed in
light with the increasing demand,
■ Performance of China’s herbicide ■ Anhui Xinglong started the trial
indicating that China’s herbicide
business will decrease in 2009 run of its 5,000t/a 2,4-D technical
business still face great challenge
without doubt, due to decreased production line.
under the uncertain global
product price and stagnant demand
economy.
for herbicides. ■ Most herbicide prices keep
downturn in Oct. 2009.
Chinese herbicide producers will
■ Some herbicide producers have
see great decrease in performance
resumed production in September ■ Structure of herbicides registered
in 2009. And the integration
or October. in China has been greatly improved,
of China’s herbicide industry
becomes quite urgent. How with increasing proportion for
■ Pre-emergence herbicides may formal registrations and eco-friendly
herbicide producers grasp the
see less consumption in corn fields, formulations.
chance or deal with challenge?
while nicosulfuron will enjoy brisk
market in the future 5 years. ■ Though herbicide registration
kept stagnant in Sep. 2009, many
■ Benazolin-ethyl is a kind of products were formally registered
herbicide with output less than 50t/ for the first time.

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■ Company Dynamics

Nantong Jiangshan to finish relocation by Q4 2009

N antong Jiangshan Agrochemical
& Chemicals Company (Nantong
Jiangshan) is now busy with the
China News 0805: Nantong
Jiangshan: Relocation brings chances
for further development).
method for caustic soda, calcium
carbide based method for PVC.
Abandonment of these production
dismantlement of production lines in lines or technologies greatly reduces
the old location, and the relocation Nantong Jiangshan’s relocation greatly energy consumption and pollution.
will be accomplished by the end of benefits the company for further
2009. development. New technologies and facilities are
employed to reduce pollutants or
Ms. Huang, representative of the bond Firstly, Nantong Jiangshan can improve production technology.
department of Nantong Jiangshan, enjoy larger production space and For instance, Nantong Jiangshan
expressed that all the relocation work take advantage of comprehensive developed the air oxidation technology
is underway smoothly for the moment. facilities in the new location. Nantong for glyphosate production, which
‘Most production lines are dismantled Economic and Technological is more environmentally friendly
now, and the relocation will be finished Development Zone, where Nantong than traditional hydrogen peroxide
in time. That is, Nantong Jiangshan Jiangshan is located, is one of China’s oxidation technology. It also invested
will accomplish the relocation by the first national industrial zones and USD5.86 million (RMB40 million) in
end of 2009 and transfer the land has completed infrastructure and construction of the 25,000t/d sewage
use right of the old location to local supporting facilities. biochemical treatment facility.
government.’
The new location of Nantong Mr. Xue, vice general manager from
According to Ms. Huang, the 12,000t/ Jiangshan covers 113 hectare, 4 Nantong Jiangshan said that over
a glyphosate technical production lines times larger than the old one. The USD293 million (RMB2,000 million)
haven’t been dismantled yet, but have larger space can help the company in had been put into the new factory, over
been suspended since May 2009, as production expansion and technology USD43.9 million (RMB300 million)
many new glyphosate production lines, innovation. of which was cost for environmental
including 25,000t/a IDAN route and protection.
30,000t/a AEA route, were launched Secondly, Nantong Jiangshan
in H1 2009. can grasp the chance to carry Nantong Jiangshan has acquired
out comprehensive upgrade of advanced amide herbicide production
Ms. Huang said that the 12,000t/ the company. Some outdated technologies, which were developed
a production lines had produced products, backward and high energy by Monsanto, from Sinochem
3,000~4,000 tonnes of glyphosate consumption technologies are International. And amide production
technical this year. abandoned, and promising products, lines which are to use these advanced
new equipments, new technologies, technologies will be built in the new
In 2006, Nantong Jiangshan started new production processes, etc. will be location.
its relocation from Nantong Yaogang employed in the new factory.
Chemical Zone to Nantong Economic Now the major herbicide produced in
and Technological Development Zone. Some production lines or technologies the new location of Nantong Jiangshan
The relocation is mainly because of the with high energy consumption or is glyphosate. In terms of capacity of
urbanization of the old location and high pollution were abandoned, such 70,000t/a, these production lines rank
the further development of Nantong as monocrotophos production line, the second in China, next to Wynca’s
Jiangshan (please refer to Herbicides diketene production line, diaphragm total 80,000t/a.

Redsun Biochemical to enlarge paraquat effluent treatment capacity

N anjing Redsun Biochemical
Company (Redsun Biochemical),
the largest paraquat technical
Mr. Chen from Redsun Biochemical,
who is charge of construction of
end of October.

According to EIA report of this project,
producer in China, is to build a new this thermal oxidation incinerator, total investment for the project will
spare thermal oxidation incinerator, says that the project had passed EIA amount to USD2.93 million (RMB20
in order to reduce risk in paraquat (environmental impact assessment), million).
wastewater treatment. and is to initiate construction by the

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Redsun Biochemical claimed in the pyrimidine, paraquat ion, etc. About subsidiary Sanonda Tianmen
EIA report that the project is aiming to 4~5 tonnes of waste water will be Agrochemical Company, partly
reduce risk of waste water pollution in generated when produce one tonne due to the heightened standard for
paraquat production. The new thermal paraquat technical. The common waste water discharge in paraquat
oxidation incinerator is to be used as technology for paraquat waste water production.
spare facility for the existing thermal treatment is incineration.
oxidation incinerator. Redsun Biochemical is a subsidiary of
China is currently heightening Redsun Corporation Company who
In fact, Redsun Biochemical has environmental production threshold is the largest stockholder of listed
already had two incinerators for for pesticide industry, and many Nanjing Redsun Company. Now
paraquat waste water treatment at new national standards for special Redsun Biochemical has paraquat
present: one is thermal oxidation pesticides were enacted and technical production capacity of
incinerator and the other is implemented. 15,000t/a (42% mother liquor),
granulation incinerator. The thermal ranking the first among domestic
oxidation incinerator is formally On 2 April 2008, Ministry of manufacturers. Its paraquat technical
running and the granulation Environmental Protection of China output is over 10,000t/a annually.
incinerator is for spare. However, it is issued Standards of Effluent Pollutants
found that the granulation incinerator for Heterocyclic Pesticide Industry TABLE 1: Indices for paraquat
can’t achieve the expected effect, as (GB21523-2008) (TABLE 1), which pollutant emission
the waste water after treatment still involved six heterocyclic pesticides
can’t meet the national standard. including paraquat. This is the first
Indices Limit
national standard for waste water
‘If there is fault for the thermal emission specializing in pesticide pH 6~9
oxidation incinerator, the current industry, and the former General Chroma 30
spare granulation incinerator can’t Standard of Effluent Pollutants
Suspension 50 mg/L
treat paraquat waste water effectively. (GB8978-1996) was abolished in
Redsun Biochemical plans to build a paraquat on 1 July 2009. COD 100 mg/L
new thermal oxidation incinerator to Ammonia nitrogen 10 mg/L
reduce risk of waste water pollution Some paraquat manufacturers are Cyanide compounds 0.4 mg/L
and ensure paraquat production. ’ influenced by the new discharging
standard for paraquat effluent Pyrimidine 2 mg/L
Waste water of paraquat technical pollutants. For instance, Hubei Paraquat ion 0.03 mg/L
contains lots of toxic compounds or Sanonda had to close its paraquat 2,2':6',2"-Terpyridine 0.08 mg/L
ions such as cyanide compounds, technical production lines in its
Source: CCM International

Shandong: herbicides export down 50.76% in H1 2009

H erbicides export volume
in Shandong province saw
sharp decrease in H1 2009, down
70%.

Both the external and internal factors
is far more serious than domestic
manufacturers’ expectation.

50.76% year on year, mainly due contribute to the decreased export The internal factor contributing to the
to the gloomy global economy and volume and value. slumped export volume is structural
structural adjustment in Shandong’s adjustment of Shandong’s herbicide
herbicide industry. External factor responsible for the industry.
slumped exported volume is the
According to statistical data from slowly increasing demand in overseas Statistical data from Shandong
Shandong Pesticide Industry countries caused by global economic Pesticide Industry Association
Association, Shandong province crisis. The global economic crisis showed that Shandong province
exported 17,414 tones of herbicides in that occurred in mid 2008 and the saw great increase in export volume
H1 2009, down by 50.76% compared whole stagnant economic situation of insecticides, fungicides and
to the same period of 2008 (about in H1 2009 decreased peasants’ rodenticides but decrease in that of
35,365 tonnes). There were about 28 application volume of herbicides and herbicide, resulting from the structural
herbicides exported. foreign traders’ purchasing power for adjustment.
herbicides. Mr. Li, director of China
As all herbicides had experienced price Crop Protection Industry Association ‘The structural adjustment in
decline in H1 2009 compared to H1 said that impact of global financial Shandong’s herbicides industry is
2008, total herbicides export value of crisis on China’s pesticide industry inevitable after 10 years’ high-speed
Shandong province decreased by over



development.’ Mr. Luo suggested. paraquat, glyphosate, etc. Output of data, though the export value slumped,
amide herbicides such as acetochlor, total herbicide export volume from
After 10 years’ fast development in butachlor, etc in Shandong province China hasn’t saw sharp decrease in
herbicide business, Shandong province takes up about 40% of total domestic H1 2009, indicating decrease rate of
has become the top production base of output; paraquat output in Shandong herbicide export volume in national
herbicides in China. In 2008, herbicide province accounts for 30% of domestic average is not as sharp as in Shandong
technical output in Shandong province output (excluding Syngenta Nantong province.
reached 132,200 tonnes, accounting Crop Protection Company’s paraquat
for more than 20% of China’s total. output). Mr. Luo suggests that manufacturers
Total production capacity of herbicide in Shandong province should come
technical in Shandong province is However, on the whole, most herbicide up with effective measure to curb
estimated to be over 200,000t/a in production in Shandong province is of the decrease of herbicide export
2009. Currently over 25 companies small scale and scattered distribution, volume and value, such as improving
engaged in the production of herbicide and most products are of low added R&D capability, changing herbicide
technical and over 35 herbicides are value, making Shandong province’s structure, conducting company
produced in Shandong province. herbicide industry vulnerable to the integration, etc.
economic crisis.
Competitive herbicides in Shandong
province are amide herbicides, According to China Customs statistical

carry out so many steps, thus leading
Guangxi sees low quality of glyphosate SL formulations to the low product quality.

The low quality of glyphosate 10%
I n mid September 2009,
Administrative Bureau for Industry
and Commerce of Guangxi (GXABIC)
glyphosate 10% SL was GB20684-
2006 enacted in 2006, which covers
6 indices as shown below (TABLE
SL, the most popular formulation
in China, also exists in many other
announced the result of pesticide provinces as many small producers
2). It’s estimated that the inspection
quality inspection conducted in adopt the similar method as those
indices of Guangxi’s pesticide
July and August, showing that only in Guangxi and local administrative
inspection are mainly A.I. content and
52.63% of the inspected glyphosate departments have no effective
formaldehyde content.
10% SL are qualified. measures to prevent the production
and sales of unqualified glyphosate
In fact, most of China’s glyphosate
According to GXABIC’s 10% SL at present.
10% SL are produced from glyphosate
announcement, 19 batches of mother liquor, but this process
glyphosate 10% SL formulations were Currently, the penalty on selling
needs some intermediate links such
selected in random inspection and unqualified pesticides in China is very
as concentrating mother liquor,
only 10 batches are qualified. small, causing many producers risk
removing some formaldehyde, adding
producing and selling unqualified
glyphosate technical to meet A.I.
GXABIC hasn’t disclosed on which pesticide.
content requirement, etc. Actually,
indices those unqualified glyphosate many small-scale glyphosate 10% SL
10% SL failed to meet the standard, Besides, most Chinese peasants
producers are unable and unwilling to
but it claimed many glyphosate 10%
SL producers purchased mother
TABLE 2: National standard on glyphosate 10% SL (GB20684-2006)
liquor of glyphosate technical from
other provinces to produce glyphosate
10% SL and sells them in Guangxi Item Index
market.
Glyphosate content (mass fraction) 9.5~11%
Guangxi is a large consumer of Formaldehyde content (mass fraction) ≤1%
glyphosate formulations in China,
but there are few local glyphosate pH 4.0~8.5
technical producers, so many
Dilution stability (20 times) Qualified
glyphosate 10% SL producers have
to purchase glyphosate technical or Low temperature stability Qualified
mother liquor from other provinces
such as Jiangsu, Anhui, etc. Thermal stability Qualified
Source: China Standardization Administration
The current national standard for



cannot identify unqualified glyphosate of glyphosate SL formulation with A. glyphosate 10% SL currently.
10% SL and are reluctant to report the I. content lower than 30% in 2010,
unqualified product to local quality which partially aims to prevent usage It’s predicted that glyphosate SL
inspection department. Besides, the of mother liquor to produce glyphosate formulations quality will be much
unqualified glyphosate 10% SL causes SL formulations. better in the future years, as the
no damage to crops but have lower deepening implementation of the
activity, so most peasants pay less Some top glyphosate technical ban on low content glyphosate SL
attention to it. producers such as Zhejiang Wynca, formulations will greatly reduce
Nantong Jiangshan, etc. respond the volume of glyphosate products
However, as the use of glyphosate quickly and invest a lot pf fund in produced from mother liquor.
10% SL produced from mother glyphosate mother liquor treatment.
liquor brings much damage and Mr. Dao, director of technology
risk to the environment, Chinese department of Nantong Jiangshan,
government has issued regulation to reveals that the company has stopped
ban the registration and production using mother liquor to produce

■ Market Analysis
Herbicide performance to decrease resulted from the global financial crisis
and stagnant economic situation in the

P erformance of China’s herbicide
business will decrease in 2009
without doubt, due to decreased
Shanghai during 27-29 September
2009 had shown that visitors were
much less than the previous exhibition,
whole 2009.

The gloomy economy had reduced
product price and stagnant demand indicating that customers’ willingness peasants’ initiatives of herbicides
for herbicides. Currently, many for pesticide purchase had dropped. application, thus shrinking the
herbicide manufacturers are not demand increase of herbicide globally.
optimistic about their performance in It’s predicted that gloomy situation for Foreign traders’ purchasing power and
2009. herbicide market will not significantly willingness also declined under the
change in Q4 2009, so general gloomy economic situation.
• Facts performance of China’s herbicide
business in 2009 will be poorer that Another reason leading to sharply
All herbicides in China saw 2008, though the output and sales decreased prices of Chinese herbicides
tremendous price decrease in the past volume will slightly increase. is its weak competitiveness in
9 months of 2009 (TABLE 3). Take Q2 global market. With weak R&D
2009 as an example, herbicide export • Reasons for the decrease capability within China’s herbicide
volume in China had increased by industry, most herbicides produced
19.5% over the same period of 2008, Without doubt, the decreased and exported in China are of low
but the total value had decreased performance of herbicide business is added value. Coupled with intense
by 45.3%, mainly attributed to the mainly caused by slumped price which competition among domestic
slumping herbicide price.

Semi-annual financial performance TABLE 3: Price change of top five herbicides in the first
report 2009 of most listed herbicide 9 months of 2008 and 2009
manufacturers had shown sharp
decrease in gross profit and net Average price in the
profit margin in H1 2009. China first 9 months, USD/t
Herbicide Change
Crop Protection Industry Association
2008 2009
disclosed that about 80% of its 470
pesticide manufacturer members Glyphosate (95% TC) 11,985 3,319 -72.31%
had witnessed great profit decrease
even profit loss in H1 2009. Now Paraquat (42% TC) 3,908 2,632 -32.64%
most herbicide manufacturers are
Acetochlor (95% TC) 3,542 3,044 -14.06%
not optimistic about their general
performance in 2009. Atrazine (95% TC) 4,900 2,657 -45.78%

The Ninth China Agrochemical Butachlor (95% TC) 4,148 3,019 -27.22%
Symposium and Exhibition held in



producers, fierce price war is globally. For instance, implementation in 2008, cotton planting areas in
inevitable. of policy ‘Returning Cultivated Land Hubei, Anhui, Henan, etc. decrease
to Forests’ in Jiangsu has decreased this year, which reduce herbicide
Besides, changes on planting structure rice planting area by 20,000 hectares, demand from these regions.
in China and favorable weather in the thus decreasing herbicide demand
world also reduce herbicide demand from rice fields; with low cotton price

Herbicide producers resume production

S ome herbicide producers have
resumed production in September
or October after suspension in the
Chemical Company started trifluralin
production in early October.
is propitious to pesticide production
and store, as high temperature will
lead to higher energy consumption or
slack season. There will be more There will be more herbicide faster chemicals volatilization of some
producers resuming herbicide producers resuming production in the products such as 2,4-D during the
production in the coming months, coming months, especially those pre- production.
and herbicide supply will be more emergence herbicide producers. For
sufficient instance, Jiangsu Lvlilai Company Most selective herbicides, especially
and Jiangsu Tenglong Biological those mainly used in domestic
As the peak season for herbicide market, will have slack season and
Pharmaceutical Company will start
consumption in winter crops such peak season for market demand,
acetochlor production in late October
as wheat and rape is coming, thus leading to suspension of some
and November respectively.
many companies resume herbicide production lines in summer. Those
production in September or October. export-oriented herbicides, such as
Most herbicide prices touch the
bottom in the past 3 years in glyphosate, won’t have peak season,
For instance, Jiangsu Repont Pesticide as they are exported to different
October, though herbicide demand
Factory resumed tribenuron- countries where consumption seasons
is increasing due to the second peak
methyl technical production in are different from each other.
season for herbicide consumption.
early September, and Hangzhou
With the stagnant global economy,
Udragon Chemical Company resumed In China, there are two peak seasons
most herbicide producers are not
fenoxaprop-P-ethyl production in late for herbicide demand each year. The
optimistic about herbicide price in Q4
September. first one is from March to June and
2009.
the second is from October to mid
Some companies resumed production December. The consumed volume
The period between late autumn and
of herbicides used in next spring. For in the first peak season will be much
next spring is the peak season for
instance, Jiangsu Lvlilai Company larger than that in the second one.
pesticide production in China. On
restarted butachlor technical Herbicide producers mainly produce
one hand, most pesticide producers
production in late September; Xinyi herbicides for winter crops and for the
are endeavoring to store products to
Zhongkai Agrochemical Company store of next year.
meet the peak season of herbicide
resumed butachlor production
consumption next year. On the other
in October; Zhejiang Kangfeng
hand, the low temperature this period

Herbicides used in cornfields

A s one of the major grain crops,
corn is the second largest
herbicide consumer in China, just
sanguinalis, Portulaca oleracea,
Eleusine indica, Chenopodium album,
Acalypha australis, Amaranthus
dominant species in many regions of
China.

next to rice. With popularity of retroflexus, Echinochloa crusgalli, • Pre-emergence herbicides
chemical weeding and development Setaria viridis, Cyperus rotundus, Herbicides used in pre-seeding stage
of herbicide industry in China, Siberian Cocklebur, Abutilon of corn are usually non-selective
chemical weeding has become more theophrasti, Convolvulus arvensis, herbicides including glyphosate and
popular and herbicides used in corn Calystegia hederacea Wall, Eclipta paraquat. Herbicide application
fields are more diversified.
prostrate, Commelina communis, etc. before sowing is not popular in China,
only existing in some corn fields in
• Major weeds in corn fields
However, weeds in different spring and seed production regions.
Major weeds in corn fields can
regions vary according to different
be classified into over 10 families
climate. Calystegia hederacea Wall, Herbicides’ major application period
including 40 species, and those most
Convolvulus arvensis, Cyperus in corn fields is pre-emergent stage
commonly seen in China are Digitaria
rotundus and Eleusine indica are now (after sowing) in China, with annual



estimated volume of over 20,000 tonnes, to register and produce nicosulfuron • Prospect
most of which are selective pre-emergent technical and formulations. As of It’s predicted that chemical weeding
herbicides including triazine herbicides, Sep. 2009, over 25 companies had will become more popular in China,
amide herbicides and their mixed registered nicosulfuron technical, thanks to rapid urbanization in
formulations. and over 100 kinds of nicosulfuron China and release of man power.
formulations, mostly mixed OF However, structure of herbicides
Triazine herbicides used in corn fields formulation of nicosulfuron and used in corn fields will change.
are mainly atrazine and cyanazine, atrazine, had been registered.
while amide herbicides mainly include The proportion of pre-emergence
acetochlor and metachlor. Currently, It’s estimated that China’s total herbicides used in cornfield is
mixed formulations containing triazine nicosulfuron technical capacity will diminishing, as post-emergent
herbicide and amide herbicide have reach 25,000t/a in 2009. The total control of weeds becomes more and
become more and more popular in consumption volume in domestic more popular. Nicosulfuron will
China, as they have advantages of better market was 500~600 tonnes in enjoy a brisk market in the future 5
safety to succeeding crops over atrazine 2008. years, thanks to good promotion and
herbicides and wider spectrum than decreased price.
amide herbicides. Mesotrione and rimsulfuron are also
used in corn fields, but have much Besides, if high production cost and
• Post-emergence herbicides smaller consumption volume than weed resistance problem are solved
Herbicides used for post-emergent nicosulfuron, due to promotion and (to mix with other herbicides),
control of weeds in corn fields include production cost problems. These mesotrione will expect a promising
non-selective herbicide paraquat and three post emergence herbicides market in the future, as it is safer
some post-emergence herbicides. have their advantages and and more convenient in application.
disadvantages, shown as TABLE 4.
Paraquat is used to control unwanted
weeds in the interval of corn plants
through orientational spraying. In recent TABLE 4: Comparison of three post-emergence herbicides in corn fields
years, paraquat consumed in this way in
corn fields has been increasing, reaching Effects affected Weed Requirement
5,0000 tonnes in 2008. Herbicide Safety Dosage
by weather resistance on weed stage

As to selective post-emergence herbicides,
Nicosulfuron Low* Low Low Large High
nicosulfuron is the hottest one used in
corn fields. Some domestic companies Rimsulfuron Low Low Low Small High
even produced nicosulfuron and added
Mesotrione High High High** Small Low
it to other herbicides for weed control in
corn fields before its patent expired in * Nicosulfuron may cause phytotoxicity to some corn varieties such as sweat corn and
2007. With nicosulfuron patent expiration pop corn.
in January 2007, many companies began ** Some weeds will re-grow.

Benazolin-ethyl: small herbicide mainly applied in rape

B enazolin-ethyl is a herbicide with
output less than 50t/a and mainly
applied in rape filed in China.
Nanjing Pesticide Factory of Jiangsu
Pesticide Research Institute (now it is
renamed as Nanjing Suyan Kechuang
for technical, 14 for single formulation
and 57 for mixed formulation in China.

Agrochemical Company) registered Grade of registered technical are 95%
Benazolin-ethyl, which is mainly benazolin-ethyl 95% technical and or 96%. 30% SC is most popular single
used to control broad leaf weeds in 30% SC formulation in 1998. More and formulation, taking up 42.86% of the
rape fields or used to mix with other more companies registered benazolin- active registration volume. As to mixed
post-emergence herbicides to control ethyl products in China. formulations, mixed EC formulations
weeds in other crops, was introduced of benazolin-ethyl and quizalofop-p-
into China as early as 1990. In 1990, As of 28 September 2009, 67 domestic ethyl are the popular ones, with A. I.
Germany AgrEvo Limited (now Bayer companies had registered benazolin- content of 14% or 17.5%.
Cropscience) registered 500g/L ethyl or its related products, and
benazolin-ethyl SC with brand name 55 of them hold active registration. Though there are over 50 active
of “Galtak®” in China. There are 82 active registrations of registrations of benazolin-ethyl in
benazolin-ethyl in China, including 11 China, total output of benazolin-
Since first domestic company



ethyl technical are relatively small. There
are only 3~4 active manufacturers of FIGURE 1: Annual registration number of benazolin-ethyl in
benazolin-ethyl technical in China, with China, 19990-2009
total annual output less than 50 tonnes.
Mr. Nie, sales manager from Nanjing 40
Suyan Kechuang Agrochemical Company
35
said: ‘There are about 3 companies
producing benazolin-ethyl technical in 30

China at present, and benazolin-ethyl 25
is mainly sold in domestic market, as
20
its output in China is not very large and
overseas demand is small.’ 15

10
Nie said that the company’s benazolin-
5
ethyl technical output is about 10 tonnes
per year, and all technical is consumed by 0
1990 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
the company itself to produce benazolin-
ethyl formulations.’ Technical Single Formulation Mixed formulation

Source: CCM International’s statistical data from ICAMA
Mr. Ge from Tianjin Sipule Pesticide
Technology Development Company said
that the company’s output of benazolin- Some companies stopped benazolin- its application volume has kept
ethyl technical is about 10 tonnes per year, ethyl technical production. Jihua stable in recent years.’ said Mr.
and the production is run by order. He Group Pesticide Chemical Industry Nie form Nanjing Suyan Kechuang
expressed all the company’s benazolin- Company stopped production Agrochemical Company.
ethyl technical has been sold in domestic because of sales problem. Jiangsu
market. Changqing Chemical Company ‘Benazolin-ethyl is a small herbicide
stopped production because of in China, since its application is
Ms. Yin also from sales department relocation and sales problem. mainly in domestic rape field, the
of Jiangsu Changqing Agrochemical capacity expansion or superfluous
Company also disclosed that output of Almost all benazolin-ethyl is used in output will face great risk.’ Mr. Nie
benazolin-ethyl technical is about 1 tonne rape field in China. ‘The demand for concluded.
per month. ‘The market demand for benazolin-ethyl in China depends
benazolin-ethyl had kept stable.’ on the planting area of rape, and

Picloram: export-oriented herbicide

P icloram, a post emergence herbicide
used to control unwanted broadleaf
weeds in forest, is an export-oriented
(TABLE 5). Grade of registered picloram technical are all 95%, and the two
registered formulations are 240g/L SL.

product in China.
FIGURE 2: Accumulative volume of companies having
Picloram was firstly introduced into China registered picloram in China, 2001-2009
by Lier Chemical Company in 2001, and
more and more companies have been 8
engaged in its production and registration
7
in the past few years (FIGURE 2). As
picloram is rarely used in domestic market 6

due to the small demand, high price as 5
well as inefficient promotion, over 90%
Volume

4
of the homemade products are exported,
3
mainly to South America.
2

As of 12 October 2009, there have 1

been 9 active registrations of picloram, 0
including 7 registrations of technical and 2 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

registrations of single formulation, which Source: CCM International
are applied by 7 domestic companies



Now all these 7 companies claimed that
TABLE 5: Active registrations of picloram in China by Oct. 2009
they could produce picloram technical,
but most of them arranged production in
light with overseas orders. Certification Expiration
Product Company
No. date
Some of the 7 companies also registered
other chloropyridine herbicides such LS20071449 240g/L SL 2010.05.21 Lier Chemical Company
as clopyralid and fluroxypyr, as major LS20080474 95% TC 2010.02.20 Sinochem Ningbo Chemicals Company
production processes of the three LS20083275 240g/L SL 2009.12.16 Hebei Wanquan Lihua Chemicals Company
herbicides, namely picloram, clopyralid PD20050010 95% TC 2010.04.05 Lier Chemical Company
and fluroxypyr, are the same. Ms. Bai
PD20070107 95% TC 2012.04.26 Zhejiang Shenghua Biok Chemical Company
from Chongqing Shuangfeng Chemical
Company (Chongqing Shuangfeng) said: PD20080650 95% TC 2013.05.27 Hebei Wanquan Lihua Chemicals Company
’There are only some small differences PD20080931 95% TC 2013.07.17 Zhejiang Yongnong Chemical Company
among production technologies of the Hunan Yuangjiang Chifeng Agrochemical
PD20095560 95% TC 2014.05.12
three herbicides.’ Company
PD20096514 95% TC 2014.08.19 Chongqing Shuangfeng Chemical Company
According to Ms. Bai, the three herbicides
share the same production line in Note: Both temporary and formal registration for clopyralid can be extended, but the temporary
Chongqing Shuangfeng. ‘Chongqing registration can be extended with accumulative valid period of less than 3 years.
Shuangfeng had produced smaller volume
of picloram two years before, but it has trade department of Lier Chemical, global economic situation in H1
focused on clopyralid and fluroxypyr in picloram doesn’t share the same 2009, Lier Chemical had achieved
recent two years with their larger profit production line with the other net profit growth rate of 58.13%,
margins.’ Registration data from ICAMA herbicides in the company. far better than most of the other
showed that Chongqing Shuangfeng herbicides manufacturers with large
acquired formal registration of picloram Mr. Wang said: ‘Almost all the profit loss.
two months before (August 2009). picloram is exported, with South
America being its major destination. Compared to Lier Chemical, the
Lier Chemical Company (Lier Chemical), The actual grade of picloram other producers’ comprehensive
China’s largest chloropyridine herbicides technical produced in Lier Chemical competitiveness in picloram
manufacturer, dominates China’s picloram is 94%, and the ex-work price is technical are much weaker with
production with over 80% output share USD30,000/t (RMB205,000/t) in smaller capacity and output, and that
of the total. Now it has picloram technical Oct. 2009. is why some domestic manufacturers
capacity of 1,000t/a, which was expanded possessing certificates of producing
from 550t/a in H2 2008. Chloropyridine herbicides including picloram haven’t focused on
picloram are the core products in picloram production.
According to Mr. Wang from the foreign Lier chemical. Under the stagnant

2, 4-D export in H1 2009

C hina exported 8,492 tonnes of 2,4-
D technical (96%) with average
price of USD1.81/kg to about 30
FIGURE 3: Export volume and price of 2,4-D technical in China, H1
2009

countries in H1 2009.
According to CCM International’s 2,500 2.00
Import/ Export analysis, monthly
export volume of 2,4-D technical from 2,000 1.90

China kept generally stable except in
Price, USD/kg
Volume, tonne

March (FIGURE 3). 1,500 1.80

1,000 1.70
China’s 2,4-D technical had been
exported to about 30 countries in H1
500 1.60
2009, with South American and
Southeast Asian countries as
0 1.50
the major destinations. Brazil, Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Venezuela,Guatemala, Indonesia Volume Price
and Dominican Rep are the top 5
countries where China’s 2,4-D technical Source: CCM International



FIGURE 4: Regional distribution of China’s 2,4-D technical export by
is exported to, which had taken up volume in H1 2009
50.48% of China’s total 2,4-D technical
export volume in H1 2009.
Others Brazil
19.76% 12.29%
China has more than eight 2,4-D
technical producers who had exported Costa Rica Venezuela
3.08% 11.66%
their products, either by themselves
or traders. 2,4-D technical export Australia
volume from 4 companies, including 3.18%

Changzhou Wintafone Chemical
Ecuador
Company (Changzhou Wintafone), 3.53%
Guatemala
Shandong Weifang Rainbow Chemical
Malaysia 10.07%
Company (Shandong Weifang), Jiaxing 4.59% Indonesia
Jiuyisheng Chemical Company (Jiaxing Turkey
Nicaragua New Zealand Dominican Rep 9.39%
Jiuyisheng ) and Jiamusi Heilong 5.16% 5.18% 7.07%
5.04%
Agricultural &Industrial Chemical
Company (Jiamusi Agricultural), had Source: CCM International
taken up 88.18% of China’s 2,4-D
technical export volume in H1 2009. FIGURE 5: Source of China’s exported 2,4-D technical by volume
in H1 2009
2,4-D acid, the first kind of herbicide
in the world, has kept robust market 7.94%
3.88%
at present, thanks to its low price and
9.30%
wide acceptance. 2,4-D formulations 41.69%
are registered for post-emergent control
of broadleaf weeds in wheat fields or
used to mix with other herbicides for
pre-emergent control of annual weeds 11.50%
in fields of corn and soybean.

China has been engaged in production 25.69%
of 2,4-D technical and its related
products since 1980s, and it has
become one of the major suppliers of Changzhou Wintafone Weifang Rainbow Jiaxing Jiuyisheng

2,4-D acid in the world, with capacity of Jiamusi Agricultural Shandong Qiaochang Others

over 60,000t/a. Source: CCM International

TABLE 6: Major 2,4-D technical producers in China

Company Capacity

Changzhou Wintafone Chemical Company 15,000t/a

Jiamusi Heilong Agricultural &Industrial Chemical Company 15,000t/a
Shandong Weifang Rainbow Chemical Company 10,000t/a

Liyang Hefeng Chemistry Company 10,000t/a

Dalian Songliao Chemical Company 10,000t/a
Lianyungang Baierte Chemicals Company 6,000t/a
Jiaxing Jiuyisheng Chemical Company 5,000t/a




■ Supply & Demand
Anhui Futian building 7,000t/a amide herbicide production lines

A uhui Futian Agrochemical
Company (Anhui Futian), a
newly registered company located
is a provincial chemical industrial
zone in Anhui province, having
comprehensive infrastructure and
According to the pesticide registration
data from ICAMA, Anhui Futian and
Hangzhou Futian haven’t registered
in Chizhou City, Anhui province, convenient transportation. any pesticides yet.
is building the 7,000t/a amide
herbicide production lines, which According to Mr. Zhao, who is in Mr. Zhao claimed that Anhui Futian is
are expected to be launched in early charge of construction of these amide preparing for the pesticide production
2010. herbicide production lines in Anhui license and pesticide registration.
Futian, construction of workshops has
The EIA (environmental impact According to two EIA public reports of
been completed and now it is under
assessment) report shows that the Anhui Futian’s new projects to be built
equipment installation.
70,000t/a amide herbicide production announced in July 2009, production
‘These production lines is expected to
includes 3,000t/a of pretilachlor and lines of other herbicides or herbicide
be completed by the end of 2009 and
4,000t/a of other amide herbicides safener such as 200t/a clodinafop-
launched by January 2010.’
covering alachlor, acetochlor and propargyl, 50t/a cloquintocet-mexyl,
butochlor. Of course, alachlor, etc. are also to be built.
Mr. Zhao disclosed that Anhui
acetochlor and butochlor can share the
Futian is a new company invested
production lines and their production Mr. Zhao said that the company will
by the owner of Hangzhou Futian
can be adjusted in light with the focus on overseas market to sell its
Agrochemical Company (Hangzhou
market demand. amide herbicides. ‘More than 90%
Futian), and Hangzhou Futian will
stop all the pesticide production when will be exported, and Southeast Asia
The production lines are built in and North America will be the major
Anhui Futian’s production lines are
Xiangyu Chemical Industrial Zone in destinations.’
launched.
Chizhou County, Chizhou City, which

Anhui Xinglong trial runs 5,000t/a 2,4-D production line

A nhui Xinglong Chemical
Company (Anhui Xinlong) has
completed construction of its 5,000t/
domestic sales department of Anhui
Xinglong disclosed that Anhui
Xinglong has been producing MCPA
production and convenient transport of
the location for sales of 2,4-D.

a 2,4-D technical production line in ((4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-Acetic According to EIA (environmental
Dongzhi Xiangyu Chemical Industrial acid) for many years. impact assessment) report of this
Zone, and started the trial run in 5,000t/a 2,4-D technical project in
September. Both 2,4-D and MCPA belong to Anhui Xinglong, a 1,000t/a MCPA
penoxyacid herbicides, and part of technical production line and a 100t/
Mr. Wu, sales manager in charge of their production technology are the a diflufenican technical production
foreign business in Anhui Xinlong same. line are also being built. These three
said that the 5,000t/a 2,4-D technical
production lines cover an area of 1.33
production line is under trial run at According to Mr. Wang, the company hectare and cost investment of USD3.37
present, and formal launch will be in will focus on overseas market. Mr. million (RMB23 million).
late October or November 2009. Wu expressed that Anhui Xinglong is
seeking for overseas partners for the According to registration data from
‘Though Anhui Xinglong is a new sales of 2,4-D series products. Anhui in ICAMA (Institute for the
comer in 2,4-D production, its
Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of
products are not inferior to those The 2,4-D production line is built in Agriculture), Anhui Xinglong hasn’t
produced by old 2,4-D manufactures. Dongzhi Xiangyu Chemical Industrial registered any pesticides. However,
Now Anhui Xinglong can produce Zone, one of the provincial industrial a related company, Anhui Anqing
almost all series products of 2,4-D.’ zone in Anhui province. Anhui Xinglong Chemical Company, whose
Xinglong can take advantage of the boss is also Anhui Xinglong’s, has
Mr. Wang, a salesman from the comprehensive infrastructure for registered MCPA.



■ Pricing

Monthly market price of main crops in China in Oct. 2009

Oct. 09 Sep. 09 Sep. 08 2008
Chinese
Crops Planting area
USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t output(103
(103 ha.)
tonnes)
Indica rice 498 3,400 402 2,748 393 2,682
29,295 182,570
Japonica rice 402 2,745 497 3,395 439 3,000
Wheat 281 1,916 276 1,885 247 1,690 34,421 104,460
Rapeseed 542 3,700 542 3,700 584 3,990 6,888 12,650
Corn 261 1,783 264 1,800 238 1,624 26,971 145,480
Soybean(oil) 540 3,688 532 3,633 548 3,742
12,434 21,040
Soybean(food) 820 5,600 791 5,400 805 5,500
Peanut 1,040 7,100 947 6,467 1,156 7,900 45,701 14,670
Broomcorn 281 1,920 258 1,760 296 2,020 1,016 3,640

Monthly ex-work price of key raw materials in Oct. 2009

Oct. 09 Sep. 09 Sep. 08
Raw material/intermediates
USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t
Phosphorus trichloride (99%) 674 4,600 674 4,600 1,171 8,000
Glycine (98%) 1,465 10,000 1,464 10,000 2,928 20,000
Iminodiacetonitrile (92%) 1,392 9,500 1,391 9,500 2,196 15,000
chloroacetic chloride (99%) 1,201 8,200 1,303 8,900 2,386 16,300
Pyridine (99.9%) 4,541 31,000 4,540 31,000 6,880 47,000
Cyanuric chloride (> 99.3%) 1,831 12,500 1,611 11,000 3,147 21,500
3,4-Dimethylbenzenamine (99.9%) 6,738 46,000 6,809 46,500 9,881 67,500
2-Amino-4,6-dimethoxypyrimidine (99%) 18,163 124,000 18,305 125,000 26,348 180,000
L-(+)-Lactic acid (80%) 1,318 9,000 1,318 9,000 1,464 10,000
2-aminophenol (99%) 4,248 29,000 4,247 29,000 7,465 51,000
2-Methy1-6-Ethylaniline (99%) 2,197 15,000 2,050 14,000 1,976 13,500



Monthly ex-work price of main herbicides in Oct. 2009

Oct. 09 Sep. 09 Oct. 08 Oct. 09
Herbicides Formulation
USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t
Glyphosate (95%) 2,886 19,700 2,885 19,700 6,023 41,150 41% SL 1,465 10,000
Paraquat (42%) 2,080 14,200 2,079 14,200 3,389 23,150 200g/L SL 1,714 11,700

Acetochlor (92%) 2,739 18,700 2,885 19,700 3,315 22,650 50% EC 1,860 12,700

Atrazine (97%) 2,446 16,700 2,446 16,700 4,633 31,650 38% SC 1,392 9,500
Tribenuron -methyl (95%) 18,266 124,700 19,725 134,700 35,080 239,650
Metolachlor (97%) 3,618 24,700 3,837 26,200 4,589 31,350 72% EC 3,325 22,700
Butachlor (92%) 2,739 18,700 2,885 19,700 4,267 29,150
Pendimethalin (95%) 7,280 49,700 7,424 50,700 10,049 68,650 33% EC 3,032 20,700
Trifluralin (95%) 3,545 24,200 3,617 24,700 5,511 37,650
Quizalofop- P-ethyl (95%) 22,221 151,700 22,361 152,700 27,483 187,750 5% EC 2,739 18,700
Fenoxaprop- P-ethy (95%) 29,252 199,700 29,244 199,700 33,616 229,650 6.9% EC 4,863 33,200
Oxyfluorfen (97%) 19,730 134,700 21,190 144,700 34,018 232,400

Monthly Shanghai port price and FOB(Shanghai) of main herbicides in Oct. 2009

Shanghai Port Price FOB (Shanghai) Shanghai Port Price
Formu-
Technical
Oct. 09 Sep. 09 Oct. 08 Oct. 09 Sep. 09 laiton Oct. 09 Sep. 09

USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t USD/t USD/t RMB/t USD/t RMB/t
Glyphosate (95%) 2,930 20,000 2,929 20,000 6,075 41,500 2,857 2,856 41% SL 1,509 10,300 1,508 10,300

Paraquat (42%) 2,124 14,500 2,123 14,500 3,440 23,500 2,086 2,085 200g/L SL 1,758 12,000 1,757 12,000

Acetochlor (92%) 2,783 19,000 2,929 20,000 3,367 23,000 2,717 2,856 50% EC 1,904 13,000 1,904 13,000

Atrazine (97%) 2,490 17,000 2,489 17,000 4,684 32,000 2,436 2,436 38% SC 1,435 9,800 1,435 9,800
Tribenuron-methyl
18,310 125,000 19,769 135,000 35,131 240,000 17,575 18,972
(95%)
Metolachlor (97%) 3,662 25,000 3,881 26,500 4,640 31,700 3,558 3,767 72% EC 3,369 23,000 3,368 23,000

Butachlor (92%) 2,783 19,000 2,929 20,000 4,318 29,500 2,717 2,856
Pendimethalin
7,324 50,000 7,468 51,000 10,100 69,000 7,062 7,200 33% EC 3,076 21,000 3,075 21,000
(95%)
Trifluralin (95%) 3,589 24,500 3,661 25,000 5,562 38,000 3,488 3,557
Quizalofop- P-ethyl
22,265 152,000 22,405 153,000 27,534 188,100 21,360 21,495 5% EC 2,783 19,000 2,782 19,000
(95%)
Fenoxaprop- P-ethy
29,295 200,000 29,288 200,000 33,667 230,000 28,089 28,081 6.9% EC 4,907 33,500 4,906 33,500
(95%)
Oxyfluorfen (97%) 19,774 135,000 21,234 145,000 34,070 232,750 18,977 20,374

Note: Shanghai port price= ex-factory price plus transport fee from production plant to Shanghai port



As to the three post-emergence
Most herbicide prices keep downturn in Oct. 2009 herbicides monitored, prices of
quizalofop-P-ethyl and fenoxaprop-P-
ethyl kept stable in Oct. 2009, while

P rice of most herbicides keeps
the downtrend in Oct. 2009.
Compared with the situation last
It is predicted that glyphosate market
will also keep stagnant in Q4 2009,
as the serious overcapacity won’t be
that of tribenuron-methyl technical
has decreased from USD19,760/t in
mid Sep. to USD18,300/t in mid Oct,
month, 7 of the 12 major herbicides alleviated and overseas demand won’t down 7.41%.
monitored by CCM International significantly rise in the last quarter of
have witnessed slight price decrease 2009 under the uncertain economic As the peak season for herbicide
in Oct. 2009, with the remaining five situation. However, slight price consumption in winter crops, such
maintaining the September level. rebound, or price readjustment, is as wheat and rape is coming, many
possible. manufacturers of tribenuron-methyl
Both of the two non-selective
herbicides (glyphosate and paraquat) have resumed production in Sep. or
As the second peak season of herbicide Oct. 2009.
kept stagnant price after 6 months’
demand in China is coming, many
continuous decrease, mainly due to
domestic herbicide manufacturers All the herbicide prices have hit the
the following two factors:
will resume production of selective lowest point currently. Many herbicide
herbicides in October. However, most manufacturers expressed that current
Firstly, there is no room for further
of these herbicides have undergone prices of herbicides are very close
decrease, as their prices are so low to
price decline. to the cost, and there is no room
touch the production costs; secondly,
as the demand for China’s non- for further decline any more. Most
Quotations of the six pre-emergence manufacturers are not optimistic to
selective herbicides hasn’t significantly
herbicides monitored by CCM the expected price rise boosted by the
increased in Oct.2009, there is no
International, namely acetochlor, second peak season this year.
impetus to heighten the prices with
metachlor, pendimethailin, butachlor,
the global financial crisis and China’s
trifluralin and oxyfluorfen have
serious overcapacity.
slightly decreased in Oct. 2009, down
by 2~7%.

■ Registration

China herbicide registration structure improving

S tructure of herbicides registered in
China has been greatly improved,
with increasing proportion for
In 2008 and 2009, new formal
registrations accounted for 67.98%
and 82.39% of the total new
As of September 2009, active formal
registrations for herbicide have
amounted to 4,170, taking up 67.84%
formal registrations and eco-friendly registrations respectively, compared of total active herbicide registrations
formulations, mainly thanks to with 23.31% in 2007. in China.
implementation of the new regulations
issued at the end of 2007.
TABLE 7: New formal registration in past three years
‘Structure of pesticides registered has seen
great improvement since China issued
a series of new registration regulations Formal
Total new
at the end of 2007,’ claimed Yanqiu Year registration Proportion
registration
Zhang, Director of ICAMA (Institute for volume
the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry
of Agriculture), on the 2nd ‘Summit of 2007 196 841 23.31%
China’s Pesticide Industry’ held in Suzhou
2008 1,603 2,358 67.98%
City of Jiangsu Province during 13~15
September 2009. 2009 1,960 2,379 82.93%

The most obvious fact showing the Note: data in 2009 is as of 28 September 2009
improved structure is the increasing Source: CCM International
proportion of formal registrations.



As of September 2009, active Tips:
formal registrations for herbicide
In December 2007, Chinese Agricul- ■ Formal registration should sup-
have amounted to 4,170, taking up
ture Ministry amended “Regulations plement experiment data or com-
67.84% of total active herbicide
for Pesticide Registration” and is- prehensive report in light with new
registrations in China.
sued a series of new regulations for regulations when applying for ex-
pesticide registration, which can be tended registration.
Before 2008, many domestic
classified into the following points:
pesticide manufacturers
■ Regulate formulations’ A.I. con-
preferred to apply for temporary
■ Shorten accumulative valid time tents: the number of A.I. gradient
registrations, due to the low
of temporary registration from 4 should be no more than 5.
cost and low requirement on
years to 3 years.
experiment data. However,
■ Standardize pesticide label: re-
with implementation of new
■ Ban pesticide trade name since 1 quired items such as general name,
regulations for pesticide
July 2008. A.I. content, formulation type,
registration in 2007, the gap
manufacturer, trademark, use direc-
between temporary registration
■ Heighten pesticide registration tion, license, etc should be printed
and formal registration is
threshold and shorten the gap be- in specific format, and those pro-
shortened, and many companies
tween temporary registration and hibited items such as trade name
turn to formal registration, as
formal registration, and application should not be printed.license, etc
formal registration needs to be
of temporary registration should should be printed in specific format,
extended every 5 years, while
also hand in experimental data on and those prohibited items such as
temporary registration should
pesticide residue. trade name should not be printed.
be extended every year with
accumulative valid time of no
more than 3 years.

With deepening implementation TABLE 8: Registration volume of eco-friendly herbicide formulations
of the regulations, proportion in 2008 and 2009
of temporary registration is
predicted to continue decrease in Registration volume Proportion in
the future. Year total registration
2008 2009 Total volume
Besides increasing proportion for
formal registrations, registration WDG 63 55 242 48.76%
volume of eco-friendly
formulations, such as WDG, CS EW 44 45 167 53.29%
(micro-capsule suspension) and ME 11 12 49 46.94%
EW, also increased. Registration
volume of these formulations in CS 1 2 7 42.86%
2008 and 2009 has accounted
Note: Data in 2009 is as of 28 September 2009
for large proportion in total
registration volume (TABLE 8).

Care Ltd. achieves in China, and 97%
Five herbicides newly registered in Sep. 2009 is the highest grade for glyphosate
technical registered in China.

1 68 herbicide registrations,
including 22 for technical, 112 for
single formulation and 34 for mixed
registrations, including 3 temporary
and 19 formal, were registered by 19
producers mainly located in Jiangsu
The first formal registration of
clodinafop-propargyl technical is
formulations, were achieved by Province. I4 kinds of herbicides were registered by Syngenta in Sep. 2009.
120 companies in Sep. 2009. Five involved (TABLE 9). Syngenta also firstly registered
herbicides technical were formally
mesotrione 94% technical formally in
registered for the first time in China. Five herbicides technical were formally China.
registered for the first time.
According to the registration data
from Institute for the Control Dalian Razer Pesticides Company
Excel Crop Care Ltd. (India) formally formally registered ethachlor 95%
of Agrochemicals, Ministry of registered 97% glyphosate technical
Agriculture technical, becoming the only company
in China in Sep. 2009. This is the first holding the active registration of
(ICAMA), 22 herbicide technical herbicide registration that Excel Crop


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