Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Discover Potential Indian Market through CCM International’s Agrochemical Workshop

CCM International is going to launch a workshop about the Indian agrochemical market from 8:00am to 11:30am on March 8th  - March 9th, 2012, at Ramada Plaza Gateway, Shanghai during China Crop Protection Summit (CCPS).

With the topic of Status of Indian Agrochemical Industry and Development Trends”, the workshop will be led by Dr. B. Saha, Senior Vice President of Nagarjuna Agrichem Limited. Dr. B. Saha has rich work experiences in India agrochemical industry. He has served in Pfizer, Monsanto, Lalbhai Group and Gharda Chemicals Limited after he finished his post-doctoral research in Canada and the USA. He was also a Principal Investigator and member of the India government sponsored "New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative Project". 

This workshop provides you with an ideal platform to learn the Indian agrochemical market from the aspects of technology, registration status, distribution, consumption, application, etc. Through face-to-face communication and discussion with the Indian expert and company decision makers on the international agrochemical market information, especially the Indian market information, you might be able to dig out new business opportunities in foreign markets and learn from the successful agrochemical company strategy examples.

The workshop will cover the following topics:
1.       ChinaIndia cooperation and collaboration
2.       Current Indian Agrochemical Market, from the aspects of distribution, changing product portfolio, use, consumption, OECD GLP status, contract manufacturing, financial performance, etc.
3.       Status and SWOT analysis of Indian agrochemical companies
4.       R&D environment and activities in India
5.       Environment protection in Indian agrochemical companies
6.       Developing effective competitive strategies for Indian agrochemical companies
7.       Pesticide registrations in India
8.       Case studies of a few Indian agrochemical companies
9.       Future outlook of agrochemical industry in India

There is only 1 month left for registration. Come and join Dr. B. Saha to discover the potential Indian market. For event booking, please contact Coco Yang at econtact@cnchemicals.com, or 86-20-37616606. To find out more information, please check http://www.cnchemicals.com/Event/EventDetail_26.html.


About CCM International
CCM International is dedicated to market research in China, Asia-Pacific Rim and global market. With a staff of more than 150 dedicated highly-educated professionals. CCM offers Market Data, Analysis, Reports, Newsletters, Buyer-Trader Information, Import/Export Analysis all through its new proprietary product ValoTracer.
For more information, please visit http://www.cnchemicals.com.

CCM International Ltd.
Guangzhou CCM Information Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
17th Floor, Huihua Commercial & Trade Mansion, No.80 Xianlie Zhong Road, Guangzhou 510070, China
Tel: 86-20-37616606

China Crop Protection Summit 2012 Only One Month to Go

CCM International, a leading consulting company with more than 10 years experience in China, is going to launch the 4th  China Crop Protection Summit (CCPS) on March 8th - March 9th , 2012, at Ramada Plaza Gateway, Shanghai, China.

CCPS 2012 consists of 2 pre-conference workshops which will be opened simultaneously (English Only) and conference with 15 topics (English & Chinese, with simultaneous interpretation).

Roman Macaya, President of AgroCare will host the summit. It’s the third time for Dr. Macaya to be the Chairman in CCPS history. Dr. Macaya is a scientist and businessman who has served as President of Costa Rica's National Chamber of Generic Products, and as President of ALINA, the Latin American Association of National Agrochemical Industries.

What’s more, Dr. Peter Nightingale, Director of Development Chemicals Ltd. and Dr. Robert Bryant, Director of Agranova & Development Chemicals Ltd. will co-host the workshop of “Process Technology for Producing Agrochemical Actives - the Foundation for Profitable Business”. While Dr. B Saha, Senior Vice President of Nagarrjuna Agrichem Limited will be the leader of another workshop, namely Status of Indian Agrochemical Industry and Development Trends. These two workshops will be presented in English, taking place simultaneously at 08:00am~11:30am on March 8th , 2012. Participators may choose either of the two workshops to register.

Up to date, partial delegates include:
Agranova
AgroCare
Anhui Fengle Agrochemical Co., Ltd.
Bayer CropScience China
BASF
Beijing Xinhefeng Agrochemical Co., Ltd.
CCM International Ltd.
China National Chemical Corporation
China Agricultural University
Development Chemicals Ltd.
Dow AgroSciences LLC
Hangzhou Tianchuang Waterpure Equipment Co., Ltd.
Jiangxi Tianren Ecology Co., Ltd.
Plant Protection Institute of CAAS
Qassim University
Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Shanghai HeBen-EastSun Medicaments Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Sinofluoro Scientific Co., Ltd.
SOM Phytopharma (India) Limited
The Central University For Nationalities
Vertellus Specialties Inc.
... ...

There is only 1 month left for registration, hurry up to join the long list of the partial delegates and network with the industrial experts in CCPS 2012. For event booking, please contact Coco Yang at econtact@cnchemicals.com, or 86-20-37616606. To find out more information, please check http://www.cnchemicals.com/Event/EventDetail_26.html.


About CCM
CCM is dedicated to market research in China, Asia-Pacific Rim and global market. With a staff of more than 150 dedicated highly-educated professionals. CCM offers Market Data, Analysis, Reports, Newsletters, Buyer-Trader Information, Import/Export Analysis all through its new proprietary product ValoTracer.
For more information, please visit http://www.cnchemicals.com.

CCM International Ltd.
Guangzhou CCM Information Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
17th Floor, Huihua Commercial & Trade Mansion, No.80 Xianlie Zhong Road, Guangzhou 510070, China
Tel: 86-20-37616606

CCM International’s Agrochemical Workshop: 50% off for Technicians and Researchers

Two workshops about agrochemical will be launched simultaneously (English Only) at 8:00am~11:30am on March 8th , 2012 during China Crop Protection Summit (CCPS) at Ramada Plaza Gateway, Shanghai, China.

These two workshops will be held by CCM International, a leading consulting company with more than 10 years experience in China. One of the workshop is “Process Technology for Producing Agrochemical Actives - the Foundation for Profitable Business”, which is co-hosted by Dr. Peter Nightingale, Director of Development Chemicals Ltd. and Dr. Robert Bryant, Director of Agranova & Development Chemicals Ltd. Major agrochemicals used in China, production cost and detailed evaluation of major technical challenges will be presented during this workshop.

The other workshop is about the Indian agrochemical market, Dr. B Saha, Senior Vice President of Nagarrjuna Agrichem Limited will be the leader of it. With the topic of “Status of Indian Agrochemical Industry and Development Trends”, this workshop will focus on the following aspects: China–India cooperation and collaboration, current Indian Agrochemical Market, from the aspects of distribution, changing product portfolio, use, consumption, OECD GLP status, contract manufacturing, financial performance  and future outlook of agrochemical industry in India, etc.

There is only 1 month left for registration! You can choose either of these two workshops to register! Come to discuss with renowned experts and network with industrial leaders!
Time: 8:00am~11:30am, March 8th, 2012
Venue: Ramada Plaza Gateway, Shanghai, China
Registration Fee: USD599 / Person
Participants from college or non-profit research institutes can enjoy up to 50% off the price!
Event Booking:
Coco Yang
Tel: 86-20-37616606

Up to date, partial delegates include:
Agranova
AgroCare
Anhui Fengle Agrochemical Co., Ltd.
Bayer CropScience China
BASF
Beijing Xinhefeng Agrochemical Co., Ltd.
CCM International Ltd.
China National Chemical Corporation
China Agricultural University
Development Chemicals Ltd.
Dow AgroSciences LLC
Hangzhou Tianchuang Waterpure Equipment Co., Ltd.
Jiangxi Tianren Ecology Co., Ltd.
Plant Protection Institute of CAAS
Qassim University
Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Shanghai HeBen-EastSun Medicaments Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Sinofluoro Scientific Co., Ltd.
SOM Phytopharma (India) Limited
The Central University For Nationalities
Vertellus Specialties Inc.
... ...


About CCM
CCM is dedicated to market research in China, Asia-Pacific Rim and global market. With a staff of more than 150 dedicated highly-educated professionals. CCM offers Market Data, Analysis, Reports, Newsletters, Buyer-Trader Information, Import/Export Analysis all through its new proprietary product ValoTracer.
For more information, please visit http://www.cnchemicals.com.

CCM International Ltd.
Guangzhou CCM Information Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
17th Floor, Huihua Commercial & Trade Mansion, No.80 Xianlie Zhong Road, Guangzhou 510070, China
Tel: 86-20-37616606

Monday, January 30, 2012

USD72.6 Billion, Output Value Expectation of China's Fermentation Industry by 2015

"The output value of China's fermentation industry is expected to reach USD72.6 billion by 2015," said Mr. Du, Vice Chairman/Secretary-General of China Biotech Fermentation Industry Association (CBFIA), at a meeting held by CBFIA on 8-9 Dec. 2011 in Beijing City about China's biotech fermentation and relevant industry. He also disclosed some other goals and expectations in detail, as well as the development direction of China's fermentation industry in the next four years, according to CCM International’s January issue of Corn Products China News.

Normally, fermentation industry includes amino acids, starch sugar, polyalcohol, organic acids, enzymic preparations, yeast and other fermentation products with special functions, like isomalto-oligosaccharide, most of which have enjoyed better development in 2011 over 2010, and the total output of some key fermentation products rose by 12.5% during the first eight months of 2011 over the same period of 2010. In the mean time, the total export volume of key fermentation products increased by 21% to 1.83 million tonnes with their export value amounting to USD2.1 billion, up 24% year on year. Specifically, export volumes of enzymic preparations, starch sugar and glutamic acid witnessed an incredible increase, while those of lactic acid and yeast rose stably, but lysine's and polyalcohol's suffered a decrease due to their booming domestic demand. 

More importantly, it's predicted that China's fermentation industry will still enjoy great prospect in the next four years: the average annual growth rate of its output can reach 15% from 2012 to 2015, which will amount to 30 million tonnes by 2015; the output value is expected to be USD72.6 billion. However, China won't be only obsessed with pell-mell development. Instead, it wants the industry to develop healthily and scientifically. So Mr. Du pointed out some development directions of the fermentation industry in the next four years.
 
Firstly, fermentation products with high added value and promising prospect will be encouraged to develop preferentially. In light of Mr. Du, the proportion of the outputs of polyalcohol, enzymic preparations, pharmaceutical amino acids and starch sugar in total fermentation products' output should rise to over 70% by 2015 from 60% in 2011. In contrast, the proportion of monosodium glutamate and citric acid should decline to below 18% by 2015 from 24% in 2010.
 
Secondly, the industry concentration should increase, and leading enterprises will be supported to develop further: the number of leading enterprises with annual revenue over USD1.6 billion and over USD0.8 billion should reach more than 5 and 10 respectively by 2015.    
 
Thirdly, non-grain raw materials, like cassava, will be paid much attention to develop. In accordance with Mr. Du, the proportion of non-grain raw materials' consumption volume in total raw materials' should rise to about 15% by 2015 from 5% in 2010. It's well known that the major raw material in fermentation industry in China is corn, which has witnessed an insufficient supply situation in recent two years, resulting in its continuous price increase. In view of Chinese government's advice, industrial production should not compete against people for food. And Chinese government will try its best to reduce the 28.9% proportion of corn consumption in deep-processing industry in the product's total consumption in 2010 to 25.7% in 2012, by dint of restricting the development of corn deep-processing industry. According to the Guidance about Promoting the Healthy Development of Corn Deep-processing Industry (the Guidance) published in 2007, the proportion of corn consumption in deep-processing industry in its total consumption shall be less than 26%.
 
Fourthly, fermentation technology should be improved in order to increase the utilization rate of raw materials, reduce the consumption of water and energy as well as pollution. In detail, CBFIA's expected goal is that the consumption of water and energy can decrease by 30% and 18% separately by 2015 compared with that in 2011. 

Overall, China is a big production country in fermentation industry currently, but not a great-power one. And there is still a long way to go for domestic fermentation industry to become strong and mature.

Source: Corn Product China News 1201

Content of Corn Products China News 1201:
GDL in China develops well and stably in 2011
6.3%, domestic output increase of maltodextrin in 2011
Chinese corn products Imp. & Exp. analysis in November 2011
Domestic prices of four key amino acids bottom out in Jan. 2012
Domestic citric acid price heads down in Jan. 2012
USD72.6 billion, output value expectation of China's fermentation industry by 2015
New Catalogue of Industries for Guiding Foreign Investment still restrains corn deep-processing industry
New Feed and Feed Additive Management Regulations to take effect since May 2012
12th Five-Year Plan for Food Industry published in Dec. 2011
Qingyuan Group launches production lines of glucose and sorbitol in Dec. 2011
China's cassava industry expected to develop fast in the next few years
Domestic corn price rebounds in Jan. 2012

Corn Products China News, a monthly publication issued by CCM International on 20th of every month, reveals the driving force of news stories and deeply analyzes the influence of trends and dynamics on domestic and international corn deep processing industry.

About CCM
CCM is dedicated to market research in China, Asia-Pacific Rim and global market. With a staff of more than 150 dedicated highly-educated professionals. CCM offers Market Data, Analysis, Reports, Newsletters, Buyer-Trader Information, Import/Export Analysis all through its new proprietary product ValoTracer.
For more information, please visit http://www.cnchemicals.com.
CCM International Ltd.
Guangzhou CCM Information Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
17th Floor, Huihua Commercial & Trade Mansion, No.80 Xianlie Zhong Road, Guangzhou 510070, China
Tel: 86-20-37616606

Pangang to Recapitalize Dongfang Titanium for Absolute Holding

On 23 Dec. 2011, Pangang Group Steel Vanadium and Titanium Co., Ltd. (PGVT) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Titanium Industrial Corporation of Pangang Group (Pangang Titanium) will add capital and expand shares in Panzhihua Dongfang Titanium Co., Ltd. (Dongfang Titanium) , according to CCM’s January issue of TiO2 China Monthly Report.

The expansion of capital and stocks aims to support Dongfang Titanium's new sulfate rutile TiO2 project, which will expand the company's TiO2 production capacity from 40,000t/a to 100,000t/a. The new project needs an investment of USD71.4 million in an estimate. (Please refer to TiO2 China Monthly Report Vol.4 Issue 06.11).

By 31 March 2011, Pangang Titanium held 49% of Dongfang Titanium's total shares with an investment of USD15.6million, and Miyi County An'ning Iron & Titanium Co., Ltd. (the An'ning Company) held the left 51% with an investment of USD16.2 millon.

After discussion with Dongfang Titanium, Pangang Titanium decides to acquire another 97 million shares with capital increase (no more than USD27.0 million), and the An'ning Company wants to acquire another 3 million shares. After the completion of the expansion of capital and stocks, Pangang is expected to hold 65% of Dongfang Titanium's total shares, while the An'ning Company will hold the left 35%. As a result, Dongfang Titanium will be absolutely held by Pangang Titanium.

Pangang Titanium's move is in line with its purpose of strengthening its TiO2 business. By 2011, PGVT owns three subsidiaries for TiO2 production, namely Pangang Titanium, Dongfang Titanium and Chongqing Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. (Chongqing Titanium), with a total TiO2 production capacity of 100,000t/a rutile TiO2 and 20,000t/a anatase TiO2. In H1 2011, the rutile TiO2 output of the three companies are 11,000 tonnes,19,000 tonnes and 18,000 tonnes, respectively.

Source: TiO2 China Monthly Report 1201

Content of TiO2 China Monthly Report 1201:
China's sluggish international trade of TiO2 continues in Nov. 2011
Pangang to recapitalize Dongfang Titanium for absolute holding
CNNC Huayuan under bankruptcy reorganization
Crimea Titan set a record in TiO2 output in 2011
China's titanium feedstock import weakens in Nov.
Vietnam upset by titanium ore export
SRL optimistic about titanium feedstock market in 2012
Iluka got high ilmenite revenue growth in 2011
Globe expands ilmenite production in Mozambique
Maydos starts coating e-commerce in Dec. 2011
Carpoly recognized as National Enterprise Technology Center
Zhanchen Coatings need to redo EPV report for IPO
Valspar opens research and development center in China
China's TiO2 prices continue to increase in Jan. 2012
Wrap-up China's TiO2 price trends in 2011
Policies of China's TiO2 industry in 2012

TiO2 China Monthly Report, a monthly publication issued by CCM International on 25th of every month, will penetrate into Chinese TiO2 market from a global view, deeply analyse TiO2 industrial chain and manufacturers’ competitiveness and trace the latest industrial hotspots and dynamics, aiming to provide the most valuable information about China’s TiO2 industry.

About CCM
CCM is dedicated to market research in China, Asia-Pacific Rim and global market. With a staff of more than 150 dedicated highly-educated professionals. CCM offers Market Data, Analysis, Reports, Newsletters, Buyer-Trader Information, Import/Export Analysis all through its new proprietary product ValoTracer.
For more information, please visit http://www.cnchemicals.com.
CCM International Ltd.
Guangzhou CCM Information Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
17th Floor, Huihua Commercial & Trade Mansion, No.80 Xianlie Zhong Road, Guangzhou 510070, China
Tel: 86-20-37616606

Friday, January 20, 2012

TiO2 China Market Research Packages Newly Launched by CCM International

CCM International newly launches TiO2 China market research packages from Jan. 20th, 2012. The 2012 TiO2 online packages will cover all the latest TiO2 researches from CCM International, including market reports, newsletters related to TiO2, titanium dioxide industry database, TiO2 trade analysis and other premium subscription services etc. It is extremely useful for all industry participants seeking information about TiO2 industry in China.

As we know, China’s TiO2 has heated up since 2009 and all the data shows the market keeps strong. From 2006 to 2011 China’s TiO2 output keeps a CAGR of two digits. It is a good time to make investment in this industry with accurate market investigation.

Covering all the market intelligence of TiO2 upstream and downstream industries by CCM International, the TiO2 online packages provide you the latest industrial information and the most professional analysis with reliable methodology. It updates your knowledge to get well prepared for the consistently changing market and saves your time to screen dazzling data!

You may benefit extra discounts for online payment during the promotion period. Payments made online can enjoy up to 40% discounts off from Jan. 20th to Apr. 20th, 2012. If you are interested in the TiO2 online packages, just pay online! For details, please check http://www.cnchemicals.com/special/Tio2ChinaMarketResearchPackage.html


About CCM
CCM is dedicated to market research in China, Asia-Pacific Rim and global market. With a staff of more than 150 dedicated highly-educated professionals. CCM offers Market Data, Analysis, Reports, Newsletters, Buyer-Trader Information, Import/Export Analysis all through its new proprietary product ValoTracer.
For more information, please visit http://www.cnchemicals.com.

CCM International Ltd.
Guangzhou CCM Information Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
17th Floor, Huihua Commercial & Trade Mansion, No.80 Xianlie Zhong Road, Guangzhou 510070, China
Tel: 86-20-37616606

Crop Protection Products Make Great Contributions to China

Recently, CropLife, the American Industrial Association, reveals that crop protection products can improve the quality of field crops, fruits and vegetables in the US, with the total value increasing by USD 82 billion, according to the survey by Mark Godwin Consulting Ltd.

And when it comes to the contribution of crop protection products in China, we can find some clues from Zhonghui Wu’s presentation. Zhonghui Wu, CEO of CCM International, was invited to present in 2011 Annual China Investment Frontier held by Goldman Sachs and he participated in one of the seminars, namely “Seed, fertilizer and crop protection products are solutions to China’s food problem in 2030”. Mr. Wu shared his own opinion on the significance of crop protection about how it ensures China’s food security in the future. The major difficulties and challenges to increase China’s future crop yield are as follows:
1.       How to reduce the negative impacts that natural disasters and climate change make on agricultural production and crop yield in maximum degree
2.       How to slow down cultivated land shrinking and prevent soil fertility loss
3.       How to raise the utilization rate of arable land and accelerate the process of land circulation and intensity
4.       How to further increase the farming enthusiasm of Chinese peasants so as to reduce abandoned rate, adopt scientific farming and boost crop production
5.       How to eliminate people’s misunderstanding and prejudice on agricultural biotechnology, especially GM technology

Mr. Wu thinks the agrochemicals have been playing a vital role in enhancing crop yields and increasing farming gains. Fertilizer contributes 40% - 45% to the growth of crop yield, while pesticide contributes 20% - 25% to the growth of crop yield. In the major crop planting areas in China, the benefits after using pesticide are almost equivalent to or even have exceeded the most advanced countries in the world. But in the non-crop planting areas, the benefits are far lower than the average level in the world because of the limited resource conditions and low pesticide application skills. How to increase the future benefits of pesticide mainly depends on the following aspects: the improvement of pesticide inert ingredients, the development of new pesticide formulations and new pesticide, as well as the enhancement of farmers’ pesticide application skills.

Mr. Wu pointed out that crop protection is important to food security, while pesticide is important to crop protection. Therefore, China’s pesticide industry plays a crucial role in the crop protection. In order to ensure food security, the main task of crop protection is to increase crop yield, improve product quality and guarantee safety of food supply and product quality in the future. The pesticide will become less harmful, more effective, much easier to use and more eco-friendly. With larger application of highly effective pesticides, the future demand of pesticide will decline to a certain extent, but the market value will be greater and greater. Mr. Wu suggests the government boosting the application of agricultural technology, strengthening the education and training of Chinese peasants, guiding the farmers to use pesticide scientifically and enhancing the effectiveness and benefits of pesticides.

In terms of the contributions that crop protection products make on food security, Keke Lan, Researcher of CCM International said that as people’s living standards improving, the demand of food and other agricultural products will be constantly increasing. People will pay more attention to the food security problem. Concerning the safety of human beings and animals, eco-friendly crop protection products will play a crucial part in the development of Chinese agricultural economy.

Nowadays, agriculture industry is heading towards to be more superior, safer, more productive and non-toxic. To create and produce the new eco-friendly crop protection products with high efficient and supreme safety play irreplaceable roles in increasing crop yields, preventing insect pests and reducing damage loss. More and more crop protection companies are making great efforts to develop and produce the new eco-friendly crop protection products so as to dominate domestic market in the future.

With the release of industrial policies and regulations in recent years, the Chinese government is engaging in encouraging and guiding domestic agrochemical industry to develop in a sustainable and healthy way. For example, Policy of Pesticide Industry issued in September, 2010, further regulates domestic pesticide industry to develop timely, appropriately and orderly. It is estimated that China will launch more and more agrochemical policies and regulations to ensure the safety of agriculture production and the quality of agricultural products, and to strengthen the support of crop protection products to agriculture production and food security.


About CCM
CCM is dedicated to market research in China, Asia-Pacific Rim and global market. With a staff of more than 150 dedicated highly-educated professionals. CCM offers Market Data, Analysis, Reports, Newsletters, Buyer-Trader Information, and Import/Export Analysis all through its new proprietary product Val Tracer.
For more information, please visit http://www.cnchemicals.com.
CCM International Ltd.
Guangzhou CCM Information Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
17th Floor, Huizhou Commercial & Trade Mansion, No.80 Xian lay
Hong Road, Guangzhou
510070, China
Tel: 86-20-37616606