On 12 March, 2013, Shijiazhuang Xingbai Bio-engineering Co.,
Ltd. (Shijiazhuang Xingbai) secured the formal registration of 98% spirodiclofen
technical (registration code: PD20130383) in China, the first
registration of spirodiclofen technical acquired by a domestic enterprise,
according to the ICAMA. With the new registration approved, Bayer CropScience
AG (Bayer) is no longer the only registrant of spirodiclofen technical in
China. It is believed that some other domestic companies will enter the
spirodiclofen industry, acquiring more legal registrations of spirodiclofen
technical and formulations, along with the approaching expiry date (1 Dec.,
2013) of the spirodiclofen patent in China, according to Insecticides China News released by CCM in April.
Spirodiclofen, whose pesticidal mode of action is the
inhibition of the lipid metabolism in pests and acarids, is one of the most
effective acaricides to control citrus red spiders, at every level of its
development from larva to adult. Since its introduction into China by Bayer in
2004, spirodiclofen has become the most popular products for controlling red
spiders on citrus plantings in the domestic market, featuring environmental
friendliness and long-lasting control effect.
As of 19 March, 2013, there were seven valid registrations
of spirodiclofen in China, with five registrants. Of these, five registrations
are for spirodiclofen formulations, mainly SC formulation. The
only target of these five spirodiclofen formulation registrations is for the
control of red spiders, with the application scale for crops including citrus,
apple and cotton, according to the ICAMA.
With the legal technical registration, it is predicted that
Shijiazhuang Xingbai will put spirodiclofen into production, although it has
not revealed any details concerning its production project. Actually, there are
three other domestic companies which intend to launch their production projects
of spirodiclofen in the near future, as the patent of spirodiclofen in China
obtained by Bayer will expire in Dec., 2013.
Lianyungang Niutaike Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Lianyungang
Niutaike, a subsidiary controlled by Jiangsu Aolunda High-tech industry Co.,
Ltd.) plans to invest USD23.15 million in constructing a pesticide technology
improvement project, aiming to construct pesticide production
lines with a total capacity of 5,600t/a. The production project includes
production lines of 500t/a spirodiclofen techincal and of 500t/a spirodiclofen
formulations, according to the report released in Oct. 2012 by the
Environmental Protection Bureau of Lianyugang City, Jiangshu Province. It is
reported that Lianyungang Niutaike is on the process of applying for
spirodiclofen technical registration and will launch the production in H2 2013.
Another enterprise willing to enter the spirodiclofen
industry is Rudong Huasheng Chemical Co., Ltd. (Rudong Huasheng), whose
application documents for its pesticide production expansion project was
accepted in May 2012 by the Environmental Protection Bureau of Nantong City,
Jiangshu Province. According to the application documents, Rudong Huasheng
intends to produce spirodiclofen technical and 240g/L spirodiclofen SC, each
with a capacity of 200t/a. But it didn't reveal the accurate time or other
details concerning its production project.
Jiangsu Sword Agrochemicals Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Sword) also
wants to set foot in the spirodiclofen production. It has applied for
environmental impact assessment for its several new pesticide production
projects in Dec. 2012, including 100t/a spirodiclofen technical production.
There is no doubt, in the coming years, that new production
projects and new registrations of spirodiclofen will draw much attention in China. However, there are
two obstacles to the development of spirodiclofen, namely counterfeits and
intensified pest resistance. Due to the popular product recognition of
spirodiclofen, counterfeits have been found in the domestic market in recent years,
which will affect the legal market operation of spirodiclofen. Moreover,
continuous use of counterfeits with very low content of spirodiclofen will
increase pests' resistance to spirodiclofen. Therefore, mixture formulations
with other insecticide ingredients will be developed in the
future.
Shijiazhuang Xingbai, established in 2004, is a subsidiary
of Hebei Xingbai Pharmaceutical Group. The main pesticide products of
Shijiazhuang Xingbai include abamectin, ivermectin, emamectin benzoate,
spinosad, etc. As one of the largest abamectin producers in China, its capacity
for abamectin technical may have reached 600t/a in 2012.
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