Pesticide Revenue of Syngenta Exceeds That of China Top 100 Players

CCM International released the latest issue of Crop Protection China News on November 15, 2011. It shows that total pesticide revenue in 2010 of the top 100 pesticide manufacturers in China can't even catch up with that of Syngenta.

As we know, China's pesticide industry has witnessed great development in the past few decades, and lots of excellent pesticide enterprises has emerged in domestic pesticide market. As reported in CCM international’s last issue, China Top 100 Pesticide Manufacturers come out, ranking by company revenue.

However, the tragedy is that the total revenue of China’s top 100 pesticide manufacturers can not even catch up with that of Syngenta, a foreign pesticide giant. Total revenue of China’s top 100 pesticide companies reached USD7,803.62 million in 2010, while the pesticide revenue of Syngenta reached USD8,900 million with a growth rate of 3% over 2009.

"We are just long-term contract workers of foreign pesticide giants even though we think we are good enough," said Professor Zhang Yibing from Shanghai Pesticide Research Institute. Most pesticide players in China agree with Mr. Zhang’s point of view.

"We provide technical products with high quality to foreign pesticide giants but only gain little OEM (original equipment manufacturer) profit," said an insider from a listed pesticide manufacturer.

Actually, most of the pesticide manufacturers whose names appear on the top of the list have kept good relationships with foreign pesticide giants in recent years. For example, Zhejiang Wynca Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd., Hubei Sanonda Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Changqing Agricultural Chemical Co., Ltd., etc. are the main pesticide suppliers of Bayer in China; Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co., Ltd., Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & Chemicals Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Huifeng Agrochemical Co., Ltd., etc. are the main pesticide suppliers of BASF in China.

The identity of long-term contract workers being labeled on domestic pesticide manufacturers hinders their development. Aiming to survive in domestic pesticide market and account for more market shares, most domestic pesticide enterprises are more inclined to the production of off-patent pesticides and OEM production for foreign pesticide enterprises. However, without the support from strong policies and more investment in pesticide R&D from Chinese government, it may still be a long way to go.

You might discover more details in Crop Protection China News 1121 with following headline news:

-Anhui Guangxin's IPO application is rejected by China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on 2 Nov. 2011.

-Anhui Huaxing releases its Q3 financial report of 2011, showing a deficit in this period. Simultaneously, it announces that it will receive a subsidy of about USD11.81 million from the local government.

-Jiangsu Limin's application for environmental protection supervision submitted for IPO has been initially passed by the local government and is now waiting for the public notification.

-Total pesticide revenue in 2010 of the top 100 pesticide manufacturers in China can't even catch up with that of Syngenta in 2010. It is a painful reality and a serious alert to domestic pesticide players and Chinese government.

-China has laid great efforts to manage pesticide wastes problem and its cooperation with -German experts has started taking effect.

-The Ministry of Agriculture is going to fully implement the designated sales of high toxic pesticides in key vegetable planting areas.

-China's trade surplus of pesticide import and export in Jan. to Aug. 2011 reaches USD1,334.97 million, up 59.6% over the same period of 2010.

-A new pesticide-fertilizer called fungicidal and yielding pesticide-fertilizer WG gets appraisal from experts thanks to its good performances in controlling rice diseases and stimulating growth.

-More than 60% soybean processing enterprises in Heilongjiang Province suspend recently due to the difficulty of purchasing soybean and the intense market competition.

(Guangzhou China, November 17, 2011)

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Identity of Long-term Contract Workers Bothering Domestic Pesticide Players

China's pesticide industry has witnessed great development in the past few decades and lots of excellent pesticide enterprises emerged in domestic pesticide market, such as Zhejiang Wynca Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co., Ltd., Hubei Sanonda Co., Ltd. and Nanjing Redsun Co., Ltd. These pesticide enterprises have shown great competitiveness and influence, and become the mainstay in the development process of domestic pesticide industry, based on CCM’s latest issue of Crop Protection China News.

However, as more and more problems appear in domestic pesticide industry, such as overcapacity, over competition, lack of innovation capability and chaotic market management, the survival condition of domestic pesticide enterprises has changed from bad to worse.

As CCM International reported in the last issue, the high-profile list, namely 2011 China Top 100 Pesticide Manufacturers, showed the ranking of 100 domestic pesticide manufacturers and their revenues in 2010. It is till now the most authoritative version of pesticide enterprise rankings in China.

Although it should be excited for companies who are on the list, most of them feel very depressed.

It is very disappointed to see the result of comparing the total revenue of most competitive domestic pesticide manufacturers to one foreign pesticide giant, namely Syngenta. According to the list of 2011 China Top 100 Pesticide Manufacturers, the total revenue of the first 100 pesticide manufacturers reached USD7,803.62 million. However, the pesticide revenue of Syngenta in 2010 reached USD8,900 million with a growth rate of 3% over 2009.

"We are just long-term contract workers of foreign pesticide giants even though we think we are good enough," said Professor Zhang Yibing from Shanghai Pesticide Research Institute. And this point of view has been agreed by most pesticide players in China.

"We provide technical products with high quality to foreign pesticide giants but only gain little OEM (original equipment manufacturer) profit," said an insider from a listed pesticide manufacturer.

Actually, most of the pesticide manufacturers whose names appear on the top of the list have kept good relationships with foreign pesticide giants in recent years. For example, Zhejiang Wynca Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd., Hubei Sanonda Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Changqing Agricultural Chemical Co., Ltd., etc. are the main pesticide suppliers of Bayer in China; Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co., Ltd., Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & Chemicals Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Huifeng Agrochemical Co., Ltd., etc. are the main pesticide suppliers of BASF in China.

Although China is considered to be one of the largest pesticide production and consumption countries in the world, its pesticide industry is highly depended on export with an export dependence ratio of over 50%. Its pesticide export volume reached over 1 million tonnes in the past three years. In 2010, domestic pesticide output reached 2.34 million tonnes and the export volume reached 1.22 million tonnes.

Eyeing that the price of raw materials, cost of environmental protection and labor, RMB appreciation, etc. rapidly rose in H1 2011, domestic pesticide manufacturers suffered great pains in running pesticide business this year.

The identity of long-term contract workers being labeled on domestic pesticide manufacturers bothers them seriously now and then. Although they have been considering changing the situation through technology innovation, with Chinese government's high-profile encourage but poor continuous investment in pesticide R&D, the development of pesticide innovation is painfully slow. Thus, aiming to survive in domestic pesticide market and account for more market shares, most domestic pesticide enterprises are more inclined to the production of off-patent pesticides and OEM production for foreign pesticide enterprises. Shaking off the identity of long-term contract workers means a lot to domestic pesticide players. However, without the support from strong policies and more investment in pesticide R&D from Chinese government, there may still be a long way to go.

Source: Crop Protection China News 1121

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Content of Crop Protection China News 1121:

Anhui Guangxin's IPO rejected

Anhui Huaxing to tide over deficit by aid

Jiangsu Limin tries IPO again

Identity of long-term contract workers bothering domestic pesticide players

Pesticide waste management in China

MOA: designated sales of highly toxic pestisides in key vegetable planting areas

Trade surplus of pesticide import and export surges in Jan. to Aug. 2011

New pesticide-fertilizer appraised by experts

Most of Heilongjiang soybean processing enterprises suspend

Crop Protection China News, a semimonthly publication issued by CCM International on 15th and 30th(31st) of every month, aims to gain a deep insight into Chinese market, supply the latest market data and strategy support, analyze the newest legislation and policy and grasp the future market trend.

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.

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