Illegally adding recessive composition still popular

On 30 Aug., 2012, the Ministry of Agriculture of China (MOA) released the result of the first pesticide sample examination of 2012, showing that illegally adding recessive composition is still popular in domestic pesticide industry, according to CCM’s September issue of Crop Protection China News.

The sample examination was jointly carried out by the agricultural departments from 30 provinces, cities and areas. 1,561 pesticide product samples have been examined, including 871 insecticide products, 375 fungicide products, 302 herbicide products, etc. 141 pesticide product samples failed to pass the examination with 56 products being checked without AI labeling on the packaging, 73 products with insufficient AI content and 41 products with recessive compositions, accounting for 39.7%, 51.8% and 29.08% respectively of all the unqualified products.

Among all the unqualified pesticide products, the unqualified rate of the products with recessive compositions surged compared with that in the latest national examination took place in 2011. According to result of the third pesticide sample examination of 2011 released on 16 Feb., 2012, the unqualified rate of the products with recessive compositions was 8.6%, far less than 29.08% of this time.

Among the 41 unqualified products added with recessive compositions, 12 of them contain highly toxic pesticides such as terbufos (added into four unqualified products), phorate (three) and carbofuran (three). Although the rate of adding terbufos as a recessive composition among all the unqualified products has largely decreased compared with the third pesticide sample examination of 2011, about 14 out of 25 unqualified products containing highly toxic pesticides were added with terbufos, it was still the most popular highly toxic pesticide that domestic illegal pesticide producers are eager to add with.

Besides these highly toxic pesticides, a famous foreign insecticide, namely chlorantraniliprole, was also frequently added as recessive composition in domestic market. There were five pesticide samples in the 41 unqualified products being added with chlorantraniliprole, and four of them are bio-pesticide products containing active ingredients bacillus thuringiensis and rotenone respectively, and the other one was abamectin-aminomethyl.

The illegal activities of adding recessive compositions in pesticides in China have frequently troubled Chinese government in recent years. Much easier to cause 3R problems (residue, resistance and resurgence), phytotoxicity, environmental problems, adverse effect on the supervision of pesticide industry, etc. have already shown the risks it would bring to domestic agricultural production and agrochemical market. Although Chinese government has paid much attention to the problem in recent years and made great effort to supervise and crack down adding recessive compositions in pesticide products, the illegal activity is still very popular in domestic pesticide market and is considered to be an open secret.

Source: Crop Protection China News 1217

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Content of Crop Protection China News 1217：

Illegally adding recessive composition still popular

Flumetralim to be promoted as cotton topping product

New policy to enhance the popularization of agricultural technology

Policy to support the chain operation industry of agricultural inputs

China pesticide export runs up in H1 2012

China grain import surges in Jan.-July 2012

China to strengthen management for minor crops pesticide registration

Huapont to set foot in agrochemical formulation industry

Shandong Ruyi Group buys agricultural assets abroad

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Enterprises Appeal for Policy Support for Pesticide Formulation Export

On 7 June, 2012, the 18th Conference of the 5th Council of China Crop Protection Industry Association was successfully held in Nanchang City of Jiangxi Province, participated by nearly 200 experts from pesticide R&D, production and management departments. A large number of domestic enterprises appealed for policy support for pesticide formulation export at the meeting, according to CCM International’s July issue of Fungicides China News.

It is well known that China is one of the big countries of pesticide production with over 260 technical and 3,000 formulations. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS) show that the total output of pesticides has reached about 2.65 million tonnes in China in 2011.

 

Besides, China is also one of the biggest pesticide export countries all over the world. For instance, China exported pesticides to over 180 foreign countries and regions, reaching the highest level in history in 2011; the total export volume witnessed a sound growth last year, hitting around 1.41 million tonnes, up 15.65% compared with that in 2010. 

Before 2011, Chinese export volume of pesticide technical has been larger than that of pesticide formulations. As hoped, this situation eventually changed in the previous year. In detail, China's export volume of pesticide formulations in 2011 was about 0.75 million tonnes, up 26.66% year on year, while that of pesticide technical was about 0.66 million tonnes, only up 5.10% year on year.

 

As formulations exceed technical by export volume, Chinese pesticide industry will play an increasingly important role worldwide. However, some related policies are no good for the development of domestic pesticide formulation industry, which negatively impacts the adjustment of pesticide industrial structure to a certain extent.

 

Specifically, Chinese export tax rebate rate of pesticide technical is usually 9%, while that of pesticide formulations is only 5%. As a result, this topsy-turvy phenomenon of export tax rebate rate can hardly raise the enthusiasm of pesticide enterprises to extend their industrial chain with higher additional value products–pesticide formulations. 

Under the circumstances, most enterprises prefer to export pesticide technical in consideration of the higher export tax rebate rate. However, these domestic enterprises that produce pesticide technical still act as "outsources" in the chain of international pesticide trade. Meanwhile, the pollution caused by producing pesticide technical in significant quantities is very serious in China, which goes against environmental protection to a great extent.

 

To better promote the adjustment of China's pesticide industrial structure and thus facilitate its own brand products to enter into international terminal market, domestic enterprises hope that relevant state departments give policy support to domestic pesticide formulation export–increasing the export tax rebate of pesticide formulations and change the topsy-turvy phenomenon between pesticide technical and formulations. 

Although the export tax rebate policy is important, enterprises should not focus on policy support. On the contrary, they ought to constantly strengthen product innovation to firmly occupy international market. Only in this way can China be a more powerful country in global pesticide industry in the future. 

Source: Fungicides China News 1207

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Anhui Huilong successfully acquires 60% share of HAMP 

Sichuan Guoguang's application for IPO at initial audit stage 

Lier Chemical: H1 performance to exceed forecast  

Epoxiconazole wins approval of more and more rice growers in China 

Bismerthiazol greets a favorable return

Traditional pesticide sales system may be subverted in Hunan

Yancheng Limin's relocation projects start trial production

Weier Chemical to build 200t/a fluazinam production line

SCCESCUT successfully develops methane dithiocyanate 10% SC

Rice diseases and insect pests spreading rapidly

… …

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Domestic Pesticide Industry Continues Downturn

According to the data from National Bureau of Statistics, China's pesticide output reached 1.92 million tonnes in Q1-Q3 2011, up 15.7% compared with that at the same period last year. Pesticide output in the whole year of 2011 is predicted to reach about 2.5 million tonnes and domestic demand may reach 308,000 tonnes, based on CCM’s latest issue of Crop Protection China News.

Although the amount of pesticide output and sales volume in 2011 is predicted to increase to a certain extent, domestic pesticide industry still seems to be trapped in downturn.

According to the 2011 Q3 financial reports of all the listed pesticide companies in China, including 20 listed companies that mainly engaged in pesticide production and sales, total revenue of these companies reached USD4.07 billion in Q1-Q3 2011, up 24.07% compared with that at the same period last year. However, the net profit in this period on the other side witnessed slide, reaching USD100.66 million, down 32.28% over Q1-Q3 2010.

Overcapacity is still considered to be the main reason for the downturn of domestic pesticide industry. At the beginning of 2011, although insiders have ever predicted that domestic pesticide industry may recover in 2011 due to the prediction of price increase of raw materials, the intense competition and lagging price increase of pesticides have made the industry remain in downturn.

Domestic pesticide output gradually has surged in recent years, but the domestic demand accounts for merely 1/8 of the total output. As an export-oriented country in pesticide industry, China has a large amount of pesticides exported to oversea market every year. In Q1-Q3 2011, China has accumulatively exported 594,200 tonnes of pesticides, consisting of 158,100 tonnes of insecticides, 377,200 tonnes of fungicides and 58,900 tonnes of herbicides.

Adding up the pesticide amount consumed by domestic market and the export volume, a large amount of pesticides remain in dull sale condition. Aiming to maximize interests and further seize the market share, most of domestic pesticide companies still have the competitive ability to expand the capacity of their products. So far, some pesticides, such as glyphosate, imidacloprid, abamectin and acetochlor, have suffered from serious overcapacity in China.

Glyphosate, an effective herbicide but with tragic destiny in China, is always mentioned when talking about pesticide overcapacity in China. Domestic glyphosate capacity reaches over 720,000t/a in 2011, but the output is predicted to be 300,000 tonnes to 350,000 tonnes. With dim consumption capability in oversea market and low consumption amount in domestic market, downturn of domestic glyphosate industry continues in 2011. Performance of some main glyphosate manufacturers in China mirrored the downturn in Q1-Q3 2011, such as Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & Chemicals Co., Ltd. and Anhui Huaxing Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Acetochlor, a herbicide used in large dry farmland, also faces overcapacity this year. Its total capacity reaches 140,000t/a in 2011, but only 10,000 tonnes and 20,000 tonnes are consumed in domestic market and oversea market respectively.

Business of products like imidacloprid and abamectin are even more difficult in China in 2011. Serious product homogenization, overcapacity and impact from foreign products such as chlorantraniliprole have made enterprises face even larger pressure.

At present, pesticide export is still considered to be an efficient way to ease the overcapacity pressure in China. However, fundamental problems can't be solved by only depending on pesticide export. As more and more high-level pesticides with low toxicity and residue, and improved pesticide effect developed by foreign pesticide giants, the pesticide demand in oversea market will indirectly decrease. Cracking down and standardizing the chaotic pesticide industry, leading to orderly production, more investment in new pesticide R&D, etc. are considered to be good ways to ease the downturn in domestic pesticide industry. Unfortunately, it is more easier said than done, and serious overcapacity in China may still continue in the next few years.

Source: Crop Protection China News 1123

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Content of Crop Protection China News 1123:

Domestic pesticide industry continues downturn

Chain operation mode in agrochemical field faces challenge in China

Bayer CropScience to expand in China

China's nitenpyram market predicted to have an upward trend

High price impedes promotion of toosedarin insecticides

Registration of coumoxystrobin·tebuconazole 40% SC to be approved in 2012

Policy to further support bio-pesticide

China plans to subsoil 46.7 million ha. arable land again in suitable region till 2015

New corn diseases and insect pests increase in 2011

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