Find Hot News in Glyphsoate China Monthly Report 1306

Published on the 20^th every month, Glyphsoate China Monthly Report is a monthly publication released by CCM. It offers timely update and close follow up of China’s various kind of Glyphsoate market dynamics, analyze the market data and trends. Major columns include the latest information and in-depth analysis on market trends, supply and procurement opportunities in raw materials and intermediates, technology process, price updates, new policies and company dynamic, etc.

Following are headline news of the latest issue of Glyphsoate China Monthly Report:

Glyphosate technical price decreases slightly in June 2013

Glyphosate technical price decreases slightly in June 2013.

China's glyphosate companies actively expand overseas business

Given that the overseas market has become more and more important and operating in diversification can make the income diversified, some China's glyphosate companies have actively expanded the overseas glyphosate market and other overseas business. These glyphosate companies include Nantong Jiangshan, Zhejiang Wynca, Sichuan Fuhua, etc.

Hengyang Roymaster's Jinyan Chemical Plant is ordered to rectify for environmental illegality

Hengyang Roymaster's Jinyan Chemical Plant was ordered to shut down and rectify for environmental illegality on 24 May, 2013, and the rectification was ordered to be completed before the end of Nov. 2013, meaning that it will be hard for Hengyang Roymaster to resume its 12,000t/a glyphosate production line before that time.

Result of glyphosate use survey for 2012 late rice planting in Hunan province

In order to establish key market indicators for China's rice industry, CCM carried out a survey concerning rice planting in Hunan Province's Changde, Yueyang and Hengyang since Dec. 2012, showing that glyphosate is one of the most important herbicides for weeding in these three districts in 2012.

The export volume of glyphosate technical decreases 14.31% in April 2013

The export volume of glyphosate technical decreases 14.31% in April 2013.

Glyphosate ammonium salt is the mainstream registration in May 2013

Among the 19 glyphosate product registrations in May 2013 the registration of glyphosate ammonium salt accounted for about 50% of the total, which implies that glyphosate ammonium salt was still the mainstream registration in May 2013.

Air pollutant emission standard for pesticide industry to be released by the end of 2014

China's Ministry of Environmental Protection claimed in April 2013 that it will release Air Pollutant Emission Standard for Pesticide Industry by the end of 2014, thus the glyphosate manufacturers in China will have a targeted air pollutant emission standard.

Nantong Jiangshan issues short-term financing bond

For the sake of repaying its short-term loan, Nantong Jiangshan issued the first phase of short-term financing bond of 2013 and received the financing bond's total amount of USD57.16 million (RMB350 million) on 22 May,2013.

Anhui Huaxing accomplishes non-public issuing stock plan

Anhui Huaxing claimed that it has completed the deal with CEFC Shanghai that CEFC Shanghai acquired the additional non-public shares issued by Anhui Huaxing with total investment of about USD314.76 million (RMB1,931.02 million), and thus CEFC Shanghai becomes the controlling shareholder of Anhui Huaxing with total shock proportion of 60.78%.

Environmental protection inspection storm to attack glyphosate industry

On 21 May, 2013, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection released a document——Notice Regarding the Environmental Protection Inspection against Glyphosate (PMIDA) Manufacturers, and the inspection will last to 2015, meaning that environmental protection inspection storm will keep attacking glyphosate industry for about 2 years and 6 months.  

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Find Hot News in Glyphsoate China Monthly Report 1303

Published on the 20^th every month, Glyphsoate China Monthly Report is a monthly publication released by CCM. It offers timely update and close follow up of China’s various kind of Glyphsoate market dynamics, analyze the market data and trends. Major columns include the latest information and in-depth analysis on market trends, supply and procurement opportunities in raw materials and intermediates, technology process, price updates, new policies and company dynamic, etc.

Following are headline news of the latest issue of Glyphsoate China Monthly Report:

Anhui Huaxing’s operating profit surges in 2012

Anhui Huaxing Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. announced a flash report about its operating performance in 2012, showing that its operating profit was about USD17.01 million (RMB106 million) in 2012, up by 218.39% over 2011.

Nantong Jiangshan's equity proportion of Dongchang Chemical decreases again

Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & Chemicals Co., Ltd. released an announcement about the second "Capital and share increase" plan of its affiliated company—Nantong Dongchang Chemical Co., Ltd., showing that Dongchang Chemical had successfully introduced a new investor with an investment of about USD8.87 million, and Nantong Jiangshan was degraded from the second biggest shareholder of Dongchang Chemical to the third biggest shareholder after the deal, with its equity proportion down to 30.078% from 46.640%.

Nufarm loses its exclusive distribution right for Roundup branded glyphosate in Australia and New Zealand

Nufarm Limited released an announcement, claiming that its exclusive distribution right for Roundup branded glyphosate in Australia and New Zealand are to be terminated on 28 Aug., 2013, and Sinochem Group, a Chinese company, will take over the exclusive distribution right of Roundup branded glyphosate in Australia and New Zealand.

The global GM crop planting area reaches 170.3 million hectares in 2012

International Service for the Acquisition of Agribiotech Applications released its updated Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops 2012 report, showing that global's planting area of GM crops set the new record of 170.3 million hectares in 2012, and Brazil maintaining the largest growth rate in planting area of GM crops globally in 2012.

China cancels PMIDA's export tax rebate

According to a record from the China's State Administration of Taxation updated on 20 Feb., 2013, PMIDA's 13% export tax rebate rate has been cancelled since 1 Jan., 2013, meaning that China's exported PMIDA will no longer enjoy the rebate, which will increase PMIDA's export cost and further reduce PMIDA's export volume.

The intense competition in China's mainstream glyphosate export producers continues in 2012

After the depressed glyphosate market since 2009, some glyphosate manufacturers withdrawn from market, which increased the industrial concentration of China's glyphosate to a great extent in 2012. In the meantime, export share competition between China's top seven glyphosate manufacturers didn't show the signs of easing, but instead it remain fierce in 2012.

Glyphosate industry research dynamics subsequent to the promulgation of the Decree No. 1558

The promulgation of No. 1558 Decree greatly affected the research dynamic of the glyphosate industry in China, and the number of both glyphosate companies which carry out the research about glyphosate wastewater treatment techniques and the researches about glyphosate wastewater treatment techniques being applied to patent rose.

Lier Chemical successfully registers glyphosate•triclopyr in Feb. 2013

There is only one glyphosate registration in China in Feb. 2013, namely mixed glyphosate formulation—glyphosate·triclopyr SP (registration No. LS20130040), which contains 50% of glyphosate and 10% of triclopyr.

Glyphosate prices rise slightly in March 2013

Glyphosate prices rise slightly in March 2013.

The export volume of glyphosate formulations increases by 30.72% in Jan. 2013

Export volume of glyphosate formulations increases by 30.72% in Jan. 2013. 

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A new method for disposing carrot discards in Argentina

On Dec. 12, 2012, according to the Argentine Council for Information and Development of Biotechnology (Argen-Bio), Argentina found a new way to use its carrot discards for producing carotene and bioethanol. This new method can not only take full advantage of carrots which can't be sold, but also prevent the local environment from being polluted.
 
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Argentina is the largest producer of carrot in South America and its products are mainly exported to other countries. With the total planting area of 7,000-9,000 ha., Argentina's total production of carrot is between 200-250 thousand tonnes per year, which brings about an income of USD100 million to Argentina every year.
 
However, as reported, in the harvest season, there are 20-80 tonnes of carrots every day on average that should be discarded from packaging plants in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina due to unsatisfactory size and shape, which not only increases the costs but also pollutes the environment in Argentina.
 
In view of this situation, the National University of the Coast (UNL) found a new method for disposing the carrot discards and increasing their value. According to UNL, there are two steps for using the carrot discards.
 
Firstly, carotene can be extracted from these products, and the carotene can be sold to the related companies for using in food, dye, drug or cosmetic. It's believed that the carotene will bring more benefits to the producers.
 
Secondly, as the carrot contains abundant sugar, bioethanol can be produced from carrot through hydrolysis. According to sources from Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, one tonne of carrot at most can produce 77.5 liters of ethanol which is just lower than 10 liters made from one tonne of sugarcane. Therefore, Argentina can produce more than 5,000 liters of ethanol every year from the carrot discards.
 
With the rapid economic development in the world, more and more countries face the shortage of energy. In order to solve this problem, many countries such as Brazil and the US begin to produce bioethanol instead of the traditional energy like gasoline. Argentina is no exception. According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Argentina has become an important player of biofuels in the world, and it produced about 2.9 billion liters of biodiesel and 280 million liters of bioethanol only in 2011. Although Argentina's production of biodiesel and bioethanol in 2012has not been officially published, it's believed that it will break a record. What's more, some private analysts even predict that the total production of biodiesel and bioethanol in Argentina will reach 6 billion liters by 2015.

Crop Protection South America Monthly Report is a monthly publication released by CCM’s. It offers timely update and close follow up of South America's various kind of Crop market dynamics, analyze the market data and trends. Major columns include companies' current dynamics and market situation, a close watch of government policies and regional dynamics.

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Find Hot News in Glyphsoate China Monthly Report 1212

Published on the 20^th every month, Glyphsoate China Monthly Report is a monthly publication released by CCM. It offers timely update and close follow up of China’s various kind of Glyphsoate market dynamics, analyze the market data and trends. Major columns include the latest information and in-depth analysis on market trends, supply and procurement opportunities in raw materials and intermediates, technology process, price updates, new policies and company dynamic, etc.

Following are headline news of the latest issue of Glyphsoate China Monthly Report:

Zhejiang Wynca to acquire 70% equity of Golden Sunshine Mining

Zhejiang Wynca's wholly-owned subsidiary——Wynca Hong Kong is trying to acquire the additional 70% share Golden Sunshine Mining in Ghana at USD6 million, indicating that Zhejiang Wynca is preparing to set foot into mining industry.

Nantong Jiangshan to acquire 90% equity of Ladda Group

Nantong Jiangshan is trying to acquire 90% equity of Ladda Group in Thailand at USD33.6 million, but it will be a very difficult thing because of Nantong Jiangshan's tight fund chain.

Anhui Huaxing divests real estate business

Anhui Huaxing transfers its last 51% equity of Anhui Huaxing Construction Investment and its total creditors' right of about USD8.45 million to Guoneng Business, and Anhui Huaxing will receive about USD21.73 million after the deal.

Chongqing Sanxia sells Sanxia Yingli

Chongqing Sanxia transfers its 100% equity and creditor right of Chongqing Sanxia Yingli to Chongqing Medical Purple Eagle at USD22.47 million, but Sanxia Yingli can't achieve great improvement in glycine business though its controlling shareholder will change after the deal.

Australia resumes anti-dumping investigation on China's formulated glyphosate

Australia Customs and Border Protection Service resumes anti-dumping investigation on China's formulated glyphosate products, which doesn't evoke great market responses in China.

Organophosphate Pesticides Industrial Pollutants Discharge Standard may hard to release in 2013

Organophosphate Pesticides Industrial Pollutants Discharge Standard may be hard to be released in 2013 attributed to its low acceptance and recognition.

Overview of China's public patent application related to glyphosate waste treatment in 2012

As of 12 Dec., 2012, China's State Intellectual Property Office has released 17 public patent applications related to glyphosate wastewater treatment, and half of the 17 applications are about the removal technology of phosphorus and nitrogen in glyphosate wastewater, and the other half is about the recycling technique of by-products in glyphosate wastewater.

Glyphosate price decreases slightly in Dec. 2012

Glyphosate price decreases slightly in Dec. 2012.

Overview of China's glyphosate price in 2012

In 2012, the average prices of glyphosate technical, glyphosate formulations and PMIDA all have achieved great improvement, which are the highest ones since 2010, especially glyphosate technical whose average price in 2012 increases by about 25.21% YoY.

Glyphosate technical price increases by 6.98% MoM in Oct. 2012

Glyphosate technical price increases by 6.98% MoM in Oct. 2012. 

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The top 500 of most competitive enterprises in domestic chemical industry

Liaoning Kelong Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. (Liaoning Kelong) is a high and new technology enterprise. The company was ranked among the top ten of most competitive Chinese concrete admixture enterprises and the top 500 of most competitive enterprises in domestic chemical industry in 2010. Its poly carboxylic acid water reducing agent technology is awarded the National Building Materials Industry Technological Innovation by China Building Materials Association.

 

Liaoning Kelong was established in 2002. It was relocated to Liaoyang Aromatics and Chemical Fiber Raw Material Base, a national industrial park, in Oct. 2010. Production situation Liaoning Kelong specializes in the research, manufacture and distribution of surfactant.

Nowadays, its dominant product is HPWR-polycarboxylic of which the sales volume is 130,000 tonnes in China in 2011. Beisdes, it also produces solar cutting fluids, phenylate, textile auxiliaries, polyester elastomer, multi-functional finishing agent, paint additives and building auxiliary materials. The products of Liaoning Kelong are widely used in many areas, such as daily chemicals, pharmacy, textile printing, paint, printing ink, metal processing and construction. At the same time, its sales network covers all over the world. Liaoning Kelong adopts four advanced ethoxylation production lines from Germany, whose annual manufacturing capacity is more than 80,000 tonnes.

CCM has carried out research on the Market of China's Cement Additives and Concrete Admixtures for you. In this report, you can get market information of 7 key additives and admixture products such as grinding aids, water reducing admixture, hardening accelerating admixture, concrete set retarder, flash setting admixture, air entraining admixture and expansive agent for concrete.

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Beijing New Zhongyan Building Materials Technology Co., Ltd.

Beijing New Zhongyan Building Materials Technology Co. (Beijing New Zhongyan) directly subordinates to China Building Materials Academy. China Building Materials Academy and Beijing New Voyaging Co., Ltd. are its investors. Beijing New Zhongyan was re-formed by Beijing Zhongyan Special Engineering Materials, Inc., a subsidiary of China Building Materials Academy, and Beijing Zhongtong Guanjiang New Voyaging Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Beijing New Voyaging Co., Ltd, in 2009.

Beijing New Zhongyan has a long development history and production technology advantage of cement and concrete. Beijing Zhongyan Special Engineering Materials, Inc., its predecessor, was established basing on China Cement-based Materials Research Center, which has invented UEA, sulfur aluminate cement, iron aluminate cement, silent demolition agent and long structure seamless construction technology.

Based on CCM's investigation in Nov. 2012, the main production situation of Beijing New Zhongyan is given as follows：A capacity of expansive agent of 100,000t/a. A capacity of other concrete admixtures of about 100,000t/a, mainly including a capacity of naphthalene-based admixture of 30,000t/a and a comprehensive capacity of polycarboxylate admixture of 30,000t/a.  A capacity of specialty engineered materials of about 10,000t/a.

CCM has carried out research on the Market of China's Cement Additives and Concrete Admixtures for you. In this report, you can get market information of 7 key additives and admixture products such as grinding aids, water reducing admixture, hardening accelerating admixture, concrete set retarder, flash setting admixture, air entraining admixture and expansive agent for concrete.

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China 's seed industry is under rapid development

The 12^th China Seed Workshop organized by Beijing Seed Congress& CCM, has been successfully held at Beijing Dacheng Road No.9 Hotel on 12^th September, 2012. The summit has attracted top managers from famous enterprises to attend, about 40 delegates from different companies were involved in this event to discuss the current situation and future development of China Seed Workshop and seed policy interpretation.

In the tide of economic globalization, most governments around the world take that strengthen their seed science and technology research and promote the development of the seed industry as an important measure to promote agricultural development. China is a large agricultural country, the huge seed demand increasingly makes the seed market in China become the focus of international competition in the seed industry.

According to the Development Plan, the innovation for agricultural science and technology should be the main task during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015). For this, the central government demands the budgets at all levels to increase the financial investment in agricultural science and technology. Achieving the technological breakthrough would be mainly centered in crop breeding and agricultural machinery. It is reported that China's agricultural science and technology would enter a golden period in the coming ten years, with total financial investment from the government over USD470 billion in the period.

CCM published the report of Seed China News. The report focused on analysis of company dynamics, new technology and varieties, seed treatment dynamics, market dynamics, MNCs’ activities, policy & legislation, import, export, planting structure, sales mode, seed price, etc. This report is to provide information support for the judgments of the future development of the seed industry. CCM will employ the following methods to obtain the information required: telephone interview, face-to-face interview, expert consultancy, in-depth investigation, exhibition participation, professional data processing and forecasting or any method feasible and helpful to our work will be well adopted.

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Operating performance of four listed glyphosate companies may improve further in H2 2012

The market situation of glyphosate has improved in H1 2012, which may last and improve the operating performance of four listed glyphosate companies further in H2 2012, according to CCM’s September Issue of Glyphsoate China Monthly Report.

If the improved market situation of glyphosate last in H2 2012, it's estimated that four listed glyphosate companies' operating performance will improve further in H2 2012, or even they all can be profitable this year (TABLE 5).

On 28 Aug., 2012, Zhejiang Wynca Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd. (Zhejiang Wynca) released its 2012 semi-annual report and claimed that it would achieve an estimated profit of about USD4.26 million (RMB27 million) in Q3 2012, and thus Zhejiang Wynca would achieve break even in net profit attributed to shareholders in the first nine months of 2012.

On 22 Aug., 2012, Anhui Huaxing Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (Anhui Huaxing) released its 2012 semi-annual report and claimed that it would achieve an estimated profit of about USD2.13-2.92 million (RMB13.5-18.5 million) in Q3 2012, and thus Anhui Huaxing would achieve net profit of about USD1.26-2.05 million (RMB8-13 million) in the first nine months of 2012.

The other two listed glyphosate companies, Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Nantong Jiangshan) and Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Yangnong), both achieved good net profit in H1 2012, and it's estimated that the two companies would maintain their good performance in the second half of this year.

The demand for glyphosate from overseas is still very strong in Q3 2012 and is likely to last till  Q4 2012, which will promote the export volume of the four companies further. It's estimated that the revenue in the four companies would remain stable in H2 2012, or even exceed that of the first half of this year.

In H1 2012, the export volume of glyphosate A. I. from Zhejiang Wynca, Nantong Jiangshan and Jiangsu Yangnong has increased by 16%, 20% and 61% respectively, with export value increasing by 41%, 42% and 94% accordingly over that in H1 2011 (FIGURE 7). Because of the mismanagement and shortage of operating funds, Anhui Huaxing didn't grab the sales opportunity in H1 2012, and its export volume and value of glyphosate A. I. decreased by 33% and 16% respectively. After the completion of acquisition by a strong company, namely CEFC Shanghai Oil Group Co., Ltd., Anhui Huaxing's problem of operating fund shortage and mismanagement would be improved greatly, which would have a good effect on Anhui Huaxing's operating performance in H1 2012.

The prices of yellow phosphorous, glycine, IDAN and PMIDA have increased little in Q3 2012, but the prices of these raw materials except yellow phosphorous will not increase greatly in Q4 2012 due to the overcapacity and limited demand under the situation of slow development in China's manufacture industry. Besides, the price of glyphosate is still increasing in Q3 2012, and it's likely to maintain at a high level in Q4 2012 mainly due to the strong demand for glyphosate and strict environmental protection policy, which will promote the situation of profit in the four companies further.

The development of China's manufacture industry was very low in H1 2012 and this situation is likely to last in H2 2012, which meant that the prices of raw materials for producing glyphosate including yellow phosphorous will not increase greatly in H2 2012. According to the announcement from National Bureau of Statistics of China, the Purchase Management Index (PMI) was 49.2% in Aug, 2012, down 0.9 percentage point over that in previous month, which was the first time to decrease below the gloom-boom index of 50 in China in 2012.

Besides, the quantity of restarting production in small and medium-sized glyphosate producers would not be too much due to the high cost in environmental protection, leading to the limited increase in  glyphosate supply, and thus the price of glyphosate will stay at a high level in H2 2012. It's heard that China's Ministry of Environmental Protection will carry out a check in China's pesticide industry, and the companies which can't reach the waste treatment standard will be ordered to stop production.

Furthermore, in H1 2012, the operating rate and gross profit margin of glyphosate business of Zhejiang Wynca, Nantong Jiangshan and Jiangsu Yangnong in H1 2012 was about 100%, 90%, 70% and 11%, 5%, 10% respectively, all increased over that in H1 2011. The operating rate of Anhui Huaxing in H1 2012 was about 39%, down 17 percentage points over that in H1 2011, but its gross profit margin in glyphosate business was 9%, up seven percentage points over that in H1 2011. After solving the problem of operating fund shortage, it's estimated that the operating rate of Anhui Huaxing would increase in H2 2012.

According to CCM' s  analysis report on glyphosate price, as to Aug. 2012, the price of glyphosate technical was about USD4,646/t, up 22% over that in Jan. 2012 (FIGURE 7).

The prosperity in China's glyphosate industry resulting from the improved market situation of glyphosate is a special scenery in China's bleak chemical industry at present, but for the glyphosate producers which have witnessed the miserable situation in China's glyphosate industry in the past three years, how to improve the operating performance would be the most important thing in H2 2012 and the future coming years.

Source: Glyphsoate China Monthly Report 1209

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Content of Glyphsoate China Monthly Report 1209:

Zhejiang Wynca suffers huge profit loss in H1 2012

Anhui Huaxing can't turn loss into gain in H1 2012

Jiangsu Yangnong: Glyphosate business promotes its operating performance in H1 2012

Nantong Jiangshan is unsuccessful to sell glycine-supply subsidiary——Dongchang Chemical

Operating performance of four listed glyphosate companies may improve further in H2 2012

China's glyphosate industry: Market integration is accelerating in 2012

Overview of export rebate abolishment in China's glyphosate technical from August 2009 to July 2012

Zhejiang Wynca achieves breakthrough on treatment technique of glyphosate wastewater

Glyphosate price continues to surge in September 2012

Export price of glyphosate technical increases by 3.17% in July 2012

Glyphosate China Monthly Report, a monthly publication issued by CCM International on 20^th of every month, will keep track of latest dynamics, hotspots and competitiveness analysis, and forecasts on market trends of China’s glyphosate industry.

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Henan Billions Gains License of TiO2 Chloride Process Technology from PPG

Recently, Henan Billions Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Henan Billions) signed a memorandum of understanding with PPG Industries (PPG). Under the terms of this agreement, PPG will license Henan Billions to use TiO2 chloride process technology in its TiO2 production and Henan Billions will provide TiO2 to PPG as an exchange. With this license of TiO2 chloride process technology, Henan Billions will gain superiority in TiO2 market in China. In addition, PPG can reduce its TiO2 cost in its coating production, according to CCM’s July issue of TiO2 China Monthly Report.

According to the agreement, PPG will transfer the TiO2 chloride process technology to Henan Billions. In the meantime, Henan Billions will pay USD1.8 million of the deal to PPG; thereinto, USD0.68 million will be paid as the first term payment. For the remaining USD1.12 million, Henan Billions will pay it by selling TiO2 at a favorable price (USD2,562/t before tax) to PPG. In addition, Henan Billions will sell at least 30,000 tonnes TiO2 to PPG in the following five years.

After this agreement, Henan Billions will build a new chloride process TiO2 plant with the capacity of 60,000t/a. According to schedule, the construction of the plant will be finished at the end of 2013. It can be observed that, Henan Billions will provide both chloride process TiO2 and sulfate process TiO2 in the future.

Henan Billions gains chloride process TiO2 technology from PPG mainly because PPG wants to reduce the cost of TiO2, the material in its coating production.

PPG, as the world's second largest coating producer (the sales value is USD14.9 billion in 2011), consumes a large amount of TiO2 every year. Meanwhile, high quality coating need to use high quality TiO2, especially the TiO2 made by chloride process. However, most Chinese TiO2 producers only can provide TiO2 made by sulfate process—it is lower in quality compared with that made by chloride process.

Under the circumstances, the price of TiO2 made by chloride process is mainly controlled by worldwide TiO2 producers like DuPont. PPG is going to help China's TiO2 producer Henan Billions to produce chloride process TiO2 and then make the TiO2 market in China more competitive so as to reduce the high price of chloride process TiO2. At the same time, PPG can gain USD1.8 million, the real economic benefit, after it licenses Henan Billions to use TiO2 chloride process technology. And PPG has learned that the TiO2 sulfate process technology in China is growing more and more mature and the trend of using chloride process technology is imperative. The development of TiO2 chloride process technology in China is only a matter of time. Therefore, it is a proper time for PPG to transfer TiO2 chloride process technology to TiO2 producers in China now.

It is certainly an opportunity for Henan Billions to gain TiO2 chloride process technology. Henan Billions, one of the top three TiO2 producers in China, will promote its position and get more competitive in TiO2 market in China with this advanced technology.

At present, Henan Billions only provides rutile TiO2 produced by sulfate process in China, and no anatase TiO2 is produced. Besides, the technology of chloride process can only produce rutile TiO2. In this case, Henan Billions' TiO2 product structure will not change after adopting chloride process technology.

The most important thing is that the chloride process TiO2 has high quality with its better size distribution, stability, dispersibility and so on compared with that of sulfate process TiO2. Simultaneously, the chloride process technology will produce less pollution to the environment in comparison with the sulfate process technology.

With chloride process TiO2, Henan Billions will gain a good position in chloride process TiO2 market in China because the total capacity of chloride process TiO2 in China can't meet domestic demand for chloride process TiO2. Obviously, Henan Billions' efforts in chloride process TiO2 is promoting the development of chloride process TiO2 technology in China.

Source: TiO2 China Monthly Report 1207

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Content of TiO2 China Monthly Report 1207:

China's TiO2 export and import situation in May 2012

Henan Billions gains license of TiO2 chloride process technology from PPG

Yunnan Xinli debugs chloride process TiO2 devices

Shandong Dongjia's new cleaner production process certificated by CESS

ISK announces medium-term plan of TiO2 to gain more competitiveness

Titanium feedstock import situation meets downtrend in China in May 2012

Lubei Group plans to build titanium concentrate ore plant in Sri Lanka

Iluka's titanium feedstock sales revenue grows in H1 2012

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COFCO Launches Pig Feeding Trust

A new form of investment in livestock breeding industry appears in China. Recently, COFCO Meat Investment Co., Ltd. (COFCO Meat) and COFCO Trust Co., Ltd. (COFCO Trust), both of which are subsidiaries of China's largest food manufacturer and trader COFCO (China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation), have cooperated to launch a new financial investment product–trust for scaled pig feeding–in Dongtai City, Jiangsu Province, according to CCM’s June issue of AgriChina Investor.

  

According to introduction of the pig feeding trust on the official website of COFCO Trust, the total trust capital is USD2.38 million (RMB15 million), and investors can get float return by the end of the 12-month duration of trust.

 

Outside investors could subscribe to this financial trust product (one contract referring to a piglet with weight of about 20kg) via COFCO Trust. COFCO Trust entrusts COFCO Meat as investment management agent to manage, care for and fatten pigs, with all the relevant expenses burdened by the trust capital. The fattened pigs (about 100kg each) will be sold at market price, with earnings regarded as trust return.

 

This trust product is innovative, as this is the first one related to pig feeding and it is a kind of financial investment in a real commodity. On 20 June, 2012, COFCO Trust expressed that the first session of trust has been completed and the ROI was about 6%; the second session of pig feeding trust will be launched in the future.

 

COFCO Trust expressed that COFCO Meat could concentrate resources and power into the core steps of the industrial chain such as the culture of breeding pigs while introducing outside resources and capital to take part in other secondary steps such as caring, fattening and fattened pig sales.

This mode carried out by COFCO Meat and COFCO Trust could be extended to a new one, the so-called "Enterprise + Base + Farmer + Financial Institute". In this improved mode, farmers (or private companies) feed pigs; COFCO Trust (or other trust companies) provides capital and COFCO Meat offers breeding technology and administration. 

Recently, livestock breeding is a hot field attracting many financial investors and those in other industries. For example, in 2009, Ding Lei, founder and CEO of the leading China-based Internet technology company NetEase.com Inc., proposed his idea of a pig breeding project, arousing great public concerns. Legend Holdings Ltd., China's top PC manufacturer, established an agricultural business department in 2010 and initiated its strategic investment in agricultural industry in 2011. In March 2012, Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corporation, a state-owned steel super giant located in Central China, disclosed its plan to build a pig farm. Later on 11 June, 2012, Shanxi Coking Coal (Group) Corporation, China's largest coking coal supplier, signed a strategic contract with Shuanghui Group to cooperate in pig slaughtering. 

COFCO Trust's pig feeding trust is an innovative product of investment in pig breeding industry. But whatever the investment form is, there are risks in pig breeding industry. Firstly, pork price fluctuates frequently and it is hard to be forecasted, and thus it's hard to ensure the profit level, although sometimes it is relatively high. Secondly, it's hard to precisely control the cost, as feedstuff price also fluctuates frequently. Thirdly, pig breeding needs relevant technologies, which are not easy for new comers to master.

Source: AgriChina Investor 1206

http://www.cnchemicals.com/Newsletter/NewsletterDetail_192.html

Content of AgriChina Investor 1206:

Huiyuan and BOBC join hands for organic agricultural business

Jiuding Capital invests in another agricultural company

China Soft Capital invests in agricultural informatization solution

Taobao unveils online shopping platform for agricultural produces

COFCO Trust launches China’s first pig feeding trust

Guangdong Tiandi Food to seek IPO in the near future

China aims to keep self-sufficiency in corn

Farmland problem: not only quantity but also quality

Brief introduction to China's agricultural produce future market

Rural area becomes key point in Water Conservancy Planning 2011-2015

Yurun launches two million pig slaughtering and processing plant in Hainan

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