2012 China’s Major Pesticides Varieties Tracking - carbendazim

Agropages has been tracking the Chinese market situation of the major pesticides varieties and would like to shape a picture of these products here in our annual review, to help industry people have better understanding the supplying and demanding status for right sourcing decision.

 

Carbendazim

- Registered Formulations
TC, SC, WP, WG, FU

- Market Status
Global carbendazim demand remains 30,000 tonnes, Brazil, Argentina and India are the main carbendazim consumers.

- Main Chinese producers
Jiangsu Lanfeng
Ningxia Wynca
Anhui Guangxin

Combined capacity of these 3 companies reaches 43,000 tonnes, accounting for 90% of total national level. The output and export volume reached 39,000 tonnes and 26,000 tonnes, respectively in 2011.

As Jiangsu LanFeng’s  capacity expadning to 20,000 tonnes,  Ningxia Ruitai (10,000 tonnes) and Jintun’s getting involved, China’s carbendazim capacity is about 60,000 tons, with an increase of nearly 40% of the year.

- Price Trend
The price of technical carbendazim started at low level in the beginning of 2012 but reached the peak shortly in Feb. Due to the declined demand of international market,  the price came down and remained yuan 27,000/ton in November,2012.

- Events
• Brazil and India’s import carbendazim declined sharply due to drought
• Australia decided further restrictions for carbendazim
• Brazil Orange Growers to Halt carbendazim use