Free Download of China Pesticide Company Directory:A total of 637 TCs and 729 formulation products submitted

In the ″2024 China Pesticide Industry Watch″ published by AgroPages in this March, we have included our carefully prepared China Pesticide Company Directory. This directory contains detailed information of 91 outstanding Chinses pesticide suppliers, including their superior active ingredients and formulation products, and the direct contact information of suppliers. This information helps buyers contact suppliers for product and business collaboration. 

Moreover, the Company Directory has a special section that provides a detailed introduction to these companies' overseas product registrations, helping buyers seize the business opportunities in the international market. 

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You are also welcome to download the "2024 China Pesticide Industry Watch" magazine to learn about the current development trends of China's pesticide industry

If you want to learn more about China's pesticide industry dynamic, including production capacity, prices, new product supply, and have in-depth face-to-face communication with the suppliers, we invite you participate 2024 China Pesticide Exporting Workshop held in 11-12, July in China. 

In the following, we present an analysis of the 637 technical products, 729 formulation products and 587 overseas product registrations to enable a deeper understanding and identification of the current popular products and overseas hot markets for promotion and development by Chinese companies.

Technical products: Concentrated popular products being primarily newly-off-patent products 

A total of 637 technical products are included, covering 294 herbicides, 134 fungicides, 133 insecticides, 25 plant growth regulators and 9 acaricides. Rodenticides, molluscicides, bactericides, and insect attractants are also included. These products involve a total of 242 compound varieties.

The categories of all submitted TCs

The top 20 compounds of these products are shown in the figure below, including nine herbicides, five fungicides and six insecticides. The most popular varieties include prothioconazole, glyphosate, chlorantraniliprole, azoxystrobin, glufosinate, and pyroxasulfone, all of which are currently the most dominant varieties of Chinese suppliers with respect to production capacity. Among the products supplied by Chinese companies, 196 technical products involve 20 compounds, accounting for nearly 1/4, which is highly concentrated. 

The top 20 compounds of submitted TCs

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Chinese pesticide companies always keep an eye on the development of off-patent pesticidal compounds. From 2019 to 2022, 35 ingredient patents came off patents. Many of these newly-off-patent products are of up-and-coming market prospects, which are being watched closely by Chinese companies. From the data collected this time, it is noted that eight technical products are involved. The relevant compounds and products for supply by the Chinese companies are shown in the table below: 

The 8 submitted TCs with patents expire from 2019 to 2022

Formulation Products: Diverse contents and concentrated compounds 

A total of 729 formulation products are included, which involve 430 herbicides, 308 insecticides, 231 fungicides, 39 plant growth regulators, 13 acaricides and 29 others including molluscicides, nematicides and bactericides. 

The categories of all submitted formulations

These products involve 24 types of formulations, which include 211 SC formulations and are the most significant type of formulations, accounting for 29% of all formulation products; the rest of the popular formulations include EC, WG and SL formulations. 

The formulation types of all submitted formulations

The formulation products of these companies are much diversified. Besides the following varieties, which are slightly concentrated and are being supplied by more than three companies at simultaneously, most of the products are supplied by one company only. The relatively concentrated products include nicosulfuron 40g/l OD, difenoconazole 125g/l + azoxystrobin 200g/l SC, azoxystrobin 250g/l SC, boscalid 50% WG, topramezone 30% SC, chlorantraniliprole 200g/l SC, abamectin 1.8% EC, fluazinam 500g/l SC and clethodim 240g/l EC. There are 501 formulation products being supplied by a single supplier, accounting for 69% of the total number of formulation products.

The top 20 products with the highest degree of overlap among the submitted formulation products

The active ingredients involved in formulation products are highly concentrated. Chlorantraniliprole-related products are the most concentrated, with 44 products; the rest include glyphosate, emamectin benzoate, lambda-cyhalothrin and pyraclostrobin. A total of 412 formulation products contain these active ingredients, accounting for 57% of the total number of formulation products. 

The top20 active ingredients involved in the submitted formulation products

Overseas Registrations: EU and Brazil are of highest number of registrations

Market expansion relies on prior registration. In this Company Directory, we have invited companies to give a special presentation on their overseas (support registrations), which were newly granted in 2023 (including some important registrations granted in previous years). The presentation reveals that Chinese pesticide companies have planned product registration in various vital markets around the world in 2023. 

The global registration status of submitted products

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As shown by the top 10 overseas territories of registration, the highest registrations are in the EU and Brazil, one of which is the region with the highest profit margin for crop protection products, while the other is the world’s largest and most promising agricultural market. The rest includes Australia, Tanzania, Paraguay, Mexico, Indonesia, Cambodia, Canada, Dominica, Africa and Moldova.

The 12 countries with the highest concentration of registrations

Among the product registrations granted in the above 12 hot countries, the following 18 products are relatively popular products, which are registered by more than three companies at the same time. These products include the conventional major products, including glyphosate, glufosinate, and clethodim, and popular varieties in recent years such as prothioconazole. 

Registered formulation products with high concentration

Among the product registrations granted in the above 12 hot countries, the related active ingredients are highly concentrated, including 18 glufosinates, 15 prothioconazoles, 12 pyraclostrobins, 11 trifloxystrobins, and clethodims each. 

Hot active ingredients registered in top 12 countries