Interview: “Innovation and environment protection will boom our neonicotinoids”

Shandong Sino-Agri United Biotechnology Co., Ltd., subsidiary of China agricultural Materials Groups Shanghai branch, is an influential agrochemical producer and supplier in China. With the boom of the neonicotinoid insecticides in crop protection market, Sino-Agri has invested over 320 million Yuan on expanding and modernizing pipelines of neonicotinoids and related intermediates. Meanwhile, the company gives priorities to HSE by instilling advanced device on wastes treatment facilities as well as R&D’s on eco-friendly formulations.

Centered on the neonicotinoids

The company has built up versatile product lines ranging from intermediates, active ingredients and formulation products. The CCMP (2-Chloro-5-chloromethylpyridine), an important intermediate of neonicotinoid products such as imidacloprid, acetamiprid and thiacloprid, is in increasing demand worldwide. With annual capacity of over 3000 tons for CCMP and capacities for other neonicotinoid intermidiates, Sino-Agri was given considerable core competence in neonicotinoid industrial chain.

Though the neonicotinoids will prosper in crop protection market for next 5 years, they have been controversies as more and more concerns on environmental and safety of wildlife problems. In addition to its manufacture capacities of active ingredients such as imidacloprid, acetamiprid, nitenpyram and thiacloprid, the company has developed some neonicotinoid-based formulation products as well. The new formulations and scientific methods will not only meet the stringent requirement imposed by the regulators, but also an ideal solution of resistance problems.

Rooted in domestic, look to overseas

Though the domestic market is in the period of changes and adjustment, the neonicotinoids are still of much opportunities in gaining more and more market share. Most of the neonicotinoids are highly effective, low-toxic and residual, thus they’re about to achieve the rigorous requirement on environmental and safeness. Their excellent effectiveness against the rice pests enables their future success in Chinese crop protection market. China has banned methamidophos and other high toxic insecticide, causing rising demand on highly effective, low toxic and residual products and the neonicotinoids are able to fill the gap in Chinese crop protection market. As China to ban some more high toxic products in the market, further market will be open up for the neonicotinoids.

Sino-Agri has entered into other Asian market and Latin America, and the company is interested in Africa market as well. Plenty of crop land, favorable agronomic conditions, backward manufacturing have made the products of much potential in African crop protection market. At present, Sino-Agri seeks partnership with other trade companies and agrochemical players, the company aims at obtaining registration on its own and further exploring overseas market.

Outlook

The company expects its future growth by strengthening domestic market while exploring the overseas market. In converting from a traditional pesticide manufacturer to an innovation-oriented servant in agrochemical market, the company is enlarging its R&D investment on pesticide formulations and expanding its sales of the formulation products.
 

About Shandong Sino-Agri United Biotechnology:

Shandong Sino-Agri United Biotechnology Co., Ltd., subordinate to CNAMPGC, wholly owns Shandong United Pesticide Industry Co., Ltd., Taian United Biochemistry Technology Co., Ltd., Weifang Sino-agri United Chemical Co., Ltd. Shandong United Pesticide Industry Co., Ltd. is the vice-chairman unit of CCPIA, chairman unit of Shandong Pesticide Industry Association, Top 100 Famous Chinese Agricultural Enterprise; Taian United Biochemistry Technology Co., Ltd. is one of “Shandong Top 100 Famous Agricultural Enterprises” and “Taian Leading Chemical Enterprises”; Weifang Sino-agri United Chemical Co., Ltd. is one of “Weifang Advanced Chemical Units”. The company has successfully passed ISO9001:2008 Quality Management System.

The company mainly produces acetamiprid, imidacloprid, pyridaben, Nitenpyram, thiacloprid, bifenthrin, fenpyroximate, myclobutanil propamocarb,etc and their intermediates. It is also devoted itself to process diverse types of formulations such as WP, WDG, SP, FS, SL, EC, ME, WS, SC, EW, etc. The company also accomplished in mixture formulation.