2012 China’s Major Pesticides Varieties Tracking - glyphosate

Date:02-08-2013

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.

 

Glyphosate 

- Registered Formulations
TC, AS, SG, SP, WG

- Market Status
Global output of glyphosate is predicted to grow by 5% to 800,000 tonnes in 2013. China export volume have remained 280,000～300,000 tonnes every year in the past 4 or 5 years.

- Main Chinese producers:
Wynca Group
Nantong Jiangshan
Fuhua Tongda
Zhejiang Jinfanda
Yangnong  Chemical

The total capacity of these 5 companies reaches 350,000 tonnes and the output accounted for over 85% of total national output in 2011.

- Price Trend
Price of technical glyphosate started to go up from the 2nd quarter of 2012, and rose sharply in Q3; while entering a period of adjustment in Q4, price inflation slowed.

The current price ranges between Yuan 35,500 and 36,000/ton in some local regions, with a increasing of 40% comparing to same period  of last year.

- Events
• Australia restarts antidumping investigation on formulated glyphosate against China.
• Glyphosate plants to shut down if failed to pass environment protection audit
• Wynca won EU glyphosate anti-dumping lawsuit.
• Glyphosate price increase boosting up Chinese companies’ share price
• ICAMA stops registration of glyphosate AS with content below 30%.