China approved 39 pesticide ais registrations in May 2013

Date:06-04-2013

The Chinese Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA)  approved the registrations of 39 active ingredients of pesticides (excluding the renewal of registration) in May 2013, including 22 herbicides ,8 insecticides, 7 fungicides, and 2 plant growth regulators (PGR).

For the registration type, there are 3 LS registrations (1- year validity), 36 PD registrations (5-year validity), 2 of them only for export.

Common name	Formulation	Common name	Formulation
Herbicides (22)
bispyribac-sodium	95%TC (3)	florasulam	97% TC (2)
mesotrione	95% TC (2)	oxadiazon	95% TC
mesotrione	97%TC	picloram	95% TC
glufosinate-ammonium	95% TC	prosulfocarb	97% TC
glufosinate-ammonium	50% TK	tebuthiuron	97% TC
glyphosate	95%TC (2)	thifensulfuron	95% TC
acetochlor	95% TC	bentazone	97% TC
dicamba	98% TC (2)	haloxyfop-P-methyl	97% TC
Insecticides (8)		Fungicides (7)
thiamethoxam	98%TC (2)	azoxystrobin	95% TC
carbaryl	99%TC	azoxystrobin	98% TC (3)
cartap	98%TC	epoxiconazole	95% TC
nitenpyram*	95%TC	propiconazole	95% TC
imidacloprid	98%TC	tetraconazole	95% TC
sulfoxaflor	95.5%TC	PGR (2)
chlorpyrifos	97%TC	chlorpropham	99%TC
		ethephon	89%TC
Source: ICAMA * Only for export; TC:Technical Material ; TK: Technical Concentrate

Chinese agrochemical company Fuhua Tongda Agro-chemical Technology (FUHUA) has received the majority product registrations, including 2 herbicides and1 insecticide.

Until now, there are 37 companies obtaining the fungicide azoxystrobin registrations , and 4 of them gained the registrations in May 2013.

Furthermore, DOW America gained the registration approval for insecticide sulfoxaflor 95.5%TC, which was registered in China for the first time. Chinese agrochemical company Lianyungang Neutech Chemical first got the the registration of prosulfocarb 97%TC in China as well.

For the details of ICAMA registration updates, please subscribe: China Pesticide Registration Watch