China agrochemical industry weekly(0621)

Invest 45 million! Lier (Hunan) plans to build 100,000 tons of green plant protection formulation project (Glufosinate-P)

Recently, Hunan Lier’s annual output of 100,000 tons of green plant protection formulation project in the relevant website approval publicity.

Huilong: 2000 t/a Chlorantraniliprole project is expected to be put into operation by the end of 2024

Recently, some investors asked Anhui Huilong’s Chlorantraniliprole project production time and capacity in the investor interactive platform

Basf will launch 24 innovative products in Brazil, including Afidopyropen

Basf recently announced that it plans to launch six new crop protection active ingredients in the Brazilian market, a move that marks the company's further deepening in the agricultural technology sector. The launch of these new ingredients is expected to result in about 24 new products over the next few years.

Sumitomo's latest Strobilurin fungicide Bifemetstrobin obtained ISO Provisional generic name!

On June 15, 2024, Sumitomo Chemical of Japan made another progress in the field of agrochemistry, and its new Strobilurin fungicide Bifemetstrobin was granted provisional approval by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This achievement not only marks the official entry of this innovative product into the market vision, but also represents a new stage in the development of Strobilurin fungicides.

Fluorine chemical: profit generally declined, under the pressure to expand profit space

2023 is a stressful year for the fluorine chemical industry. Most companies are affected by raw material price fluctuations, new energy and other downstream growth than expected and other factors, the price of main products fell significantly, and the company's revenue declined to varying degrees.

Cyclobutrifluram was expanded to cucumber, melon and ginger in China

 Recently, Swiss Syngenta’s 450 g/l of Cyclobutrifluram SC products in China approved for expansion of registration, the new registered crops and control objects are root knot nematode of cucumber, melon, ginger .

Chinese scientists have deciphered the smell code of insects, opening a new chapter in the prevention and control of agricultural pests

How do insects sense smell in the eyes of biologists? And how does it behave? It has become an important topic in the study of insect chemical ecology. Wang Guirong and his team have been working on the functional identification of insect olfactory receptors, which is simply to find odor molecules that regulate insect behavior. 

BSM: Pendimethalin will reach 18,000 t/a after expansion, combining the advantages of Generic to explore the Asian, African and Latin American markets

On June 14, 2024, Shaoxing BSM accepted the survey of specific objects, and the chairman and secretary of the board of directors of BSM attended and replied to the relevant questions of investor concern,

Flagchem invested 160 million yuan to expand the green pesticide research and development center

Recently, Jiangsu Flagchem’s green pesticide research and development center project in the relevant website circular price publicity. The green pesticide research and development center project is a laboratory research and development project, which belongs to the expansion project.

China: Details of import and export of main chemical fertilizers in May

From January to May 2024, China exported a total of 9.65 million tons of various fertilizers, with a value of 2.383 billion US dollars; Among them, 2.59 million tons of various fertilizers were exported in May, with a value of 746 million US dollars.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced the latest registration status of Dicrotofos, Dimethoate, and Tetrachlorvinphose

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced proposed Provisional Registration Review Decisions (PID) for Dicrotofos, Dimethoate, and Provisional Registration Review decisions (ID) for Tetrachlorvinphose.

China:Many enterprises are optimistic about the market prospects of Tebuthiuron.

On March 26 and June 11, 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs approved the registration of three new Tebuthiuron products, making the number of effective registered enterprises of the product reach 7. This also indicates that a number of domestic enterprises are optimistic about the market prospects of Tebuthiuron, and there may be more product registration in the future.

Hunan Haili and MojiaBio started biological strategic cooperation to strengthen innovative product development and production

 On June 18, 2024, Hunan Haili and MojiaBio (Shanghai) signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Changsha.