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Ningxia Hanrun has decided to construct 8,000 t/a clethodim TC production capacity, extending its reach to the downstream of its main product 5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-propionyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one, a key intermediate for clethodim production. This also means that its parent company Weifang Rainbow will expect larger capacity of this herbicide in the future.

Hangzhou Nutrichem plans an S-metolachlor technological upgrading project to expand its total capacity of S-metolachlor TC to 15,000 t/a.

Jiangsu BZBD has established a new subsidiary Liaoning BZBD in Huludao City, Liaoning Province. It plans to build the subsidiary into a big producer of carfentrazone-ethyl TC, clomazone TC, bixlozone TC and sulfentrazone TC.

The ex-works price of 2,4-D technical in China had a MoM increase in Oct., mainly supported by growing raw material costs. 2,4-D manufacturers have been pressed by slack demand and increasing cost. It is expected that 2,4-D price would keep stable or climb slightly, and the chance for a plunge is slim.

So far in H2 2022, overseas demand for acephate TC from China has been slack, which, along with depreciating RMB, dragged down the FOB price of acephate TC in China. Major Chinese acephate TC producers like Jiangsu Lanfeng, Jiangsu Laike and Yuanjiang Chifeng temporarily suspended production this month. Besides, Ningxia Sanfeng's 3,000 t/a acephate TC project has not started construction yet.

Into Oct., many herbicides TC see stable ex-works price, and some products have decreasing price.

In Oct., FOB price of paraquat TK in China slipped by 3.06% MoM, while ex-works price of pure pyridine recorded an increase.

in May-Aug. 2022, China mainly exported metolachlor products to seven countries. The biggest export destination was the US, the share of volume exported to the US to the total export seeing a 33.68-percentage-point increase YoY.

In Oct. 2022, there were 50 new herbicide products that get registration approved.

In early Oct., the Department of Water Ecology and Environment of MEE released a series of articles to help better understand the Action Plan for Winning the Battle for Protection & Restoration in the Yangtze River Basin, which was published in Sept. 2022. The new action plan marks a step forward from the Action Plan for the Battle for Protection and Restoration of the Yangtze River Basin rolled out in Dec. 2018, following a more complete set of ideas as guiding principles and setting higher goals.

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Table of Contents

Headline

Editor's Note

Company Dynamics

Ningxia Hanrun to build large-scale clethodim TC capacity

Hangzhou Nutrichem to expand S-metolachlor TC capacity

Jiangsu BZBD to build capacity for several herbicides TC in Liaoning

Market Analysis

2,4-D price increases along with up-going raw material cost

Acephate TC market remains gloomy in Oct.

Prices of most herbicides TC either stabilise or drop in Oct.

Paraquat and Pyridine

FOB Price of paraquat TK drops in Oct.

Nanjing Red Sun's 10kt/a diquat dichloride line starts trial run

Import and Export

Over 50% of China's metolachlor export goes to the US in May-Aug. 2022

Registration

Oct. sees 50 newly-registered herbicide products approved

Policy

Deeper understanding of newly-released Yangtze River Basin protection & restoration action plan

News in Brief

Shaanxi releases first-batch approved chemical parks

Veyong Bio-chemical's 5kt/a glufosinate-ammonium lines start trial run

Chongqing accredits seven chemical parks

Weifang Rainbow to build 25kt/a glycine-route glyphosate production line

Hebei Lanrun's EI report for pesticide TC & formulations project accepted

Guang'an Lier to set up L-glufosinate pilot test equipment

Gansu Zhelong to build capacity for pesticide intermediates

Hebei Lingang's 72kt/a agrochemicals project approved

Cangzhou Xingbai to build flucarbazone-Na and monosulfuron capacity

Ban suggested on registration experiment recordation involving mixture of selective & non-selective herbicides

Price Update

Ex-works prices of key herbicide raw materials in China, 8 Oct., 2022

Ex-works prices of main herbicides in China, 8 Oct., 2022

Shanghai Port prices of main herbicides in China, 8 Oct., 2022

FOB Shanghai prices of main herbicides in China, 8 Oct., 2022