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In late July, domestic demand for herbicides weakened generally, with herbicide prices down slightly MoM. Herbicide application in China has coming to an end, thus formulation companies are mainly selling inventory; the export of herbicide is hindered due to the pandemic of COVID-19. It is hard for the declining demand to support the price of domestic agrochemical products.
The analysis report of Liaoning Cynda's "2*11" explosion accident has been issued. Notably, Liaoning Cynda has been in production suspension since the happening of the accident on 11 Feb., 2020, and during which, the company has carried out comprehensive self-investigation as well as rectification. As response to the issuance of the analysis report, Liaoning Cynda stated that it will continue the rectification according to the requirement signified in the report, for the sake of resumption as soon as possible.
Zhongshan Chemical plans to adjust and optimize the industrialization production structure of pesticides in its production plant located in Dongzhi Economic Development Zone, Chizhou City, Anhui Province. Specifically, public and auxiliary utilities in the plant will be taken advantage by Zhongshan Chemical to build the technical upgrading project of 2,000 t/a dichlormid, 5,000 t/a mesotrione and 3,000 t/a bentazone, so as to upgrade the production facilities and expand capacities of mesotrione TC and bentazone TC as well as newly form the capacity of dichlormid; besides, the company also intends to eliminate the existing capacities of 10,000 pesticide formulation and 5,000 t/a terbutryn TC, and reduce the capacity of atrazine TC from 30,000 t/a to 10,000 t/a; capacities of other products will remain unchanged.
The 5,000 t/a mesotrione TC production facility of the high-efficiency and low-toxicity pesticide TC and intermediate project (phase I), responsible by Zhongshan Chemnicals Group's new wholly-owned subsidiary, namely Inner Mongolia Zhonggao, has passed the debugging stage and went into trial production in mid-May, 2020. This means that Zhongshan Chemicals Group's production capacity of mesotrione TC is replenished, after the shutdown of the 3,000 t/a mesotrione TC production line of Xiangshui Zhongshan, another wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhongshan Chemicals Group.
Kesai Agrochem intends to make Kesai Agrochem Bioengineering, its wholly-owned subsidiary, be responsible for the 31,500 t/a pesticide formulation project in Lvse Chemical Park, Binhai Economic Development Zone, Weifang City, Shandong Province. Once completed, the project will help Kesai Agrochem to greatly increase production capacity of herbicide and form production capacities of insecticide formulation, fungicide formulation and plant growth regulator formulation.
Shanxi Luhai plans to launch a 200 t/a clethodim TC technical upgrading project to realize industrialization production of clethodim TC, its key strategic reserve product.
In H1 of 2020, the paraquat prohibitions in Thailand, Malaysia and Fiji have taken effect. Specifically, paraquat has been banned in Thailand since 1 June, 2020 and banned in Malaysia and Fiji since 1 Jan., 2020.
An obvious MoM increase was seen in export of dicamba from China in April, 2020, with major destinations of the US, Argentina and Australia. But the export price of dicamba went down in April generally.
There were 181 new registrations of herbicides in China in H1 of 2020, in which 78 active ingredients, 16 forms and 103 companies were involved.
China has paid more and more attention on chemical industry in recent years, and local governments have implemented more regulated and serious management and inspection on chemical companies and parks. In order to ensure production safety, a dozen of provinces and cities have launched inspection on chemical companies and parks.
Table of Contents
Headline
Editor's Note
Column 1 Market Analysis
Domestic demand for herbicide in late July weakens generally
Column 2 Company Dynamics
Liaoning Cynda to launch comprehensive rectification for work resumption
Zhongshan Chemical to adjust production structure of pesticide products
Inner Mongolia Zhonggao's mesotrione TC project put into trial production
Kesai Agrochem to greatly increase production ability of pesticide formulation
Shanxi Luhai to realize industrialization production of clethodim TC
Column 3 Paraquat and Pyridine
Paraquat is banned in Thailand, Malaysia and Fiji in H1 of 2020
China's price of pure pyridine in late July drops MoM
Column 4 Import and Export Analysis
Export of dicamba in China in April, 2020 up by 51.93% MoM
Column 5 Registration
China sees 181 new registrations of herbicides in H1 of 2020
Column 6 Policy
Multiple provinces launch inspection on chemical companies and parks
Column 7 News in Brief
Zhejiang Heben's new industrial project in Sichuan Province starts constrcution
6 production lines of Lianhe Chemical pass county-level resumption acceptance check
Weifang Xinlu gains haloxyfop-R-methyl production permit
Inner Mongolia Huichang's pesticide intermediate phase I project goes into trial production
Flood season of Yangtze River may influence supply side of pesticide
Revenue of Jiangsu Flag in H1 of 2020 grows by 13.33% YoY
Shandong Province to shut down other 1,034 chemical companies before the end of 2020
Fengshan Group intends to launch pesticide project in Guang'an Economic Development Zone
EIA of Haili Guixi's sulfentrazone project publicized
Column 8 Price Update
Ex-works prices of key herbicide raw materials in China, 8 July, 2020
Ex-works prices of main herbicides in China, 8 July, 2020
Shanghai Port prices of main herbicides in China, 8 July, 2020
FOB Shanghai prices of main herbicides in China, 8 July, 2020
