Production and market of imidacloprid in China

Production and market of imidacloprid in China

Imidacloprid, a kind of chloronicotinyl insecticides, is the third largest insecticide in the world, only next to organophosphorus insecticide and pyrethroid insecticide. The sales volume of imidacloprid is the largest among all chloronicotinyl insecticides, accounting for around 65% of the total.

As a major supplier of imidacloprid, China has many advantages in the production of imidacloprid, including efficient production technology, sufficient raw material supply, low production cost, etc. Around 50% of imidacloprid technical producers are located in Jiangsu province. With the increasingly intense competition in the imidacloprid industry, will China's production of imidacloprid further concentrate in the future? What kind of enterprises will hold dominant positions in China's imidacloprid production?

The major imidacloprid formulations are 10%WP, 25%WP, 20%SL and 5%EC. Among the 4 formulations, 10%WP, 25%WP and 5%EC are mainly sold in domestic market, while 20%SL are popular both at home and abroad. Among them, whose share will rise and whose will fall and why?

Due to the large overseas demand for imidacloprid, the export volume of imidacloprid has been rising rapidly in recent years, and the key market of Chinese imidacloprid has been shifting to overseas countries and regions, especially Southeast Asia and South America. Will the export contribute more to China's imidacloprid, and how much will its share reach in the next five years?

In China, imidacloprid is mainly used in the control of rice plant hoppers and aphids. It mainly applies to rice, wheat, cotton, soybean, etc. Due to the increasing resistance to imidacloprid in some pest, especially rice plant hoppers, the domestic market for imidacloprid has been shrinking.

The report mainly try to answer the following questions:

What is the production situation of imidacloprid in China?
What is the export situation of imidacloprid?
What is the application situation of imidacloprid in China?
Why has the capacity of imidacloprid still been expanding in China, though its domestic market has been shrinking?
What influence will domestic market shrink have on China's imidacloprid industry?

TABLE OF CONTENT
Executive summary
Methodology and Sources
I Insecticide industry in China
I-1 Brief introduction to insecticide industry
I-2 The position of imidacloprid in insecticide industry
II Production & market of imidacloprid in China
II-1 History of imidacloprid
II-2 Production technology
II-3 Current supply situation
II-3.1 Summary of Imidacloprid producer
II-3.2 Summary of production
II-3.3 Summary of imidacloprid formulation production
II-4 Brief introduction to raw materials of imidacloprid
II-5 Pricing of imidacloprid in China
II-6 Import & export analysis (2007~May 2008)
II-6.1 Overview of imidacloprid import & export in China in 2007
II-6.2 Tables of imidacloprid export in China in 2007~May 2008
II-7 Demand for imidacloprid in China
II-8 Competitiveness of Chinese imidacloprid industry
III Forecast to the imidacloprid industry in China (2008~2013)
III-1 Key factors and driving forces of imidacloprid in China
III-2 Supply and demand forecast in 2008-2013
IV Conclusion
V Appendix: Situation of Chinese manufacturers
V-01 Jiangsu Kwin Group (Holding) Co., Ltd
V-02 Jiangsu Nanjing Redsun Group Corporation
V-03 Shandong Sino-Agri United Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
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V-24 Jiangsu Tuoqiu Agrochemicals Co., Ltd.
V-25 Hubei Sanonda Co., Ltd.

LIST OF TABLES
Table I-1-1 The major varieties of insecticide in China
Table II-2-1 Comparison of the major production routes in China
Table II-2-2 Production cost structure of imidacloprid as of Jun.2008 (taking imidacloprid equipment with the capacity of 500t/a as an example)
Table II-2-3 Cost of raw material in the production of imidacloprid in China as of Jun.2008
Table II-3.1-1 Number of imidacloprid producers by capacity in China as of June 2008
Table II-3.1-2 Active producers of imidacloprid technical in China as of June 2008
Table II-3.1-3 Production situation of active producers of imidacloprid technical in China
Table II-3.1-4 Other information about active producers of imidacloprid technical in China in 2008
Table II-3.1-5 Basic situation of idle or stopped imidacloprid producers in China in 2008
Table II-3.2-1 The number of imidacloprid producers in resent years
Table II-3.2-2 New capacity expansion plan of imidacloprid producers in China in 2008
Table II-3.2-3 Production situation of imidacloprid by province in China as of June 2008
Table II-3.3-1 Registration situation of imidacloprid formulation in China as of June 2008
Table II-3.3-2 Production situation of imidacloprid formulation in China in 2007 Unit: tonne
Table II-3.3-3 Imidacloprid registration of Bayer Cropscience in China as of June 2008
Table II-4.1-1 The major producers of DCPD in China in 2005
Table II-4.1-2 DCPD theoretical output in China in 1994~2010 Unit: kt
Table II-6.1-1 The export situation of imidacloprid by species in 2007
Table II-6.1-2 The major destinations for China’s imidacloprid technical in 2007
Table II-6.1-3 Imidacloprid technical exporters with the export volume of above 100 tonnes in 2007
Table II-6.1-4 Export situation of imidacloprid by port in China in 2007
Table II-6.2-1 Export situation of imidacloprid by month in China in 2007
Table II-6.2-2 Export situation of imidacloprid by month in China in Jan.~May 2008
Table II-6.2-3 Export situation of imidacloprid formulations by destination in 2007 in China
Table II-6.2-4 Export situation of imidacloprid technical by destination in 2007 in China
Table II-6.2-5 Export situation of imidacloprid formulations by destination in Jan~May 2008 in China
Table II-6.2-6 Export situation of imidacloprid technical by destination in Jan~May 2008 in China
Table II-6.2-7 Export situation of imidacloprid formulations by exporters in 2007 in China
Table II-6.2-8 Export situation of imidacloprid formulations by exporters in Jan~May 2008 in China
Table II-6.2-9 Export situation of imidacloprid technical by exporters in Jan~May 2008 in China
Table II-6.2-10 Export situation of imidacloprid by producers in 2007 in China
Table II-6.2-11 Export situation of imidacloprid by producers in Jan~May 2008 in China
Table II-7-1 China’s consumption situation of imidacloprid by different formulation in 2007
Table II-7-2 Planting area of major crops in China in 2004~2007
Table II-7-3 Consumption situation of imidacloprid by major crops in China in 2007
Table II-7-4 Comparison of imidacloprid, buprofezin and pymetrozine in the control of rice plant hopper

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure I-1-1 The output and output share of insecticide in pesticide industry from 2000 to 2007
Figure I-1-2 Geographical distribution of insecticide production in China in 2007, by output.
Figure II-2-1 Process flow chart of imidacloprid by DCPD route
Figure II-3-1 Geographical distribution of imidacloprid technical production in China as of June 2008
Figure II-3.2-1 Domestic imidacloprid consumption share of the total in 2003~2007
Figure II-3.2-2 Capacity and output of imidacloprid in China in 2003~2007
Figure II-3.2-3 Domestic imidacloprid production situation by geographic distribution in China as of June 2008 (Unit: t/a)
Figure II-3.3-1 Registration situation about WP formulation in China as of June 2008
Figure II-4.1-1 Imidacloprid’s consumption of DCPD in China in 2005~2008
Figure II-4.1-2 The price change of DCPD (85%) in China in 2001~Jun.2008
Figure II-4.2-1 The price change of imidazolin in China in 2006~Jun.2008
Figure II-5-1 Average annual price of imidacloprid technical (100%) in China in 2001~2007
Figure II-5-2 Price of imidacloprid in 2007~Jun. 2008
Figure II-5-3 Pricing of international crude oil in 2006~Mar.2008
Figure II-6.1-1 Export share of imidacloprid in 2003~2007
Figure II-6.1-2 Export situation of imidacloprid technical by month in China in 2007
Figure II-6.1-3 Export price of imidacloprid technical and 20% imidacloprid SL in 2007~May
Figure II-7-1 Consumption structure of imidacloprid by different formulations in China in 2007
Figure II-7-2 Consumption structure of imidacloprid by different crops in China in 2007
Figure III-2-1 Output forecast of imidacloprid technical in China in 2008~2013
Figure III-2-2 Export volume forecast of imidacloprid (100%) in China in 2008~2013
Figure III-2-3 Domestic demand forecast for imidacloprid (100%) in China in 2008~2013




Jiangsu Kwin Group (Holding) Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Nanjing Redsun Group Corporation, Jiangsu Changqing Agrochemical Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Fengshan Group Co., Ltd.;Hubei Sanonda Co., Ltd.