Survey of Acetochlor in China

Summary

This report provides an overview of the acetochlor industry in China in the aspects of production, product price, exports and consumption.

Acetochlor is an important selective herbicide in China, which can be used for pre-emergent control of annual weeds and some broadleaf weeds in the fields of corn, cotton, peanut, soybean, etc. In recent years, the domestic acetochlor market has been underperforming amidst a generally depressing pesticide industry in the country. Some acetochlor technical producers in China have suspended or even stopped producing the product during this period. Besides the production level, the domestic price and export volume of acetochlor products made in China witnessed downtrends as well. It seems that the domestic acetochlor producers are encountering a lot of difficulties.

In an aim of unfolding the details of the downtrends and dig out the factors behind the market trends, a in-depth research on the acetochlor industry in China has been completed, with insights and new findings shown in this report. The following parts are key components of this report:

a. Brief introduction to development of China’s pesticide industry and acetochlor’s position in the domestic herbicide industry
b. Nation-wise and producer-wise capacity and output of acetochlor technical in China, 2013–2015
c. Prices of acetochlor technical and formulations in China, 2011–2015
d. Exports of acetochlor technical and formulations in China by month/destination/exporter, 2013–2015
e. Consumption of acetochlor formulations in China by application field, 2013–2015
f. Forecast on supply and demand of acetochlor in China, 2016–2020

Obligations

Executive summary
Methodology and source
1 Industrial overview
1.1 Brief introduction to China's pesticide industry
1.2 Position of acetochlor in China's herbicide industry
2 Supply
2.1 Production technology
2.2 Registration as of 6 Jan., 2017
2.3 Production, 2013–2015
3 Circulation
3.1 Prices of technical and formulations, 2011–2015
3.2 Export, 2013–2015
3.2.1 By month
3.2.2 By destination
3.2.3 By exporter
4 Consumption, 2013–2015
5 Outlook, 2016–2020

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.1-1 Output of chemical pesticides (calculated by 100% technical) in China by product category, 2013–2015, '000 tonne
Table 1.1-2 Consumption volume of pesticides (calculated by 100% technical) in China by product category, 2013–2015, tonne
Table 1.1-3 China's imports and exports of pesticides, 2013–2015
Table 1.2-1 Acetochlor's shares in China's herbicide industry by output and consumption, 2013–2015
Table 2.1-1 Comparison on quality of acetochlor technical between two different production routes adopted in China
Table 2.2-1 Registrations of acetochlor technical in China, as of 6 Jan., 2017
Table 2.2-2 Registrations of acetochlor formulations in China, as of 6 Jan., 2017
Table 2.3-1 Basic information on main acetochlor technical producers in China
Table 2.3-2 Capacity and output of main acetochlor technical producers in China, 2013–2015
Table 3.2.1-1 China's exports of acetochlor technical and formulations by month, 2015
Table 3.2.1-2 China's exports of acetochlor technical and formulations by month, 2014
Table 3.2.1-3 China's exports of acetochlor technical and formulations by month, 2013
Table 3.2.2-1 China's exports of acetochlor technical and formulations by destination, 2015
Table 3.2.2-2 China's exports of acetochlor technical and formulations by destination, 2014
Table 3.2.2-3 China's exports of acetochlor technical and formulations by destination, 2013
Table 3.2.3-1 China's exports of acetochlor technical and formulations by exporter, 2015
Table 3.2.3-2 China's exports of acetochlor technical and formulations by exporter, 2014
Table 3.2.3-3 China's exports of acetochlor technical and formulations by exporter, 2013
Table 4-1 Consumption and market value of acetochlor in China by type of formulations, 2013–2015

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1.1-1 Output share of chemical pesticide technical (calculated by 100% technical) in China by region, Jan.–Dec. 2015
Figure 2.1-1 Methylene route for producing acetochlor technical in China
Figure 2.1-2 Ether route for producing acetochlor technical in China
Figure 2.3-1 Capacity and output of acetochlor technical (calculated by 92% technical) in China, 2011–2015
Figure 3.1-1 Annual ex-works price of acetochlor 92% technical in China, 2011–2016
Figure 3.1-2 Annual ex-works price of acetochlor 90% EC in China, 2011–2015
Figure 4-1 Consumption of acetochlor formulations (calculated by 92% technical) in China by crop, 2013–2015
Figure 4-2 Consumption of acetochlor formulations (calculated by 92% technical) in China by crop, 2015
Figure 5-1 Forecast on output of acetochlor technical (calculated by 92% technical) in China, 2016–2020
Figure 5-2 Forecast on consumption and market value of acetochlor formulations in China, 2016–2020