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Agro Life Science Corporation(ALSC)
P1, 58
Agrow Allied Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
P45, 58
Aimco Pesticides Limited
P58
Auxilife Scientific Services Pvt Ltd.
P25-27, 59
Best Agrolife Limited
P18-21, 59
Bharat Group
P33, 59
Chico Crop Science Co.,Ltd
P40
Coromandel International Limited
P60
Dhanuka Agritech Ltd.
P60
Dogal Kimyevi Maddeler ve Zira
P24
Eurofins Advinus Limited
P60
Fortune Group-Hebei Bestar Bio-Technology
Gharda Chemicals Limited
P3
Back Cover, P61
GSP Crop Science Private Ltd.
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P61
Hikal Ltd.
P36, 62
IIBAT
P62
Indofil Industries Limited
P12, 62
Indogulf CropSciences Ltd.
P56, 63
Krishi Rasayan Group of Companies
P15-17, 63
Mahamaya Lifesciences
P63
Meghmani Organics Limited
P33, 64
PI Industries Ltd.
Golden Sponsor
PMFAI
P46-47
Rallis India Limited
P64
Rudong Zhongyi Chemical Co.,Ltd.
P50
Shangdong Weifang Rainbow Chemical
P65
Shanghai Root Mechanical And Electrical Equipment
P2
STK Bio-AG Technologies
P32
Sulphur Mills Limited
P14, 65
Tagros Chemicals India Pvt Ltd.
Tephra Bioscience LLP
P66
P28-29, 66
Tide Group
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P4, 66
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Top 20 Indian Agrochemical Companies in FY 2019-20: ”In the midst
of every crisis, lies great opportunity”
Interview
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Krishi Rasayan Group: “Seizing the opportunity, backward integration,
18
Best Agrolife: “Multi pronged strategy to unlock the maximum
22
PI Industries: “Innovation meets collaboration to build a better
moving forward”
potential”
tomorrow”
Regulation
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28
30
Poison Centre Notification (PCN) - Its Implications on Mixtures
Banning of Insecticide Order 2020 and Future of the 27 Molecules in
India
China’s Registration and Export Status of the 27 pesticides Banned in
India
Product Watch
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42
Mancozeb: India's Heart
Trifloxystrobin: The Game Flow among Indian Players
Glufosinate: Stand High in Popular Favor
Market Insight
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India - Fastest Growing Global Crop Protection Market
India Agrochemicals: Blessing in Disguise -- Performance of
Agrochemical Companies/ Companies with Agrochem Segment in
India
P29
Willowood Chemicals Pvt Ltd.
Capabilities across the Agri-sciences Value Chain
Ranking
Inside Back Cover, P61
Heranba Industries Ltd.
PI Industries: Resilient & Resolute -- Leveraging Chemistry
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Indian Market Penetration from “Hidden Champions” - Japanese
Companies: Specializing in Small-scale, High-yielding Cooperation,
Looking to Capitalize on Industry Reshuffle
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Top 20 Indian Agrochemical Companies in FY 2019-20:
Sales of top 20 Indian agrochemical
companies
“In the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity”
T
FY2018-19 sales3
Growth
mn US ＄4
Cr INR
mn US ＄5
UPL Ltd.
31626.0
4461
18777.0
2688
66.0%6
2
Gharda Group
2854.3
402
3010.0
430
-5.2%
3
PI Industries Ltd.
2815.7
397
2400.9
343
17.3%
witnessed record sales in recent months in anticipation of good monsoon season and higher crop
4
Coromandel International
2127.6
300
1802.0
258
18.1%
cultivation. It also presents an opportunity for companies to diversify their supply chains and
5
Bharat Group
2106.0
297
1831.9
262
15.0%
6
Indofil Industries Ltd.
1900.6
268
1927.1
276
-1.4%
7
Krishi Rasayan Group
1790.4
252
1312.1
188
36.5%
8
Tagros Chemicals
1732.0
244
1299.0
186
33.3%
9
Rallis India Ltd.
1719.4
242
1481.5
212
16.1%
10
Sharda Cropchem Ltd.
1685.0
238
1682.2
241
0.2%
11
Crystal Crop Protection
1586.9
224
1480.0
212
7.2%
12
SML Group
1450.0
204
1400.0
200
3.57%
13
Insecticides India Ltd.
1363.2
192
1193.5
171
14.2%
14
Willowood Chemicals
1286.3
181
1170. 6
167
9.9%
15
Best Agro
1152.0
162
828.0
118
39.1%
growth considerably. There was a strong hope of recovery in the last quarter of Financial
in FY2018-19. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19 to economic activities in India,
the country remains an attractive investment destination. The agrochemical industry has still
1
FY2019-20 sales2
Cr INR
achieve in the near to medium term. The GDP growth for FY2019-20 touched 4.2% vis-à-vis 6.1%
Editor of AgroPages
Company1
he Indian economy encountered headwinds as volatility and sluggish demand impacted
Year (‘FY’) 2019-20. However, the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 made this recovery difficult to
By Zorro
Ranking
remain resilient to headwinds.
Agrochemical Industry in India has a
UPL: FY2019-20 was a significant
India.
Insecticides India: Total branded sales
strong capacity base and it is expected to
year for UPL as it was celebrating its
reach 1,493,300 tonnes by 2022. Companies
50th anniversary year and also completed
increased by 29%, contributing 72% to the
operating in this industry have been focusing
integration for the landmark Arysta
total sales. With a strong product portfolio
on exports owing to seasonal domestic
acquisition in an all-cash US$ 4.2 billion
and a pan India presence, the Company is
demand and huge potential in foreign
deal. Today, the combined entity has emerged
among the few companies in the country to
markets. Other factors for greater exports
as the world’s fifth largest crop protection
have a complete integrated portfolio. The
include low cost manufacturing, availability
solutions company, creating a post-patent
Company has received 9 patents and 21
of technically trained manpower which
behemoth with revenues in excess of US$
patents are in pipeline during FY2019-20.
is cost effective, better price realization
5 billion. During the year under review,
globally and strong presence in generic
UPL successfully completed the integration
many leading companies have continued
pesticide manufacturing have led to growth
in record time across products, systems,
to invest in backward integration of
in exports. Domestic consumption is likely
businesses, markets, cultures, IT platforms,
some key products by setting up in-
to increase in the future due to increasing
R&D pipeline and global teams.
house manufacturing facilities for
16
Dhanuka Agritech Ltd.
1120.1
158
1005.8
144
11.4%
key ingredients and enhance their
17
NACL Industries Ltd.
1014.9
143
865.5
124
17.3%
awareness among farmers and owing
Indofil: The Company’s consolidated
With focus on “Make in India”,
to government support. Environmental
income recorded a decrease of 1.37%
manufacturing capabilities, not only serve
clampdowns in China will reduce the
in FY2019-20 because of shifting the
the needs of India, but will enhance export
18
Meghmani Organics Ltd.
973.4
137
790.5
113
23.1%
number of local chemical enterprises from
manufacturing operations from Thane to
opportunities and support to position
6,884 to only 1,000, by 2022. This will lead
GIDC, Dahej Plant. The capacity utilization
India as a global manufacturing hub for
19
Heranba Industries Ltd.
945.0
133
1000.0
143
-5.5%
to a decrease in China’s installed capacity
of the old plant was lower, resulting in
agrochemicals.
20
GSP Crop Science
912.9
129
820.0
117
11.3%
and agrochemical companies in India are
increased cost of production. Additionally,
Tagros: Within 2 decades, Tagros
expected to effectively increase the capacity
teething and stabilization issues with newer
has risen to become the largest Synthetic
utilization in India.
technologies, in the new plant, also led to
Pyrethroid actives manufacturer. Apart
cost increase. Nevertheless, Indofil expects
from punting big on new molecules for
Highlights of the list in FY
2019-20
to improve capacity utilizations during
the upcoming years, Tagros is actively
FY2020-21. On the international business
in discussions with multiple partners to
front, the Company successfully sustained
explore contract manufacturing of off-patent
FY2019-20 was a quite significant year
from an operational standpoint. The list
of top 20 Indian agrochemical enterprises
almost remains the same with the previous
year. Many companies showed significant
resilience in navigating disruptions in the
global supply chains.
business volumes despite challenging global
products at its sites in Cuddalore, Dahej and
5. Data were converted by using the average annual exchange rates for FY2018-19.
agrochemical market conditions, aggressive
Ankleshwar which have spare capacities
6. The Arysta acquisition completed in January 2019, so the FY2018-19 numbers considered only 2 months of Arysta acquisition. The FY2019-20
pricing and competition. The Company has
immediately available for those who seek
numbers is more reflective of the correct numbers considering Arysta acquisition for all 12 months.
four operational subsidiaries in Europe,
to outsource from India. During FY2019-
Brazil, Philippines and Bangladesh. In
20, 33.33% increase in sales is mainly
Bangladesh, a new re-packing unit has been
because of production for key molecules
set up, the Company’s first facility outside
like Sulfentrazone going up. Despite the
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Note：
1. The list of rankings focuses only on the sales of pesticide products (TC & Formulation) of Indian native enterprises, excluding the branches of
multinational companies in India.
2. Fiscal Year 2019-20: from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020.
3. Fiscal Year 2018-19: from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019.
4. Data were converted by using the average annual exchange rates for FY2019-20.
Data are from the enterprises and/or their financial reports. The data and the rankings in the list are for reference only.
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minor hiccup of an unfortunate fire accident to 1 of its
products. During FY2019-20, the major increase came from overseas business
3 Sulfentrazone units at Dahej, Tagros is confident that
due to strong product portfolio. R&D is focused on bringing more new off-patent
the recent outbreak of Covid-19, almost all the sectors of the economy are affected,
the affected capacities will be more than met and targets
molecules and at the same time helps the Company to increase more contract
leaving out only a few niche segments. Sectors that produce raw materials like
will be par for the course in 2020-2021.
manufacturing business with various MNC's and some focused Japanese partners.
agrochemicals including pesticides and insecticides are currently in high demand
Coromandel: Coromandel continued to invest
Dhanuka Agritech: Launching of new products is one of the major growth
India’s agrochemical market is estimated to be US$ 2.8 billion in 2019. With
as agriculture and other allied activities are defined as essential commodities
in its manufacturing capabilities. Three new plants
indicators of the Company full stop it has launched seven new products in the last
in the country. Moreover, increasing awareness about the use of non-toxic and
were commissioned during the year - Mancozeb WDG
one year and it is expecting to launch two more in the coming year. Over the years,
environmental-friendly pesticides and the government’s initiative in this regard has
plant at Dahej, Pymetrozine plant at Ankleshwar, and
the Company has a futuristic look in R&D division and has built strong strategic
helped the bio-pesticides market to grow.
Pyrazosulfuron plant at Sarigam. In the beginning
partnerships with leading global innovators. The Company has world class NABL
of FY2019-20, the operations at Sarigam plant were
accredited laboratories and has international collaboration with leading companies
was estimated to grow close to 5% year-on-year. Being a net exporter of crop
hampered for a few months, due to the fire incident that
of US(Corteva, FMC and Oro Agri), Japan (Arysta, Hokko, Mitsui, Nissan, Nippon
protection products, India exported an estimated US$ 3,660 million worth of
took place in January 2019. The Company resumed
Soda and OAT Agrio) and Europe.
agrochemical products in the same period. The domestic agrochemical industry in
Domestic Agrochemical Industry: India’s domestic agrochemical industry
India is expected to start on a positive note in FY2021, driven by a surge in herbicide
US$ 4.2 billion going off-patent, which will provide a
progressive steps towards upgrading its portfolio from
outlook, many leading Indian companies plans to strengthen and scale-up their
sales in Q1, pre-buying led by robust demand expectations and price increase in
sizeable opportunity for generics players.
old generics to patented combinations or recently off
Biocides portfolio.
generic molecules. Moreover, generic molecules have seen ~5% price increase
operations at the plant in July 2019. Coromandel took
Apart from these above, as the global biocides market has a positive
Potential for tie up with MNCs in Domestic
due to short supply in India as the corona virus outbreak impacted production in
Market: Indian companies which partner with leading
to be granted Pymetrozine TC and Picoxystrobin TC
farmers on the use of biostimulants and brought new technologies to farmers to
China. The industry expects a strong growth in FY2021 with even better prospects
MNCs in the agrochemical space earn as much as 50% of
registrations for indigenous manufacturing.
enhance farm productivity. In November last year, UPL announced the acquisition
given the confluence of factors such as: (a) healthy monsoon trend, (b) better price
the total revenues by marketing the products. Although
of Laoting Yoloo Bio-technology Co., Ltd. in China, adding a strong team, more
realisations, (c) strong demand for herbicides to fill in for labour shortage, (d) locust
Indian partners face the risk of termination or change in
integration of some key products by setting up in-house
than 150 products and a state-of-the-art plant. UPL will gain from Yoloo's broad
infestation, and (e) higher cash transfers by government, higher MSP for select
agreement by their foreign partners, who generally have
manufacturing facilities for key ingredients which
distribution base, product registrations and access to the Chinese domestic market
crops, higher procurement and increasing focus on farmer incomes in view of the
an upper hand in deals, the Indian market has significant
were earlier imported from China. On manufacturing
creating a strong footprint for growth in China.
COVID-19 pandemic.
growth opportunities and there is a huge potential for
patented molecules. It became the first company in India
Indofil: Indofil is also investing in backward
side, the GIDC Plants has now aggregate Mancozeb
UPL: UPL developed new markets for the products and services, educated
Coromandel: Coromandel has also a strong portfolio of bio pesticides
Indian Agrochemical Exports: Indian agrochemical exports (~55% of
many such collaborations. Leading Indian companies are
producing capacity of 68,000 MT/Annum. This
and is the largest Azadirachtin manufacturer in the world with a state-of-art
India’s aggregate sales in FY2020) were estimated to grow at a strong 16% y-o-y
expected to gain as large global MNCs look to be part of
will not only enhance product quality, but will also
manufacturing facility in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. Nearly 60% of the production
in FY2020 and are projected to log ~8% CAGR over next three financial years
India's growth story.
make the Company a self-reliant entity, in line with
volume gets exported to developed markets including US, Canada and Europe.
from an estimated US$ 3.66 billion in FY2020 to US$ 4.6 billion in FY2023.
the government’s vision of ‘Make-in-India’ and
Overseas marketing of bio business is undertaken by the Company’s subsidiary,
India’s capability in low-cost manufacturing, a strong presence in generic pesticide
Products: Growth in organic foods has led to a lot of
‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.
Parry America in US. Besides, the Company has marketing arrangements in EU,
manufacturing, availability of technically trained manpower, seasonal domestic
interest in bio pesticides and other biological products.
Opportunity in Bio-Pesticides and other Biological
Africa and Asia. The R&D team of the business is focusing on various initiatives,
demand and overcapacity will drive growth in exports, especially to countries
Although it poses some amount of risk to traditional
companies has conducted an open strategy via
including the development of Neem standards, new delivery mechanisms such as
with similar crops and/or climatic conditions. Further, patent expiry of 26 active
portfolio of products, it also presents significant potential
direct/ indirect cooperation, strategic expansions,
tree injection and development of microbial bio-control agents.
ingredients until CY2022 is also expected to support export growth from India,
for agrochemical companies. The use of bio pesticides
as it would open up the space for post-patent manufacturers given the majority of
grew over 12% CAGR to 11,531 MT during FY2015 to
exports are off-patent products. Supply disruptions in China over the last few years
FY2019. According to Maximize Market Research, the
due to stringent environmental norms on chemical enterprises and the recent post
global biocides market was valued at US$ 7.1 billion
Covid-19 developments led to a rise in international prices, thereby making India
in 2017 and is expected to surpass US$ 10.5 billion by
more competitive in the global market.
2026: (a) Globally, the bio-pesticides market is growing
Meanwhile, more and more Indian agrochemical
merger and acquisitions, joint venture thus being less
dependent on outsourced suppliers, aspiring to grow
as a global player with its presence in international
markets.
PI Industries: PI completed the acquisition of
Isagro (Asia) Agrochemicals Pvt. Ltd. on December 27,
2019 by acquiring 100% stake from Isagro S.p.A. and its
Indian Crop Protection Chemicals Overview
According to Phillips McDougal, the global market for crop protection products
contracted by 0.8% to US$ 59.827 billion in 2019. Generic products continued to
Latin America continued to do well with normalised inventory levels. The
affiliates. Thus, the acquisition will help meet growing
industry witnessed an increasing adoption of alternative genetically modified
demand from international customers by getting to
traits, experimenting with new products leading demand shift from Glyphosate to
additional manufacturing capacities, synergy benefits
expensive herbicides such as Glufosinate-ammonium, Dicamba and 2,4-D.
of adjacent mfg. site, long term contract for export of
products to Isagro S.p.A. and also help the Company
at 10-15% while in India the segment constitutes only
garner better prices, particularly those manufactured in China.
"In the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity"
To quote Albert Einstein: "In the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity".
3% of the crop protection market; (b) With increasing
awareness for eco-friendly inputs and use of integrated
pest management(IPM) method for crop protection, there
The Covid-19 pandemic may have an extended impact, but this means opportunities
is significant opportunity for growth of bio pesticides in
as well as challenges.
agri-inputs industry.
Generic Players to Benefit in Coming Years: Globally, innovators command
Increasing Export Potential: China government’s
strengthen its position in domestic market by leveraging
close to 70% share in the crop protection market while there main market consists of
clampdown on industries due to environmental concerns
the complementary product portfolio and pan India
generics. Within the off-patent market, share of patent products is 20% while generic
is increasing the cost of production in China, which is
distribution channel of the acquired entity.
companies hold the rest. Out of the generic crop protection market, about 25% is
strengthening the Indian manufacturers in their global
controlled by innovators. This means there are opportunities for generic companies
competitiveness. Further, US - China trade war and
("JV") agreement on Feb.18th, 2020, with Nissan
to garner market share from innovators given their inherent advantages such as low
global effort to reduce dependency on China for inputs
Chemical Corporation. The joint venture will operate
prices and costs, and larger distribution networks. Indian companies are expanding
and finished products is expected to boost demand.
through a company named 'Nissan Bharat Rasayan
their distribution networks, creating brands, innovating process technology for post
The prevailing international market conditions become
Private Limited', a company incorporated in India
patent molecules, developing better product mix(more combination products, eco-
conducive for India in its desire to be a manufacturing
in which Bharat has 30% share and Nissan has 70%
friendly formulations), becoming aggressive about registering post-patent products,
hub and preferred destination for sourcing. Government
share. The JV Company has decided to construct new
and developing relationship with distributors to push volumes at more competitive
has announced agricultural export policy and set a target
manufacturing factory in India for various technical
prices than innovators. There are several key molecules with a market size of over
of USD$ 60 billion by 2022. Government is promoting
Bharat: The Company has executed a joint venture
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cluster-based development which will boost competitiveness of exports
training. Digital technologies are creating new opportunities to
and domestic sales by reducing logistics cost.
integrate smallholders in a digitally driven agri-food system.
Incidence of Pest Attacks: On an average agro-pests are estimated
to cause 15%-20% yield losses in principal major food and cash crops.
Use of agrochemicals can help mitigate the pest problem and increase
crop output by 25%-50%. So far, the presence of more than 40,000
Prospect
India is an emerging pesticide production base, along with Vietnam,
different types of insects have been recorded in India and of these
Indonesia and China’s Taiwan, which have gradually joined the global
about 1,000 have been listed as potential pests of economic plants,
production community, supplementing the supply chain. However, the
500 pests have caused serious damage at some time and 70 have been
Indian market also has some inherent deficiencies, which need to be
causing damage more often. FY2019-20 saw a record locust attack that
carefully measured for investment and cooperation.
impacted more than 350,000 hectares of land in various districts of
From the perspective of the industrial chain, although the Indian
Gujarat and Rajasthan. The year also witnessed a fall-armyworm attack
chemical industry has bright prospects for growth, India relied heavily
in kharif that destroyed maize in 14 states, mostly Maharashtra and
on China for pesticide supplies in past six years. India's overall
Karnataka.
chemical infrastructure is still relatively underdeveloped, and its access
Increasing Awareness: Educating the farmers about advantages
to key intermediates and raw materials is limited. Indian chemical
of agrochemicals and its safe usage would lead to increase in demand.
companies are generally small and lack independent research and
Companies have been training farmers regarding the right use of
development capacities, as well as forward and backward integration
agrochemicals in terms of quantity to be used, right application
capabilities and scale effect.
methodology and appropriate solutions to be used for identified pest
problems.
Digital Solutions in Agriculture: Digital innovations and
Maybe the goal should be, if it isn’t already, for the entire Indian
agro-industry to strengthen itself by building trust, communicating
better from top to bottom, and becoming more collaborative and less
technologies would be part of the solution. The so-called ‘Fourth
transactional oriented. Indian chemical industry needs to be upgraded
Industrial Revolution’ (Industry 4.0) is seeing several sectors rapidly
to create opportunities for cooperation between China and India. Indian
transformed by ‘disruptive’ digital technologies such as block-chain,
agrochemical companies are having a great time in the last few years
internet of things, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. In the
because of the China factor. And the time has come for India to think
agriculture and food sector, the spread of mobile technologies, remote-
beyond. Despite some difficulties, the Indian market can be considered
sensing services and distributed computing are already improving
a strategic alternative in the near future, rather than a cornerstone.
smallholders’ access to information, inputs, market, finance and
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Krishi Rasayan Group:
“Seizing the Opportunity, Backward integration, Moving forward”
K
rishi Rasayan Group was established in the year 1966. Now this 54-year-old group has
become a major agrochemical company, having been involved in technical and formulated
agrochemicals, biotechnology, IT infrastructure, solid waste management, inland transport,
poultry feed, pest control & real estate, R&D, contract research and data generation.
The motto of the group is “Farmer’s prosperity is our priority”. India is an agricultural based
country with 70% population relying on agriculture and Krishi Rasayan Group always makes an
Mr. Atul Churiwal
Managing Director
Krishi Rasayan Group
effort to stand firm behind the farmers. With vast experience, the Group has products geared up
not only for the country’s needs but also to meet the global challenges.
In a recent interview with AgroPages, Atul Churiwal, Managing Director of Krishi Rasayan
Group, explained the group’s ambitions in detail.
What are the sales of pesticide products(TCs &
Formulations) in FY2019-20? What do you think of
the increase/decrease in sales this year compared
with last year?
The Krishi Rasayan Group company reported strong financial and
To our knowledge, Krishi
Rasayan Group is famous for
its formulation products in
India. Last year, you said your
company is planning to set up
your own technical plants which
will come into production in
early 2020. How is the technical
plants going now? What future
plans have you set?
With the 8 formulation plants in 5 states
in India, the Group is confident that it can
cater to the demand of the Indian market.
And we are working actively to acquire some
existing plants for technical production in
both India and China.
The construction work for our technical
the data generation we have been able to do
have formed 50-50 joint venture “AgMA
in our GLP approved laboratory. The biggest
Energy Pvt. Ltd” with Alga Energy’s
challenge in the developed market is the data
wholly-owned subsidiary in India, Micro
generation which we have been able to fulfil
Algae Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.(MASI) in
as we have our own in-house R&D center.
March 2019, not only to serve the domestic
Apart from this, we are working on many
markets but also it will be the base for export
combination products developed in our R&D
to whole of Asia and other Latin American
centre.
counties.
Your company has been
focused on investing heavily on
R&D, data generation on generic
and new de-patent products
from recognized GLP labs.
Tell us about these strategic
initiatives.
and have successfully launched their
We have tied up with Alga Energy
As a Group, we feel proud to have our
plant is going on. We hope to start the
GLP laboratory which is approved by OECD
production in early 2021. We have also
for all main tests in the field of chemistry,
started retail stores for our products and have
toxicology, ecotoxicology and geno
Columbia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, Greece, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico,
opened around 50 stores till now in India.
toxicology etc. It is one of the leading R&D
Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand,
With our backward integration in
centre in the country catering not only to in-
Algae based biostimulants in the Country.
Simultaneously, we are working on other
biostimulant products and expect that at least
20% of our revenue should come from other
biostimulants, biopesticides and soluble
fertilizers in the next 3 years.
Could you talk about the
impact of the COVID-19 epidemic
on the agrochemical industry
relations between China and
India?
technical, we believe we can take advantage
house but to various companies in Brazil,
as we can provide total solution to our
USA, Europe, China and even multinationals
agrochemical Industry relations between
and registering our products in many countries, such as in Brazil,
overseas customers both for technical
in India.
India and China. Still a lot of imports
Argentina, Australia and African countries.
and packed products. We are therefore
UAE, Ukraine & Vietnam.
We are now heavily focusing on expanding our presence overseas
The laboratory is situated in a
We do not see any change in the
are happening from China and Indian
operating performance for FY2019-20. During this year, consolidated
aggressively opening offices in various
9,000-square meter area and is equipped
Companies are heavily dependent for their
revenue from operations grew by 36.5% to INR 1,790.4 crore(USD 252
countries like Latin America, Europe as
with latest technology, backed by a dedicated
raw materials to come from China both for
companies in all these countries are looking
team of scientists. The company aims to
technical and its intermediates.
for alternatives for suppliers other than
become one of the leading international
China and we are confident that we can take
contract research organizations. The state of
advantage of this scenario.
the art facility and sophisticated equipments
million) from 1,312.1 crore(USD 188 million) in FY2018-19.
There has been a substantial jump in the sales due to a very robust
increase of Rabi crop in India. Krishi Rasayan Group has shown 15%
growth in the domestic market in the current year and the increase of
Recently, the epidemic in India is not
encouraging. What are your company's actions to
keep your business running during this tough time?
Though the pandemic has started in March but the Indian
export sales almost doubled from last year. We have been continuously
agriculture has seen a robust growth in the Kharif from May to August.
focused on increasing our brand market which has grown by 25% in
This is a healthy trend and we hope that the Indian Agriculture will
FY2019-20.
see a similar growth in future leading to increase in Agrochemical
consumption.
What the current development situation of
Krishi Rasayan Group in domestic and overseas
markets? Please describe briefly.
The Indian agrochemical industry has been passing through a very
challenging phase. We have however been able to maintain a steady
growth due to our strong product presence. We are very bullish about
the future of the agrochemical industry in the market and feel that the
Currently 90% of our revenue comes from the domestic market.
market will grow by 15%-20% every year as still there is a lot of scope
Our strength has been to offer best quality material at reasonable prices
as the farmers in India use much less agrochemicals compared to other
in the market. We have also been focusing on introducing off-patent
countries like US, Brazil and Japan etc.
molecules and new combination products. With a national wide network
During this pandemic, we are focused on offering timely supplies to
make our laboratory unique in its class.
According to the news
released, your company has
launched some new products in
recent years, such as “KRITAP
GOLD”, could you share with us
your company’s product line of
the new products?
We strive to launch new molecules every
year and currently we have introduced 3 new
products in the current year. Apart from that
all our distributors and are operating on very strict credit control. There
we have added biostimulants and soluble
farmers offering them the full bouquet of the products, thus meeting all
was big shortage in the market in quarter April to June. Fortunately,
fertilizers in our product portfolio. Going
their requirements.
we could supply our products and saw a small rise in sales. Our supply
forward we plan to introduce 3 to 5 patented
chain team is in continuous touch with all stakeholders to ensure timely
combination products next year.
covering all the parts of the country, we have been able to service the
Our strength has always been the brand marketing in India, where
we have more than 5000 dealers all over the country. Increasingly we
are now focusing in the international market to have global footprints.
Currently, Krishi Rasayan Group has agents in Australia, Bangladesh,
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supplies.
Our belief in tradition, innovation and trusteeship has made us one
of the leading Indian agrochemical companies.
As a Group, we are focusing a lot on
introducing new combination products. Our
success in the international market is due to
Our Company has been heavily focusing
in R&D and every year we are generating
data for at least 25 molecules from OECD
approved GLP laboratory. This helps register
the product globally as well as in India.
The global trend is towards
increasing use of biostimulants
and we feel the biggest growth
will come from this segment.
Your company has already
tied up with a leading Spanish
company Alga Energy, what’s
the current situation of the joint
venture “AgMA Energy Pvt. Ltd”
?
At present, the fluctuations
in the Chinese agrochemical
industry provides Indian
agrochemical manufacturers
chances for revitalization. What
do you think Indian enterprises
need to do to seize the
opportunity and move forward
to return to their leading roles in
the supply chains?
We believe there is a great opportunity
for Indian manufactures to scale up their
operations for technical and its intermediates
so that they reliance on China is less.
Increasingly global companies are
looking towards India for sourcing and we
expect that India will become a major hub
both for technical and intermediates to rival
China in the next few years.
Thus to strengthen our portfolio, we
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Best Agrolife: Multi pronged strategy to
unlock the maximum potential
As one of the fastest-growing agrochemical
companies in India, with a record growth rate of
39% in FY 2019-20, what actions have you done to
keep your business running during this challenging
time?
short time. Over the years in BALL, this outstanding performance
is due to our strong belief in pursuing all potential crop solutions to
the 'needs' confronted by our valuable customer- Farmer! We have
also taken advantage of being the First post-patent player in India and
Rising crop protection costs and declining crop productivities have
underscored the importance of crop protection, especially in mounting
pressure to increase Agricultural Productivity. We aim to provide
indigenous, high quality, effective, and economical farm solutions to
the Farmer community at affordable prices.
Best Agrochem Pvt. Ltd. has been merged with Best Agrolife Ltd.
which is a PAN India operating company now and has deep penetration
through strategic alliances with leading companies in this space.
Best Agrolife is one of the top agrochemical companies, and
provides a diverse range of products to its customers by sourcing
Technical from Its In-house Technical Manufacturing Unit - Best Crop
like Dinotefuran, Pymetrozine, Pyraclostrobin, Penoxsulam, and
premixtures of Diafenthiuron + Pyriproxyfen, Tebuconazole + Captan.
Our current capacity for technicals - 8000MT/annum, whereas
for formulations, it is 35000 MT. We have plans to expand it further in
the near future.
We are happy to witness the percentage growth of 39%. Our market
cap has also increased manifold to around Rs. 1400 crores within a
Could you please briefly introduce the main
business model and the major business regions of
Best Agro Group and its Group Companies, such
as Best Agrolife Ltd. and Best Agrochem Ltd.?
In this series, we have recently introduced solo products
sharing the gains with all stakeholders in the distribution channel.
We heard Best Agro Group has been working
on increasing the Formulation plant capacity. Can
you share more details about it?
We are expanding with a SINGLE POINT AGENDA to emerge
as an icon for growth, technology, innovation and envision becoming
a significant player in the Indian Agro-Chemical Industry in terms of
Could you tell us about your company's
product line of active ingredients & special
strengths? What's the current capacity of total
technicals and formulations annually?
Due to environmental, health & safety issues, many generic
turnover and value creation.
The company is preparing to increase its Formulation plant capacity
to 50,000 MTPA. Also, regarding international footprints, we are in
the process of obtaining registration of products in Vietnam, Myanmar,
Thailand, Middle East and Latin America. This entire initiative is
backed by innovative products based on a new chemistry, as we are also
products are discontinuing globally, resulting in a vacuum in the
planning to increase the share of value-added products in our brand
supplies of broad-spectrum & cost-effective products. The situation
basket.
is further aggravated due to the post-expiration of patents of new
Best Agro being a responsible manufacturer, always thrives
molecules. The life span of such products is limited because of
on providing effective end products with consistent, safe, and
resistance management issues or value eradication. Consequently, there
environmentally friendly formulations of in-house manufactured
is a need for sustainable growth, and one has to take advantage of being
technicals (AI). We are enhancing our formulation capacities to double
the first company to crack off-patent products and secondly develop
in SG/SC/SE/ZC/ WDG and FS formulations.
innovative and synergistic premixtures of proprietary nature.
Science.
Best Agro group is also working aggressively on registration
dossiers for its key molecules to launch itself in the global market very
soon. We strive to be a global player in agrochemicals and emerge as an
icon for growth, technology, and innovation. We believe in putting the
farmers first by coming up with new chemistry with economical reach
to the farmers.
What is your company's core competitiveness,
in your opinion?
Company's core values are our ability to resolve the technical and
scientific challenges for our consumers and to meet the demanding
timelines. Our approach is to progress through customer-focused
Mr. Vimal Alawadhi
Managing Director
Best Agrolife Limited
innovation. We attempt novel and more effective techniques to use
resources, create more reliable products and services for farmers,
and create value for our stakeholders. We believe in developing
innovative and competitive manufacturing processes and disseminate
new technology to the end user by taking the leverage of synergistic
alliances. Executing quality work within the stipulated span has always
been a challenge that Best Agrolife has successfully met and surpassed
our valued customer's expectations.
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Your brand has been showing robust growth
in the last several years. How do you see the
opportunities in India’s brand business?
We believe in sharing the benefits of our growth initiatives with the
farmer community directly in PAN India by offering the innovative &
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We've noticed Best Agro Group has been
focused on investing heavily in R&D, data
generation on generic, and new de-patent products
from recognized GLP labs. Tell us about these
strategic initiatives.
quality products at affordable prices. In the process, Best Agro brands
Being committed to Government of India initiative of ‘Make in
are being established by winning the loyalty of the ultimate customers
India’ & focused on import substituted off patented products, Best Agro
supported by the most satisfied channel partners. We foresee to double
group has a lay out of sizeable capital investment in generating the
our Brand business within the next two years.
GLP registration dossiers to ensure the seamless entry in major global
markets.
Best Agrolife Ltd. had previously announced
that it became the first in India to have
granted license/registration for manufacturing
DIRON(DINOTEFURAN 20 percent SG). Could you
share with us the details about this and the future
development plans of your company in the field of
the export market of your interest and enriching
products into existing markets?
Another key development has been that our company is the
first in India to be granted a license/registration for the indigenous
manufacturing of an AI - DINOTEFURAN to formulate & offer
According to a recent survey, the estimated
size of the Indian agrochemical market is USD
3 Billion, which is positive for companies like
Best Agrolife. The boost to the agro sector by
the current government will increase the demand
for agrochemicals and insecticides. What do you
think Indian enterprises need to do to seize the
opportunity and move forward to become the
leading role in the supply chains?
The excellent platform provided by Government of IndiaI to
Dinotefuran 20 SG with Brand Name Diron in the market. In the same
encourage the indigenous manufacturing of Agrochemicals, Best
way, we have launched another Blasticide for Paddy, which is based on
Agrolife has multi pronged strategy to unlock the maximum potential;
new chemistry & innovation – Pyraclostrobin 100 g/l CS with the brand
name of Param. Both the mentioned products are import substitutes.
Dividend of long drawn R&D initiatives supported by Development
R&D to ensure reverse chemistry of the molecules which are at the
verge of going off patented.
We are pioneering to establish the manufacturing process with the
& Registration activities has made it possible to achieve the coveted
raw materials indigenously manufactured or through our backward
position of being the first Indian manufacturer of Dinotefuran, with the
integrated set ups to reduce the dependence on the imports of raw
same leverage we foresee in a near future many such initiatives. This
materials.
also highlights the commitment of Best Agro Group to invest in R&D
as a strategy of differentiation.
Creative Chemistry
Need based
Farm-solutions
State of the
art R&D
Robust Registration initiatives wins the team to launch the product
early to harvest the benefits of being the First in India.
Owing to the launch of these new products, the company has
Sharing benefits of newer initiatives with synergistic alliances
gained more confidence in the market, thereby increasing the chances
ensured horizontal and vertical penetrations resulting in winning faster
of higher revenue and profitability. We believe the company revenue for
and enviable market share.
the current financial year would increase by approximately Rs—100
We look forward to ploughing back the gains in enhancing the
crores with the help of these two products alone. We are continually
R&D supported manufacturing capabilities. We believe in putting the
seeking growth from innovative solutions providing an approach to the
farmers first by coming up with new chemistry with economical reach
most challenging farming issues worldwide.
to the farmers.
Insecticides | Herbicides | Fungicides | Plant Growth Regulators
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B-4, Bhagwan Das Nagar, East Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi-110026, India
Phone: +91 11 45803300 | Email:
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PI Industries: Innovation Meets
Collaboration to Build A Better Tomorrow
2019-20, we have filed about 22 patents. We continue to scale-up our
launching the COVID-19 intermediate in this period itself. The fact that
R&D abilities. We are pleased with the progress we have made so far
all these could be accomplished while keeping our people safe leaves us
and are confident of creating significant value in the coming years. The
with tremendous new learning for the future.
inquiry flow and process scale-up increased during FY20. Nearly 20%
Raman: Swift transition to and from the lockdown mode was
of new inquiries are from the non-Agro segment, helping us further our
accomplished with meticulous planning and immaculate execution.
strategic objective of diversification.
Taking the production back to pre-COVID levels and realizing almost
85-90% of unfulfilled orders, speak volumes of our preparedness to
What makes the recent acquisition of Isagro
special for PI? How has this acquisition panned
out so far and what are your future plans with this
asset?
What would be the business priorities for
FY21? How does the business outlook look like?
Mayank: My view of FY21 is quite intriguing. COVID-19 has
effectively blurred the vision and assessment prowess of all experts of
the economy, industry and global trade. Set in this highly disruptive
Mr. Mayank Singhal
Dr. Raman Ramachandran
Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Managing Director & CEO
PI Industries Ltd.
PI Industries Ltd.
What were the two-three high points of the
business performance in the year gone by?
Raman: Isagro Asia is the first acquisition of this size for PI and
and volatile environment, PI Industry’s leadership teams are tirelessly
hence special. Also, it is value accretive to both the Custom synthesis
addressing more than a plateful of strategic opportunities and
business and also our domestic distribution business. For CSM business,
operational challenges. The idea is to make up for the time lost during
Isagro’s manufacturing site which is adjacent to PI’s Panoli site will be
the intervening lockdown between FY20 and FY21, without losing sight
repurposed to manufacture higher margin and newer products while
of an exciting future that the teams have put in accelerated momentum
also increasing capacity utilization. Domestic distribution business of
with a lot of ingenuity, passion and hard work.
Isagro will be transferred to Jivagro, a subsidiary of PI and focus on
Faster integration of Isagro, rapid scaleup and opportunity
Horticulture and plantations market segments and will have a portfolio
maximization in our COVID-19 pharma intermediate, structural
and field resource to address needs of farmers in this segment. With
enablement of our post-QIP plans, and successful closures in our
PI’s domestic distribution business focusing on row crops (Rice, wheat,
acquisition spectrums are four strategic priorities that would fortify
highly synergist acquisition of Isagro(Asia) Agrochemicals Pvt. Ltd.
sugarcane, cotton, pulses) and Jivagro focusing on horticulture and
our new growth levers. In the traditional business spectrum, we have
Post-acquisition, we also covered significant ground towards quick
plantations we believe we will cater to the differential needs of these
significant growth opportunities coming our way that I would leave for
turnaround and integration of the acquired asset during the year.
customer segments. The progress of the integration and business
Raman to detail.
Successful scripting of the pharma foray, also accomplished during
performance has more than met our expectations so far.
Mayank: From the strategic standpoint, the financial year 201920(FY20) brought many reasons to cheer upon. We completed a
the year, would go on to attain historical significance as it helps PI
Industries transcend the agro domain and also bear testament to our
robust research and technology platforms. The strategic decision of INR
2000 crore QIP taken in the last quarter of FY20 was the icing on the
cake. With these three material events, FY20 fortified our foundations
for pursuing many new opportunities as we usher into a new decade.
Raman: FY20 was an equally significant year from an operational
standpoint too. PI showed significant resilience in navigating
disruptions in the global supply chains in the last quarter. We stayed
the course to deliver all-round growth. Our revenues grew by 16.4%
to reach INR 3306.8 crore, aptly aided by scale-up in export volumes.
Our EBITDA and PAT grew at 21.7% and 8.4% respectively. Our
performance could have been even better, but for the lockdown impact
primarily in the domestic revenue.
We commissioned two new multi-product plants(MPPs) and
commercialized five new products during the year. We launched three
new products in the domestic market, including one wheat herbicide
which has been well received by farmers. We optimized our domestic
product portfolio with the withdrawal of 5 products and label expansion
of several other products. The farm application services model was
piloted with nearly 150 spray machines. Farmers have appreciated
this valued added service by PI as they face shortage and higher farm
labor costs. Our research teams continued their good work towards
developing the next-generation technologies and chemistries that are
aimed at facilitating entry into adjacent verticals with the technological
edge.
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Raman: In addition to what Mayank has already covered, we
are happy to note two favorable mega trends positively impacting
How has your protracted investment in
research and development panning out? Tell us
some success stories from the 12-18 months and
also about the pipeline.
Mayank: At PI, we have steadily intensified our focus on research
and development(R&D) besides collaborative R&D with customers,
particularly in CSM business. We have invested steadily in R&D for
the past six years with an objective to offer solutions to our customers
based on the latest in science. The scale-up that our R&D assets –
infrastructure, talent, processes, tools, knowledge – have accomplished
so far enables PI to become a knowledgebased partner.
Our research pans the entire value chain from discovery to
our domestic and export businesses. The far-reaching agricultural
reforms and provisions coupled with a very good and evenly distributed
monsoon rains augur very well for our domestic business. The
global shift in CSM outsourcing space is coinciding with our recent
technological success. The growth in the CSM inquiry pipeline, in
quantitative and qualitative terms, is very encouraging. Thankfully, we
are well prepared as we enter this growth cycle. My view of FY21 for PI
is a year of accelerated growth and profit accretion.
No discussion is complete these days without
touching upon the new normal. What does the
new normal mean for PI Industries and how are we
planning to embrace it?
go to market, and work together with our partners in developing
IP. In addition, our research teams are developing next generation
Mayank: For a company that was founded 73 years ago, PI showed
technologies and chemistries which would support our foray into
tremendous agility and nimbleness in the face of the COVID-19
adjacent verticals with a decisive technological edge in our CSM
outbreak. Its intrinsic resilience draws strength from adaptability to a
vertical. We have witnessed some initial success in the pharma domain
fast- changing world. I am happy to share that the Company collectively
during the year. We are confident of more successes with time. Our aim
rose to the challenge not just to protect its assets–people, plants,
is to position PI as an organization which is always in the cutting edge
processes, and business–but also went on to beat several odds to keep
of technology in life sciences with a rich haul of IP over the next four to
the supply chains running. You would be happy to note that PI managed
five years.
to contain opportunity losses on account of lockdown and global
Raman: At PI, we are proud of our research infrastructure and
talent which compares with the best in the world. In the financial year
impairment in supply chains to a very minimal level. The passion
adapt to any difficult
situation.
Having successfully relocated a vast majority of employees
to work from home(WFH), we unveiled a structured engagement
doctrine. A slew of initiatives for encouraging WFH for non-operating
staff and incentives for on-site operating teams, standard operating
procedures(SOPs) for return to work, a safe workplace was put in
place. Proactive digital connect protocols thru WebEx/MS team/zoom
were arranged and activated for customers, large retailers and farmers.
We took the help of customer surveys to assess ground reality and
special needs besides frequently connecting with other stakeholders to
reinforce trust. Our teams also stepped up various digital marketing
initiatives to effectively substitute field marketing activities that came
to a standstill due to lockdown. In addition, digitization of key business
processes and investment in strategic digital areas are of high focus.
Taking upon our larger societal responsibilities, we proactively
worked with governments, local administrations, and NGOs in different
states to support their fight against this pandemic. Whether it was
disinfection of large public areas, distribution of PPEs, food, health
check camps to the disadvantaged sections of our society, or helping
local health centers in putting up the necessary infrastructure to tackle
COVID-19, we actively contributed to supporting communities around
us in these very difficult times for our country.
PI is headed towards a new manufacturing
world order. How do you view it shape the global
chemical sector over the next two-three years? How
is PI gearing up to navigate the shift?
Mayank: In the 25th year of WTOinduced globalization, the flaws
in overly concentrated global supply chains are getting amplified.
COVID-19-induced disruptions and intensifying US-China trade
war have further exposed the risk. Countries as well as companies
with internal operations(scale) would need to redraw their global
manufacturing and sourcing map in order to split the risk across more
countries/regions. India shall find itself at a sweet spot for a range of
manufacturing including chemicals, specialty chemicals in particular.
While the shift would take time to crystalize and location departure
would rarely be absolute, we are already seeing early signals in our
own interactions. We find ourselves uniquely poised as the industry
frontrunner with a decades-old track record.
As part of our own de-concentration efforts, we intend to go a step
closer towards becoming a global manufacturer with setting up our first
overseas plant in the near term.
and commitment of our teams outshined the industry by successfully
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REGULATION
REGULATION
Poison Centre Notification (PCN)
- Its Implications on Mixtures
T
here has been a new development on the European Union’s Classification,
Labelling and Packaging (CLP) regulation which has now added the new
requirements within Annex VIII of the regulation for the hazardous mixtures placed into
EU market. Poison centres answer more than half a million calls yearly for support in
case of incidents. Roughly half of the calls are related to accidental exposure involving
UFI allows poison centres to rapidly identify the product or update the UFI into section 1 of
only. A voluntary submission may be useful if
your SDS.
your product will be incorporated in a mixture
that is classified as hazardous for human health
• assign a product category according to the European Product Categorisation System
(EuPCS).
submission can help protect your confidential
business information such as the composition
With this UFI, poison centres would be able to trace back the composition and
of your mixture, by allowing you to provide
classification of the mixtures used in product and will be able to respond to the queries in
this information to your customers through the
timely manner.
UFI only. Placing the UFI on the label would,
however, be optional.
Types of submissions
There are three different types of submission available for mixtures with PCN notification
Stepwise Actionable point for the
Industry
and the details of the same are mentioned below
• Identify & verify if you are manufacturing
children. Children are particularly vulnerable to hazardous chemicals, which are often
Mr. Shrirang Bhoot
CTO, Global Product Compliance
(GPC) Group
and physical hazards. In this way, a voluntary
/ exporting only mixtures or Mixtures in
found in everyday products. There has been very limited information is available on
Mixtures (MiM’s)
the mixtures which are in market with poison centre. Also, many times it takes time to
• Get familiar with new PCN requirements
respond on emergency health response or they don’t have the composition details of the
and terminology involved into it
mixture which has caused the emergency.
• Prepare inventory of the mixtures
manufactured and exported to EU
• Verify & compile the classification of the
mixtures as per CLP notification and verify
Considering this EU has harmonised the information requirements
on mixtures classified as hazardous for human health or physical
effects as of 2021. Importers or downstream users have to submit
this information to Member States, to be used by their poison centres
available SDS
• mixtures used in scientific research and development;
• Compile the data required for PCN
• medicinal and veterinary products, cosmetic products, medical
notification
devices, food and feeding stuffs;
• Identify the EU based competent person/
• mixtures only classified as gases under pressure and explosives.
consultant to do the notification on behalf of
for emergency health response. With these new requirements poison
your company
centres will have more updated information about the mixtures and will
be in better position to respond to all emergency health requests.
Thus, now industry has to gear up with
these new requirements and prepare themselves
If you are placing hazardous mixtures on the market, you will
Limited submission
have to prepare information in an EU-harmonised Poison Centres
Notification (PCN) format. You will then have the option of submitting
For mixtures used at industrial sites only, a limited submission is an option that allows
this information centrally through European Chemicals Agency’s
you to provide information that, regarding the composition, is limited to what is contained in
(ECHA’s) submission portal.
Mixtures in Scope
All mixtures including mixtures in biocidal products and plant
Timelines for Compliance
There have been different compliance deadlines has been identified
by the authorities as mentioned below
protection products are within the scope of this obligation, and the
information submission requirements apply in addition to other
obligations under the Biocidal Products Regulation and Plant Protection
Products Regulation.
PCN data requirements?
All the requirements are detailed in the Guidance, most notable
new elements include:
Mixtures Exempted
The obligation to submit information does not apply to mixtures
• provide the full chemical composition of the mixture – this means
both the hazardous and non-hazardous components. In this case it is
mandatory to provide the 100% compositional details of the mixtures.
considered hazardous only due to environmental hazards. Mixtures
This enables to do the correct classification of the mixtures and this can
exempted from the submission requirements include also:
be further verified based on the data available for the components in
• radioactive mixtures;
• mixtures subject to customs supervision;
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mixtures.
• label your product with a unique formula identifier (UFI) – the
to meet this upcoming challenge to keep up to
date information related to mixtures or Mixtures
in Mixtures which are landing in EU for any
uninterrupted issue.
the safety data sheet. Note that a safety data sheet in either a standard or limited submission is
not an information requirement and the harmonised format must still be respected. However,
if you use the limited submission option, you must provide a 24/7 phone number for rapid
For any help of information related to PCN,
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access to information in case of an incident.
Group submission
You may be able to opt for a group submission, which brings multiple mixtures together
under a single submission. All mixtures in the group submission must have the same
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classification for human health and physical hazards and have the same mixture composition
(though this can differ with regard to fragrances and perfumes under specific conditions)
Voluntary submission
Consider a voluntary submission for mixtures where there is no obligation to submit
information, namely, non-hazardous mixtures or mixtures classified for the environment
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REGULATION
REGULATION
Banning of Insecticide Order 2020 and
Future of the 27 Molecules in India
Vaibhav Aggarwal
Founder of Tephra Bioscience LLP
Cui Gaofeng
Partner of Tephra Bioscience LLP
+86-15383216652
The letter very clearly mentioned that since all the required data as per
binding until it was formally implemented, hence there is no need
the insecticides act has already been submitted, along with additional
for CIB&RC to come up with a new order stating that first order is
data as and when required by Central Insecticide Board, hence
null and void. Secondly, legally, if the draft order on the expiry of 45
availability of insufficient can not be grounds to ban these products.
days period mentioned was not implemented or its feedback period
Moreover, ‘banning of a particular pesticide by a few countries based
was not extended, it automatically becomes null and void for future
on some studies somewhere’ does not provide enough grounds to
implementation. Moreover during the Khariff season, sale and use of
CIB&RC for banning of these products in India. And any step to
these 27 pesticides mentioned in the draft order was completely allowed
ban any chemical should only be taken after ‘due socio-economic
by the CIB&RC and state agricultural departments. There was not any
impact assessment’. With various trade organizations, agrochemical
kind of opposition from any of the government departments across the
associations, Chemical and Fertilizer Ministry, farmers opposing
country on domestic usage of these pesticides.
the unilateral proposal of CIB&RC to ban these 27 products, the
department of agriculture didn’t move ahead with the implementation
In future, as far as my understanding goes, CIB&RC or agricultural
department will not come up with a unilateral order banning the use of
of the draft order.
these pesticides. At the most, they can setup a new expert committee
T
his year in the month of May, Ministry of Agriculture issued a
draft order banning the use and sale of 27 pesticides in India.
This report submitted in year 2015 is the base of the draft
notification, which the government issued in May 2020, banning the
The draft order, for the Indian agrochemical industry, as these 27
use of those 27 pesticides, which were to be reviewed again in year
products constitute for almost 40% of total sale of pesticides in Indian
2018.
market. Not just domestically, but some of the molecules are among the
biggest exports of agrochemicals from India.
After the notification, many registration managers of foreign
companies (specially from China) started inquiring about the fate of
How these 27 molecules were selected
First of all, many wonders from where did this list of 27 molecules
these molecules. Some of them were planning to start the registration
of 1 or more molecules from this list. Some had even started with
Future of these 27 Molecules
to carefully assess the threat of these pesticides on environment and
human life and to assess the socio-economic impact any banning
Although there was no implementation of the draft order after
would have on Indian agricultural and Agrochemical sector. Until such
45 days of its initial publication, apprehension about future of these
a committee is formed, and the committee after taking long – term
27 molecules is still there in minds of many in the Industry, and
studies into consideration and feedback of all stakeholders doesn’t
they feel that Department of Agriculture or CIB&RC should come
recommend banning of these products again, sale and usage of these
up with a follow up clarification order, clearly stating that the use of
agrochemicals is completely permitted in domestic Indian market
these pesticides has not been banned. Now this will not happen for
without any hassle.
mainly 2 reasons. First of all it was a draft order and had no legal
the registration process and all were worried as to what will happen
came, how did government selected these 27 particular molecules
to the already invested money and the months of efforts put into
and on what bases was it decided to ban them? On 8th July 2013,
selecting and finalizing the registration molecules for Indian market.
Department of Agriculture, government of India, constituted an expert
Now the point to note here, which most of us missed out, is that the
committee under the leadership of Dr. Anupam Verma, to review the
notification issued in May 2020 was just a draft order, which was to
use of neonicotinoid pesticides registered in India. Later the committee
be implemented only after getting feedback and consultation with all
also reviewed 66 pesticides which were at that time banned / restricted
stakeholders, including pesticide manufacturers in India.
/ withdrawn for usage in one or more countries, but were being sold and
used in India. Among others the main area of work of the committee
In the draft order it clearly mentions that 45 days are given for
was to analyze these 66 molecules on toxicity parameters including
the review of this order and “Any objection or suggestion which may
toxicity to honey bee, aquatic organisms, carcinogenicity, WHO
be received from any person in respect of the said draft order before
classification by hazard, persistent organic Pollutants (POP) based on
the expiry of the aforesaid period of 45 days will be considered by the
international conventions.
central government.”
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After deliberation and reviewing available scientific data, the
committee recommended out of those 66 pesticides, 18 to be continued
for usage, 6 to be phased out by year 2020, 13 to be completely banned
in the country and 27 to be reviewed again in 2018 after the completion
of recommended studies. The list of these 27 pesticides is as follows:
Product
Insecticides /
Acaricides
Acephate, Benfuracarb, Carbofuran,
Chlorpyrifos, Deltamethrin, Dicofol,
Dimethoate, Dinocap, Malathion, Methomyl,
Monocrotophos, Quinalphos, Thiodicarb
Herbicides
Atrazine, Butachlor, Diuron, 2,4-D,
Oxyfluorfen, Pendimethalin, Sulfosulfuron
Fungicides
Captan, Carbendazim, Mancozeb, Thiophanatemethyl, Thiram, Zineb, Ziram
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On June 2nd 2020, the ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, after
receiving representation from HIL (India) Ltd, PMFAI, FICCI and
Chemexcil wrote a letter to Department of Agriculture explaining the
situation about usage of these molecules and opposing the proposed ban.
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A total of 62 registrations containing captan were granted,
highest export value were butachlor 95% TC and butachlor 60% EC.
Yating Jiang
Editor of AgroPages
China’s registration and export
status of the 27 pesticides banned
in India
A total of 179 companies were granted 302 effective registrations in
China containing butachlor, including 95 single agents and 23 technical
O
Welfare issued a directive saying that no one should import,
produce, sell, transport, distribute and use 27 pesticide varieties
beginning from the date of the formal promulgation of the ban (Market
Category
Product
Use in China
acephate
Not banned
benfuracarb
Not banned
According to IIFL, the market value of the 27 pesticides to be banned
carbofuran
Banned
reaches RS 63650 million.
chlorpyrifos
Not banned (restricted)
Status of 27 Pesticides in China Table 1). The release of the news
Insecticide
has immediately aroused widespread market attention and concerns.
India is China's main competitor in global supply of pesticide technical,
the ban may benefit relevant Chinese manufacturers. Regarding the
registration and export status of the 27 pesticides in China, this paper
presents a summary, as based on the China Pesticide Export
Analysis, and the registration information of China Pesticide
deltamethrin
Not banned
dicofol
Banned
dimethoate
Not banned (restricted)
malathion
Not banned
methomyl
2)Carbendazim
In 2019, a total of 206 Chinese companies exported carbendazim
are EC, WP and SE. Among the mixtures, the largest number of
registrations are mixtures of butachlor with atrazine, bensulfuron and
to 87 countries/regions, with a total export value of $102 million and
oxadiazon.
a total export volume of 22,400 tons. The top four destinations are
3)Diuron
Brazil, India, Thailand andThe products with highest export value were
In 2019, a total of 91 Chinese companies exported diuron to 62
carbendazim 98% TC, carbendazim 50% SC and carbendazim 500g/L
total export volume of 11,000 tons. The top five destinations are Brazil,
Table 1 Market Status of 27 Pesticides in China
top two registered formulations are WDG (23) and WP (16).
products and 124 mixtures. The top three registered formulations
countries/regions, with a total export value of $63.48 million and a
n May 14th, 2020, Indian Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
including 11 technical products, 38 single agents and 13 mixtures. The
SC.
A total of 949 registrations containing carbendazim were granted to
Thailand, Mexico, Nigeria and Colombia. The products with highest
432 companies, including 21 technical products, 261 single agents and
export value were diuron 80% WDG and 80% WP.
667 mixtures. The top two registered formulations are WP (671) and
A total of 159 registrations were granted in China containing
diuron, including 13 technical products, 36 single agents and 110
mixtures. The top three registered formulations are WP (78), SC (48)
and WDG (18). Among the mixtures, the largest number of registrations
SC (150). Among the mixtures, the largest number of registrations are
binary mixture of carbendazim respectively with thiram and mancozeb.
3)Mancozeb
In 2019, a total of over 150 Chinese companies exported mancozeb
are binary mixture of diuron with thidiazuron, as well as ternary
to over 85 countries/regions, with a total export value of $46.80 million
mixture with ametryn and chipton.
and a total export volume of 16,100 tons. The top five destinations
4)Oxyfluorfen
are Vietnam, Indonesia, Tanzania, Thailand and the Philippines. The
In 2019, a total of 109 Chinese companies exported oxyfluorfen to
mancozeb 80% WP, mancozeb 75% WDG and mancozeb 96% TC
70 countries/regions, with a total export value of $73.36 million and a
accounted for 99% of the total export. Among the mixtures, the two
total export volume of 3,510 tons. The top five destinations are USA,
mixtures of mancozeb with metalaxyl and cymoxanil have the top-
India, Spain, Israel and Belgium. The products with highest export
ranking export value.
value were oxyfluorfen 97% TC and oxyfluorfen 240g/L EC.
A total of 862 registrations containing mancozeb were granted to
A total of 174 registrations were granted in China containing
386 companies, including 29 technical products, 248 single agents and
Not banned (restricted)
diuron, including 18 technical products, 56 single agents and 100
585 mixtures. Among the mixtures, the largest number of registrations
monocrotophos
Banned
mixtures. The largest number of formulation registrations are EC (99)
are binary mixture of mancozeb respectively with carbendazim and
quinalphos
Not banned
and TC (48). Among the mixtures, the largest number of registrations
metalaxyl.
thiodicarb
Not banned (restricted)
2,4-D
Not banned
atrazine
Not banned
butachlor
Not banned
total export value was $238 million with total export volume of 76,000
diuron
Not banned
tons. The products with the highest export value were atrazine 95%
oxyfluorfen
Not banned
with highest export value were pendimethalin 95% TC, pendimethalin
pendimethalin
Not banned
500g/L EC and pendimethalin 330g/L EC, accounting for 94% of the
granted to 275 companies, including 19 technical products, 282 single
sulfosulfuron
Not registered
total.
agents and 237 mixtures. The main registered formulations are WP
captan
Not banned
8th, 2020, a total of 286 companies hold 972 effective registrations
carbendazim
Not banned
containing atrazine, including 26 technical products, 173 single
dinocap
Banned
Information Network (product registrations within validity up to July
8th, 2020).
1.Herbicide
1)Atrazine
Herbicide
According to Customs export data, in 2019, 153 Chinese companies
exported atrazine to 71 countries/regions, with the highest export
volume to Brazil, the United States, Argentina, India and Nigeria. The
TC, atrazine WDG 90% and atrazine 98% TC. Among the mixtures,
the atrazine mixing with mesotrione and nicosulfuron had the highest
export value.
According to China Pesticide Information Network, as of July
agents and 773 formulations. The top three registered formulations
are OD (395), SE (210) and SC (202). Among the mixtures, the largest
number of registrations are mixtures of atrazine with nicosulfuron and
mesotrione, being 158 and 126 respectively.
2)Butachlor
In 2019, a total of 109 Chinese companies exported butachlor to 22
countries/regions, with a total export value of $39.03 million and a total
export volume of 13,000 tons. The top five destinations are Vietnam,
Nigeria, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines. The products with
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are ternary mixture of oxyfluorfen with oxadiazon and pretilachlor, as
well as binary mixture with acetochlor.
4)Thiophanate-methyl
In 2019, a total of over 140 Chinese companies exported
5)Pendimethalin
thiophanate-methyl to nearly 80 countries/regions, with a total export
In 2019, a total of 92 Chinese companies exported pendimethalin
value of $27.20 million and a total export volume of 6,114 tons.
to 70 countries/regions, with a total export value of $55.81 million
The top four destinations are Brazil, Egypt, Mexico and India. The
and a total export volume of 10,100 tons. The top five destinations are
products with highest export value were thiophanate-methyl 95% TC,
Venezuela, Italy, Israel, Thailand and Pakistan. The top three products
thiophanate-methyl 70% WP and thiophanate-methyl 500g/L SC.
A total of 233 registrations containing pendimethalin were granted
to 147 companies in China, including 27 technical products, 134 single
agents and 72 mixtures. The top three registered formulations are EC
(149), TC (27) and SC (21).
A total of 538 registrations containing thiophanate-methyl were
(350) and SC (135). The largest number of registrations are mixtures of
thiophanate-methyl with thiram.
5)Thiram
In 2019, a total of 21 Chinese companies exported thiram to 17
countries/regions, with a total export value of $555,000 and a total
mancozeb
Not banned
thiophanate-
Not banned
2.Fungicide
methyl
Not banned
1)Captan
thiram
Not banned
In 2019, a total of 41 Chinese companies exported captan to 38
zineb
Not banned
countries/regions, with a total export value of $13.49 million and a total
companies, including 12 technical products, 77 single agents and 627
ziram
Not banned
export volume of 2,878 tons. The top four destinations are Israel, the
mixtures. The main registered formulations are WP (504) and FS (151).
United States, Poland and Thailand. The products with highest export
Among the mixtures, the largest number of registered mixtures are
value were captan 95% TC, captan 97% TC and captan 80% WDG.
mixtures of thiram with carbendazim (138).
export volume of 177.77 tons. The main destinations are Sudan,
Senegal, Uruguay and Myanmar. The two products with highest export
value were thiram 50% WP and thiram 80% WDG.
A total of 721 registrations containing thiram were granted to 326
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6)Zineb
to over 100 countries/regions, with a total export value of $193 million
In 2019, a total of 10 Chinese companies exported zineb to 8
and a total export volume of 32,500 tons. The main destinations are
countries/regions, with a total export value of $560,000 and a total
Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand. The products with highest
export volume of 131 tons. The main destinations are South Korea,
export value were chlorpyrifos 97% TC, chlorpyrifos 40% EC and
Japan and Libya. The top two export products were zineb 80% WP and
chlorpyrifos 95% TC.
zineb 90% TC.
A total of 99 registrations containing zineb were granted, including
Statistics shows that a total of 543 companies hold 1,126
registrations containing chlorpyrifos, including 72 technical products,
9 technical products, 82 single agents and 8 mixtures. The main
567 single agents and 487 mixtures. Concerning formulation type,
registered formulation is WP (87).
the largest number of registered formulations are EC (683) and GR
7)Ziram
(108). Among the mixtures, the largest number of registered mixtures
In 2019, a total of 3 Chinese companies exported ziram to 4
are binary mixture of chlorpyrifos respectively with phoxim and
countries/regions, with a total export value of $193,900 and a total
triazophos.
export volume of 57.1 tons. The main destinations are Vietnam and
2)Deltamethrin
Cambodia. The top two export products were ziram 90% TC and ziram
In 2019, a total of 110 Chinese companies exported deltamethrin
72% WP.
A total of 88 registrations containing ziram were granted, including
to 77 countries/regions, with a total export value of $7.43 million and a
total export volume of 1,235 tons. The main destinations are Indonesia,
2 technical products, 6 single agents and 80 mixtures. The main
South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya. The products with highest export
registered formulation is WP (86).
value were deltamethrin 25g/L EC, deltamethrin 0.4% chalk and
500g/L EC and pendimethalin 330g/L EC, accounting for 94% of
the total.
deltamethrin 98% TC.
China has granted 199 deltamethrin registrations, including 11
technical products, 126 single agents and 62 mixtures. Registration
3.Insecticide
statistics shows that the largest number of registered formulations are
EC (108) and SC (21).
1)Chlorpyrifos
In 2019, a total of 300 Chinese companies exported chlorpyrifos
+
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Mancozeb:
Product Watch
Countries such as Indonesia, Brazil,
Mancozeb | India's heart
Egypt, Nigeria, Ecuador, Bangladesh and
South Africa have sharply decreased their
imports from China, most notably South
Africa, whose imports from China dropped
from $4.9 million to $246,700 after signing
a major trade deal with India.
This issue has gained considerable attention recently. According to
some, the US and Canada are concerned about the issue, while others have
commented that it is good outcome, as a share of overall production will return
to China.
China's total export of Mancozeb was valued at US$99 million, $96 million
By Yutian Lu
Marketing manager of AgroPages
M
ancozeb, a broad-spectrum protective fungicide
with multi-site modes of action, has been used in
agriculture for over half a century, with an annual
total consumption of 166,000 tons and annual sales of some
US$1.03 billion. It quickly became popular and is now the
world’s second leading fungicide behind azoxystrobin. It is
registered for controlling more than 400 diseases of over 90
crops around the world.
The global production capacity of mancozeb already
exceeds 200,000 tons. In the future, this segment will be
mainly dominated by a few players, but currently, the top five
companies hold over 80% of global market share, most notably
UPL (some 90 kt/year), Corteva (some 40 kt/year), Limin
Chemical (some 40 kt/year), Coromandel International (some
30 kt/year), and Indofil Industries (some 30 kt/year).
The Indian Government proposed the banning of 27
pesticides, shocking the agrochemical industry. According
to statistic from the Ministry of Chemical Industry, India's
production of Mancozeb and Acephate were 82,000 and 19,000
tons per year, respectively, with the two ranking first and
and $81 million in 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively, with export figures
dropping during those years.
- Vietnam, Tanzania and the Philippines
have maintained their import levels from
China.
- India increased the number of markets
it supplies to, including Costa Rica, Peru,
Ecuador, Colombia, South Africa, Tanzania,
Nigeria, Egypt and Kenya.
How do we analyze Mancozeb?
1.World demand
The total demand for Mancozeb is
150,000 tons, while global sales reached $1
billion in 2018.
2.Supply-demand relationship
Major global players have been
considered and the unfinished link game is
yet to be completed.
exported more than TC and obtains greater
profit. Mixtures with Dimethomorph will
3.The five-year price trend
become more popular over the next few
The price of Mancozeb 80% WP from
years.
2015 to 2019 are as follows.
Mancozeb: Facing Regulatory
Challenges
While the debate over mancozeb
is ongoing in the EU, the Ministry of
5. Main suppliers
Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare of India
4. The change in formulation
There are 239 Chinese companies that
announced a draft order on 14th May,
From 2017 to 2019, the number of
export Mancozeb. Limin and Dow
2020, to begin its plan to ban 27 pesticides,
formulations of Mancozeb increased to 20.
occupy 21% and 10% of the oversea
including mancozeb. The order would be
The most common formulation is Mancozeb
market among Chinese suppliers,
implemented after a 45-day public feedback
80% WP from China. This product has a
respectively.
period, which was then extended to 90 days
monopoly with little competition, and is
second in terms of exported value of agrochemicals.
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due to strong opposition from the industry
on India’s proposed ban on mancozeb. Its
suppliers, and they may change their source
in India. It is reported that the ban will not
participants’ views can be summarized as
from India to China.
affect the exportation of mancozeb.
follows:
According to national pesticide
● 55% of respondents said that mancozeb
● 15% of respondents said that mancozeb
only accounts for a small part of their
production data from the Ministry of
has excellent efficacy, is low cost and has no
companies’ businesses and India’s ban will
Chemicals and Fertilizers of India, the
equivalent alternatives, so banning it will
have little effect on them.
country’s mancozeb output in 2018 was
increase costs for farmers and harm their
82,000 tons. India is a major exporter of
mancozeb, and the top five destination
interests.
As for the products that can be used
as alternatives to mancozeb, nearly
● 20% of respondents mentioned that
40% of respondents said that there are
countries in terms of its exports by value are
mancozeb is an important tool for controlling
no alternatives at present. Some 10% of
Brazil, Costa Rica, Uganda, Indonesia and
soybean rust in Brazil, so banning it will
respondents said that chlorothalonil could
China.
affect the sustainable production of soybean.
be an alternative product, and 15% named
In general, the Indian agrochemical
● 30% of respondents mentioned that
copper-based fungicides but mentioned that
industry considers banning pesticides as
mancozeb is also widely used on fruits
the cost would be higher for farmers, while
unnecessary, as the prices of alternative
and vegetables. Mancozeb has become an
18% of respondents proposed propineb but
products are several times higher than those
indispensable product in pesticide rotation
also mentioned that it costs more, and 8%
of potentially banned products. A ban will
programs that prevent the development of
said biopesticides can be used as alternatives.
not only severely restrict farmers’ options,
resistance. Banning mancozeb will cause
but will also impede the “Make in India”
farmers to lose this important product, which
mancozeb in the EU and India are still
can control the various diseases of many
pending. At the request of our readers,
crops.
AgroPages will continue to monitor related
initiative. The industry will continue to
appeal and attempt to reverse the situation
before the government formally announces
the ban.
AgroPages conducted a readers’ survey
● 68% of respondents said that mancozeb
is an important product for their companies.
Currently, the final decisions to ban
developments and report on relevant news
concerning mancozeb. Please stay tuned.
If it is banned in India, there will be fewer
100
95
75
25
5
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Trifloxystrobin:
Product Watch
Trifloxystrobin | The game flow
among Indian players
How do we analyze Trifloxystrobin?
1.World demand
Some German companies, such as Jebagro, have already established
branches in China and have been present in Latin America for many
years.
The total demand for Trifloxystrobin is 5,880 tons, while global
sales reached $640 million in 2018.
4.Developing of Chinese suppliers
High prices and complex processing technologies calm suppliers,
T
2.Five-year-price trend
along with opportunities. The following chart highlights the Top 5
Trifloxystrobin 97% TC and Tebuconazole 50%+Trifloxystrobin
exporters of Trifloxystrobin in China and the leading registrants.
rifloxystrobin is a strobilurin fungicide created
related to Trifloxystrobin, and its export values were US$5.04 million in 2017, $6.38
25% WG are the most popular versions supplied by Chinese
by Novartis (now Syngenta) and developed
million in 2018, and $8.00 million in 2019. According to ICAMA, China has 111
manufacturers. Buyers regularly purchase once every half a year.
by Bayer. It is a mitochondrial respiration
registrations of this product.
The growth of global sales of trifloxystrobin is not only due to its
satisfactory control effects and broad fungicidal spectrum, but also
inhibitor that acts with a broad fungicidal spectrum
3.Arrangement of Indian and German companies
to its adaptability, which ensures the availability of a large number
and high levels of fungicidal activity, rain fastness
Despite India’s importation of a large quantity of Trifloxystrobin,
of mixtures. Triazoles, including propiconazole, cyclopropanol,
and safety. It is also free of mutagenesis, teratogenesis
Indian companies began to produce the chemical in 2019 and 2020.
tebuconazole, prothioconazole, triadimenol, triazolone and
and carcinogenesis, and has no adverse effects on
UPL focuses on markets in Korea, Argentina and Brazil, while the
difenoconazole, are the largest in terms of number.
reproduction. It can be quickly dissolved in the soil
other two Indian suppliers cooperate with Helm and the DVA Group.
and the surface water environment, being applicable to
cereal, soybean, corn, rice, rapeseed, cotton and sugar
beet.
Trifloxystrobin is a popular product variety
available on the market. Its global market share
has shown rapid growth, reaching sales of $810
million in 2018. Among the top 15 global fungicides,
trifloxystrobin ranked fourth, behind azoxystrobin,
mancozeb and pyraclostrobin.
Trifloxystrobin has a broad fungicidal spectrum,
being applicable to a wide range of crops. It is
highly active and can improve plant health, which
can, therefore, increase crop yield. The properties
of the product serve as a solid foundation for
commercialization and market expansion. In recent
years, the outbreak of Asian rust among Brazil
soybeans has caused an ongoing growth in sales of
the product. In the US market, trifloxystrobin is also
used in corn and seed treatment, which has aided its
promotion and development in the global market.
Why Trifloxystrobin?
Trifloxystrobin gained the attention of Indian
agrochemical players in a recent survey conducted
by AgroPages. By analyzing import and export data
on the main market, we can see that it is progressing
rapidly, especially in India, Brazil and Paraguay,
through competitive products, such as Trifloxystrobin,
Azoxystrobin, Pyraclostrobin and Picoxystrobin. Sales
of Trifloxystrobin have increased, mainly due to it being
combined with Prothioconazole as a formulation, and
because it is uniquely required as a WG formulation.
China has not shown a strong supply capacity
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Source: AgroPages China Pesticides Exporting Analysis System, Data period:
2017-2019
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Furthermore, trifloxystrobin has
now been extended to mixes with
SDHI fungicides with novel action
mechanisms. So far, trifloxystrobin has
been mixed with some SDHI fungicides,
such as penflufen, fluopyram and
boscalid. The wide application of such
mixtures will increase the presence
of the product in the global market.
Other varieties that can be mixed
with trifloxystrobin include iprodione,
pyrimethanil, metalaxyl, metiram and
prochloraz.
As a strobilurin fungicide, the
fungicidal spectrum of trifloxystrobin
is similar to azoxystrobin and
pyraclostrobin, and the crops suitable
for its application are also similar.
Therefore, the competition facing
trifloxystrobin are mainly similar
types of product variety. Even if the
Chinese domestic production capacity
of trifloxystrobin is not excessive at this
time, the new capacities of azoxystrobin
and pyraclostrobin technicals may
become excessive after the patent
expires, therefore, the promotion and
application of trifloxystrobin will be
affected.
Moreover, other triazole varieties,
such as cyproconazoles, and SDHI
varieties, like fluxapyroxad, which are
companions of trifloxystrobin will face
increasing competition due to their
similar fungicidal spectrum.
The market growth of
trifloxystrobin is being challenged by
the issues of resistance, a slow market
and alternative SDHI fungicides with
novel action mechanisms, which can
also increase yield and quality. In
addition, the pricing of agricultural
products is an important factor affecting
the trifloxystrobin market.
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interesting to view the purchasing performance
Glufosinate:
Glufosinate | Stand high in
popular favor
of several countries:
- Australia decreased imports from China
since 2018, which used to be ranked No. 3
among the purchasing giants.
- Vietnam and Malaysia rushed into Top 3
year by year-end.
G
glufosinate in China reached 32,000 metric
lufosinate was developed together
of the total herbicide market. Other non-
by AgrEvo, Avertis, Bayer, Dupont
selective herbicides with large market shares
and Syngenta in 1995, which successfully
were glyphosate ($5.577 billion), paraquat
commercialized it on soybean, oilseed and
($1.202 billion) and diquat ($219 million).
cotton crop. Glufosinate is one of the four
The global non-selective herbicide market
famous herbicides, worth 10% of the shares,
reached $8.5 billion, accounting for 32% of
or valued at around US$7.5 billion, while the
the global herbicide market totaling $23.624
other three herbicides, Glyphosate, Paraquat,
billion.
and Diquat share 55.77 (71%), $12.02 (16%)
The global production capacity
and $2.19 (3%) billion, respectively (Data
and output of glufosinate in 2019 were
period 2018).
40,600 metric tons and 38,500 metric
According to the data from Phillips
tons, respectively, and average compound
McDougall and KLEFFMANN, the global
growth rate from 2015 to 2019 was 38.36%
market value of glufosinate-ammonium,
and 42.58%, respectively. Manufacturing
or glufosinate for short, in 2018 was $750
facilities are mainly located in China, India,
million, accounting for 10% of the global
United States (US) and Germany (see Table).
non-selective herbicide market and 3.2%
In 2019, the effective production capacity of
tons, accounting for about 60% of global
capacity. The release of production capacity
outside China in the future will be limited,
with India maybe producing 10,000 metric
tons. According to announcements related to
new production capacity by manufacturers,
China will dominate the release of
glufosinate production capacity.
The policies to ban and restrict
paraquat in China are a direct factor in
the considerable growth of the glufosinate
market in China. Thailand officially
announced a ban on paraquat in June 2020.
Brazil may also implement the ban formally
in September 2020, which is the rough
deadline for banning all paraquat products
in the Chinese market. It is estimated that
14,000 metric tons of paraquat will be
banned globally. Glufosinate is worth 2.8
times the cost of paraquat in terms of cost
per hectare and will replace glyphosate at
a ratio of 6:4. Together, with the amount of
glyphosate to be limited and banned, it is
estimated that the additional demand for
glufosinate arising from the substitution
will exceed 4,000 metric tons in 2020. In
the long-term, the ban on paraquat in many
major agricultural countries will drive a
considerable demand for glufosinate.
- Indian imports from China witnessed a
peak in 2018 worth $37.6 million, while in the
other years India imported less than $7 million
worth of Glyphosate.
How to analyze Glufosinate?
1. World demand
The total demand for Glufosinate is
13802.44 tons, and global sales reached $478.06
million (year 2018).
2. Supply-demand relationship
There are three major players worldwide,
China and India supply the US.
(Following illustrates the relations between
each other)
3. The 5-year-price trend
The price of Glufosinate-ammonium 95%
TC, 2015-2019, is illustrated as follow. Its price
decreased as the purchases rose. The end of
2017 was divided but after that, the exports
grow sharply up to 19,620 tons.
4. The change of formulation
Three common formulations were 95% TC,
200g/L SL, and 50% TK. At the end of this
analysis period, three new formulations showed
up: Compound Glyphosate 30%+Glufosinateammonium 10% SL, Glufosinate-ammonium
50% SL and 280g/L SL.
5. Main suppliers
More than 200 Chinese companies were exporting Glufosinate. The main sources were in
Lier and Yongnong.
China and India Exports:
The global Glufosinate capacity is 43,100
tons, mainly contributed by China, India,
United States (US) and Germany. China
takes over 32,000 tons of the capacity and
India probably can release 10,000 tons.
While comparing exports from China or
India exports, it should be noted that the US
is the biggest consumer of Glufosinate. India
also had the Mexico market which China did
not have. Among the other countries, their
purchases from China were double that from
India. Comparing the five-year figures, it is
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Product Watch
Product Watch
Glufosinate’s Ups and Downs over
these years
In the past 12 years, the market for
and L-glufosinate are still unable to make progress, the price
such as glufosinate. The ban on paraquat, the planting of glufosinate-
fluctuation range of glufosinate is expected to be between RMB100,000
resistant crops, combined formulations and other factors have increased
and RMB130,000 per metric ton. Considering the rising global demand
the glufosinate demand. It is estimated that the global glufosinate
for agricultural products and growing population pressure, global
market will grow at a rate of 4.5% to 5.0% from 2020 to 2025
agricultural development will rely more on plant protection products,
Glufosinate in China has seen its ups
and downs. Behind the changes in its
implementation are the corresponding
changes in supply and demand. Glufosinate
has been a high-end herbicide for a long
time, because of its good effect, low toxicity,
and non-root-damaging characteristics, it
is mainly used in economic crops such as
fruits and vegetables. Before 2008, the price
remained above RMB 300,000/mt, and the
market supply and demand were relatively
balanced.
In 2008 and 2009, Glufosinate was
affected by the global economic crisis, and
global demand decreased, and the price fell
below RMB 190,000/mt. In 2010 and 2011,
as the global economy slowly recovered, the
number of Glyphosate-resistant superweeds
increased. The promotion of Glufosinate-
drove the price war between various
and the repairs at the main intermediate
resistant, genetically modified crops and the
companies, and the price of the original drug
manufacturer Honghu Yitai, the supply was
ban on paraquat in South Korea from 2012 to
even fell to RMB 117,000/mt..
tightened and the price increased. At the
2014, led to significant growth in Glufosinate
In 2017, under the superposition of
beginning of 2020, the sudden new epidemic
sales. The price of the original drug returned
various factors such as the expansion
situation hit Hubei, the main producer of
to its selling price of more than RMB
of the paraquat banned range, stricter
Glufosinate intermediates, resulting in a
300,000/mt in 2014.
environmental protection, and outstanding
major impact on the supply of Glufosinate
resistance to Glyphosate, the market demand
from China.
Around 2014, due to the large
In addition, the poor logistics caused
profit margin of Glufosinate, and the
for Glufosinate began to continuously
announcement of the Ministry of Agriculture
increase, and the limited stocks led to an
by the epidemic further exacerbated the
(now the Ministry of Agriculture and
imbalance between supply and demand. The
contradiction between supply and demand.
Rural Affairs) No. 1745, it was decided to
market recovered, the prices rose again and
Based on the above factors, it is expected
withdraw the registration and production
remained high.
that the overall supply of Glufosinate will
After the second half of 2018, due to
be tight in the second half of 2020, and the
stop production, retain the overseas use
the escalation of Sino-US trade frictions,
price will rebound. The height and time of
registration of the parent company’s water
climate-induced planting delays and other
the price increase are still under observation,
agent for export, and allow exclusive use for
factors, global demand weakened but at
but the possibility of the market reversing to
export production. The sale and use of the
the same time, supply increased, including
RMB 200,000/mt is not bright.
water agent in China were stopped on July 1,
the release of new production capacities by
2016. After the introduction of the policy, the
companies such as BASF and Lear Chemical,
market generally believed that Glufosinate
and there was oversupply. Thereafter, a price
was a high-quality alternative to paraquat.
inflection point appeared. In November 2018,
After 2014, Huifeng, Red Sun, Good Harvest
an enterprise in Jiangsu lowered the price
Generally speaking, the global demand
Wayne, Jiangsu Huangma, Rosi Chemicals,
of Glufosinate mother liquor to a new low.
for glufosinate will continue to grow in the
Sevencontinent Green, Shandong Binnong,
The superposition of many factors caused
future, both in terms of volume and value.
etc. set up projects in Glufosinate, and as
the price of the original drug to continue to
It is estimated that the global demand will
the supply increased significantly, prices fell
decline in 2019, and the price of the original
exceed 40,000 metric tons, and market
in 2015-2016 with the annual price entering
drug dropped to about RMB 98,000/mt.
sales will reach $1.05 billion in 2020. On
license of paraquat from July 1, 2014, and
Market growth rate will remain at
about 5% in the coming five years
a downward channel. At the beginning of
At the end of 2019, affected by the
2016, Bayer took the lead in lowering the
suspension of the main manufacturer Lier
are relatively stable and the commercial
price of Glufosinate preparations, which
Guangan and the suspension of production
synthesis technology related to glufosinate
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the premise that global supply and demand
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MARKET INSIGHT
MARKET INSIGHT
India - fastest growing global crop
protection market
I
ndia is an agrarian country. Here
products in India at relatively low cost and
around 58 per cent people are dependent
thus may fetch a good market share. Indian
on agriculture. Although the cultivated
government recent policy of “Make in India”
area has been reduced due to urbanization
has vast scope for the foreign companies
and housing requirements, its fast growing
willing to expand their business to come
population needs increase in agriculture
over here and invest in manufacture of both
productivity. Use of crop protection
new molecules and generics. There has
measures is to be increased to bring more
been many consolidation and synergistic
area under its umbrella. At present only 25 to
partnership between MNCs and Indian
30 percent of the cultivated area comes under
companies. As well in recent past and India
the umbrella of crop protection chemicals.
is becoming a global hub for manufacture of
Encouraging usage of crop protection
agrochemicals.
products is most likely to prevent crop losses
There is no dearth of manpower with
which is at present estimated to be of the
required skills to be employed in the
value of Rs.90,000 crores as per Government
manufacturing sector and various initiatives
statistics. As a rough estimate more than
of Skill Development Council under the
20% of our crops are lost due to insect pests,
government’s “Kaushal Vikash Yojana” has
diseases and weeds every year.
been generating skilled manpower in tandem
Presently the total consumption of crop
with the requirement of Industries is likely
protection chemicals used in the country is
to boost the manufacture sector. Initiative
61000 metric ton. Of the total crop protection
of Agriculture Skill Council of India
chemicals consumption insecticides account
(ASCI) to impart training to the farmers’
for 60% percent while fungicides and
extension workers, sprayman is also helping
herbicides account for 18 and 16 percent
to increase the use of agrochemicals in safe
respectively. As compared to global
and pragmatic ways and is likely to remove
consumption India’s share of crop protection
many of the myths against the agrochemicals
market is only about three percent with per
use in the country resulting into increased
hectare use of meagre 600 gm as compared
consumption of safe agrochemicals
to world average of 3kg per hectare,
However, there has been a gradual
India with strong basic manufacturing
facilities and process technology offers
increase in the use of crop protection
quality pesticides formulations to the global
measures in recent days. There is great
market. Many MNCs are already sourcing
potential for new crop protection molecules.
generic products from India (in fact MNCs
Recent policy of Indian Government for
dependence on generics is about 40-50%.
doubling of income of farmers renders
Agrochemicals to the tune of US$ 4.1 billion
good scope for growth of crop protection
are expected to go off-patent recently,
market in the country as it is one of the main
which provides great opportunities to add
major factor for increasing agricultural
large number of formulations specially
productivity. Agrochemical Industry in
environment friendly formulations to
India has a resilient capacity base and it is
existing range of generics with more
expected to reach 1,493,300 tonnes by 2022.
innovations, in which India has the technical
New molecules as well as generics with
competence.
better efficacy and being safe have good
potential for growth. Policy of Atmanirbhar
Bharat is being business friendly will help
the overseas companies to manufacture their
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SWOT :
1. The country has huge area under
cultivation (around 195 m ha)
2. With the need for increasing crop
productivity, the demand for crop protection
chemicals is expected to increase.
3. The crop protection market in India
is growing with a CAGR of more than 4%
from last few years.
4. Awareness among the farmers
regarding loss of crops due to not using
pesticides.
5. The Indian market will slowly see
increased penetration of crop protection
products, which will lead to higher yields.
6. Labour shortage, rising labour costs
are likely to accelerate the growth in the use
of herbicides.
7. Growth in Indian horticulture industry
provides good opportunity of growth of
fungicides market in the country.
8. Lack of Education and Awareness
among Farmers pose a major problem for
growth of market, hesitation for adopting
new products is another problem. It is
important to educate the farmers about the
appropriate kind of pesticide, its dosage and
quantity and application frequency.
9. The main intermediary between
the farmers and the manufacturers are the
retailers who don’t have adequate technical
expertise and are thus unable to impart
proper knowledge transfer.
10. Higher cost of R&D for new and
more effective plant protection chemicals.
11. Strategic alliances between the major
players regarding research and development
to come up with new molecules.
12. The competition will be gradually
intensified, as increasing awareness among
farmers will generate the demand.
13. Some of the punitive clause of
proposed PMB is likely to discourage the
growth of crop protection market.
14. Recent arbitrarily decisions of the
govt. of sudden ban of certain pesticides is
also a threat to the growth of crop protection
market.
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