Organophosphorus, sulfonylureas and amide, popular choices in 2023 new herbicide projects 01-05-2024

Summary: In 2023, organophosphorus, sulfonylurea and amide herbicides still take the leading role in new herbicide TC projects in China.

Incomplete statistics show that there are at least 18 new herbicide TC projects in China in 2023. Of these projects, 11 are new construction projects, and 7 technological transformation and expansion projects. Main products planned in these projects are organophosphorus, sulfonylurea and amide herbicides TC. Glyphosate TC, glufosinate-ammonium TC, glufosinate-P TC, nicosulfuron TC, florasulam TC and clethodim TC are popular; they have been planned in more than one project.

Table New herbicide TC projects in China in 2023 (incomplete statistics)
No. Project initiation time Company Project content Progress as of Dec. 2023
1 Feb. 2023 Gansu Xinlianrun Biotechnology Co., Ltd. It is a new construction project. It involves 200 t/a florasulam, 1,000 t/a tebuthiuron, 20,000 t/a phthalimide, 15,000 t/a tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, 12,000 t/a 1,2,3,6-tetrahydrophthalimide, 10,000 t/a tetrabromobisphenol A, 2,000 t/a 1,2-diphenylethane, 2,000 t/a N-formylmorpholine, 4,000 t/a 1,4-dioxane, 3,000 t/a 4-methylmorpholine, 5,000 t/a 4-methylmorpholine-N-oxide, 300 t/a 4,4'-(1-phenylethylidene)bisphenol, 1,000 t/a N-hydroxyphthalimide, 3,000 t/a 2-(hydroxymethyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione, 200 t/a trichloroacetonitrile, 30,000 t/a phosphorus pentachloride, 6,000 t/a rubber accelerator, 1,000 t/a phthalimide potassium, and 300 t/a trifloxystrobin intermediate (E)-methyl-2-(2-bromomethylphenyl)-2-methoxyiminoacetate. EI report has been approved.
2 March 2023 Shenyang Liansheng Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. It involves 8,000 t/a acetochlor and 2,000 t/a butachlor. EI report has been approved.
3 March 2023 Jingzhou Sancaitang Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. It involves 11,000 t/a phosphorus trichloride, 50,000 t/a phosphorus oxychloride, 5,000 t/a 4,6-dichloropyrimidine, 10,000 t/a glufosinate-P, 5,600 t/a 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-L-ethyl butyrate and 200 t/a propiconazole. Construction has been in progress.
4 April 2023 Shandong Cynda Chemical Co., Ltd. It involves 2,500 t/a clethodim TC and 2,500 t/a clethodim TK. The project was canceled.
5 April 2023 Anhui Jiuyi Agriculture Co., Ltd. It is a transformation and expansion project. It will cancel the existing 1,000 t/a prothioconazole TC line and replace it with 600 t/a pyroxasulfone TC capacity; expand tembotrione TC capacity to 600 t/a from 200 t/a. EI report has been approved.
6 April 2023 Gansu Pingwen Chemical Co., Ltd. It will be built in three phases. Phase I involves 600 t/a flufenacet, 40 t/a 4-fluoronitrobenzene, 5,000 t/a triclopyr-butotyl, 300 t/a triclopyr, 500 t/a pinoxaden, 460 t/a pinoxaden intermediates, along with production lines for by-products: sodium acetate trihydrate, hydrochloric acid, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, trisodium phosphate dodecahydrate, sulphuric acid and methanol. Phase II involves 300 t/a norflurazon, 350 t/a norflurazon intermediate, 600 t/a endothal, 2,000 t/a prodiamine intermediate, 500 t/a 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]acetonitrile, 3,500 t/a 2,4-dichloro-1-(trifluoromethyl)benzene, along with production lines for by-products: magnesium chloride hexahydrate, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid and sodium hypochlorite. Phase III involves 500 t/a 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, 1,000 t/a mepiquat chloride, 2,000 t/a
prodiamine intermediate, along with production lines for by-products: magnesium chloride hexahydrate, hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid.
EI report has been approved.
7 May 2023 Anhui Red Sun Biochemistry Co., Ltd. Upon completion, the company will have 10,000 t/a glufosinate-P capacity. EI report has been approved.
8 July 2023 Inner Mongolia Miraculous Crop Science Co., Ltd. It is a new construction project. Upon completion, the company will have 30,000 t/a clethodim capacity. EI report has been approved.
9 Aug. 2023 Hebei Lansheng Biotech Co., Ltd. It is a technological transformation and expansion project. It will expand the clethodim capacity to 12,000 t/a from the current 4,000 t/a via modifying the production technology, and construct 1,000 t/a sethoxydim capacity. EI report has been approved.
10 Aug. 2023 Borui Tiansheng (Xinjiang) Biotechnology Co., Ltd. It will build production capacity for quizalofop-P-ethyl & intermediate, thifluzamide & intermediate, bispyribac-sodium & intermediate, florasulam & intermediate, penoxsulam & intermediate, nicosulfuron & intermediate, and topramezone. EI report has been approved.
11 Aug. 2023 Baicaoyuan Biology Co., Ltd. It will be built in two phases. According to the plan, it involves 86,000 t/a intermediates (include methyldiethoxyphosphine), 76,000 t/a TC products (include glufosinate-P TC) and 90,000 t/a formulation products (include glufosinate-P formulation). The company has signed investment cooperation agreement with local government. The project is still at the fundraising stage.
12 Aug. 2023 Gansu Qinye Chemical Co., Ltd. It is a transformation and expansion project. The company has planned to build new capacity of 6,000 t/a MCPA, 5,000 t/a MCPA-2-ethylhexyl ester, 1,000 t/a quinclorac TC, and 2,000 t/a co-production of sodium salt, 2-methyl-6-chlorophenol and 13% MCPA AS. EI report has been approved.
13 Aug. 2023 Hebei Nongbiwei Biotechnology Co., Ltd. It is a new construction project. Upon completion, the company will have production capacity of 5,400 t/a tebuthiuron, 6,300 t/a clethodim, 1,800 t/a imazapyr, 3,000 t/a mesotrione, 2,000 t/a nicosulfuron, 1,000 t/a quizalofop-P-ethyl, 2,400 t/a niclosamide, 1,200 t/a fenclorim and 10,000 t/a glufosinate-ammonium. EI report has been approved.
14 Sept. 2023 Shandong Eshung Industrial Co., Ltd. It will upgrade production equipment, increase the production of glufosinate-ammonium intermediate, and expand glufosinate-ammonium production capacity to 35,000 t/a from the current 21,000 t/a. EI report has been approved.
15 Sept. 2023 Jiangsu Chunjiang Runtian Agrochemical Co., Ltd. It is a technological transformation and expansion project. Upon completion, the company will have production capacity of 4,000 t/a glufosinate-P and 6,666 t/a 30% glufosinate-ammonium AS, along with by-product lines of 6,300 t/a ammonium chloride, 5,800 t/a sodium chloride and 4,000 t/a ethyl alcohol. EI report has been approved.
16 Oct. 2023 Lanzhou Xinlongtai Biotechnology Co., Ltd. It is a technological transformation and expansion project, which will be built in two phases. Phase I involves 9,000 t/a glyphosate TC and 1,000 t/a glyphosate AS; Phase II involves 18,000 t/a glyphosate TC and 2,000 t/a glyphosate AS. EI report has been approved.
17 Oct. 2023 Shandong Weifang Rainbow Chemical Co., Ltd. It will transform the existing 15,000 t/a glyphosate (IDA route) and 12,000 t/a glyphosate (glycine route) production equipment into 25,000 t/a glyphosate (glycine route) production equipment. EI report has been approved.
18 Dec. 2023 Jiangxi Meijing Technology Co., Ltd. 500 t/a Flumioxazin EI report has been approved.

Note: Projects presented here include new construction projects and transformation projects.

Source: CCM

Source:CCM


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