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Date:2017/12/05
China’s sugar pricestays at a high level during 2017, supported by low supply, higher productioncosts, and less smuggling. This trend is opposing the global one, whereoversupply is putting pressure on prices. China’ssugar price has developed signific...
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Date:2017/12/06
The EU relicense votefor glyphosate is a relief for many European farmers, who don’t have a realalternative to the weed killer. However, to what extent are overseas exporters,like the largest glyphosate production nation China, are affected by theres...
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Date:2017/12/06
As China’s heatingseason has approached, the government is taking actions to counter the higherair pollution caused by heating processes. This affects especially thepharmaceutical industry in Northern China, which belongs to one of the highestpolluti...
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Date:2017/12/07
To meet the surgingdemand of refrigerants while fit to the guideline of the KingaliAmendment, China’s producers have to speed up the R&D in new safe andgreener refrigerants. The largest producing and consuming country of thesechemicals has a tough ti...
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Date:2017/12/07
China’s leadingmancozeb producer Limin Chemical has announced to likely expand its productionbase in order to meet the high demand and strengthen its position as the number1 in the market. LiminChemical has announced previously to likely expanding th...
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Date:2017/12/08
As China’s taste forcheese is increasing constantly, the country has faced some new trade policiesin recent times. Import tariffs are going to be decreased, while spontaneousimport bans lead to uncertainty for exporters of cheese to China. Chinahas r...
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Date:2017/12/11
Theworldwide leading vitamin B12 manufacturer Hebei Yuxing was ordered by theChinese local government to suspend production from November 29 onwards. On theone hand, the company had experienced an unannounced reexamination byauthorities, which did no...
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Date:2017/12/12
Chinais strengthening the research and development of agriculture, in order toenhance the use of the small percentage amount of arable land the countrypossesses, aiming to feed more than 1.4 billion people or one-fifth of theworld population with gro...
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Date:2017/12/13
Chinese TianqiLithium is profiting from the surging demand for lithium chemicals mostly usedin the high-tech industry and alternative energy sector, including alternativeenergy vehicles (AEV). The executive board is furthermore predicting acontinuous...
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Date:2017/12/13
Responding to therecent price hikes of fertilisers in China, the government now has warned theindustry to keep their pricing reasonable and transparent. According to CCM,this order will likely lead to fewer price hikes and fairer internationalcompeti...
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Date:2017/12/14
Accordingto market intelligence firm CCM, the fungicide enostroburin is goingto get off patent in the beginning of 2018, which will attract many enterprisesto start production and gain some market share, increasing competition and pushdown prices. Si...
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Date:2017/12/15
Drivenby low production costs and significant demand growth expectations, China’sfunctional oligosaccharide industry has surged production in recent years, butdemand didn’t keep pace. Hence, most producers are running on a very lowproduction rate and...
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Date:2017/12/18
At the end of 2017,China’s grain farmers look back at a year of severe growing rice overcapacity,easing corn overcapacity, and huge wheat reserves. In 2018, rice farmers willface fierce competition, while corn producers can hope for recovering prices...
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Date:2017/12/20
OnDecember 11, 2017, Zhanchen Group signed an agreement with Puyang IndustrialPark in Henan Province, China. According to market intelligence firm CCM, thecompany plans to have an investment of almost USD160 million. The sum will beused to build a 30...
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Date:2017/12/21
An explosion in aChinese industry park is shortening the supply of pesticide intermediates,adding further pressure on the market, especially for triazole fungicides. OnDecember 9, an explosion occurs at Lianyungang Juxin Biotechnology Co., Ltd. inthe...
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Date:2017/12/22
Chinais facing some severe gas shortage at the moment, caused by the limitation ofcoal for heating in order to keep with environmental targets and the resultingboost of gas as an alternative heater. This has also some severe effects onChina’s fertili...
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Date:2017/12/22
The list of China’s top500 enterprises has been revealed in early December, stating the mostsuccessful companies in terms of market value for the year 2017. This year, 33pharmaceutical enterprises have made it on the list, with two vitaminmanufacture...
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Date:2017/12/26
China’s lithium-relatedcompanies went on a shopping spree in worldwide markets throughout 2017,purchasing or investing otherwise in overseas lithium enterprises. Especiallylithium mines have been the main target for Chinese investment of Chinesedowns...
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Date:2017/12/27
Chinahas revealed to delay the transition periods for infant formula registrationand cross-border retail. This step is aiming to strengthen the development ofcross-border e-commerce in the country, giving foreign exports a benefit overdomestic manufa...
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Date:2017/12/29
China’s corn pricewitnessed a stable trend in the harvesting season of 2017, due to less outputof corn, caused by extreme weather occurrences which damaged parts of the crop.However, the price is likely to remain overall stable in the beginning of 20...