Production and Market of Azoxystrobin in China 2012

After azoxystrobin technical's patent expiration in Feb. 2010, China's azoxystrobin production has witnessed rapid development in the past two years, attributed to various favorable factors to domestic producers, including production cost decrease, technological progress, sufficient raw material supply, etc. It's worth noting that the total export volume of China's azoxystrobin has increased sharply. In addition, both China's total capacity and output of azoxystrobin technical have been enlarged, indicating increasing market share of China's azoxystrobin in the world. At present, China's producers have no pricing power in international market, as China's producers have no strong competitiveness. In all consumption fields of azoxystrobin, grape, banana, tomato, cucumber and pepper are the main consumption fields; their summed azoxystrobin consumption accounts for around 48% of the total consumption in 2011. Thanks to the rising demand in China and the product's high efficiency, azoxystrobin consumption in these main fields will keep growing at a high rate in the following years. Moreover, market potential of azoxystrobin will be mainly affected by aspects such as decrease in production cost, broad spectrum, growth in application rate and export volume growth of the product. For potential investors of azoxystrobin industry in China, it is better to pay special attention to the following factors in order to guarantee success.  Production cost decrease: In China, the production cost of azoxystrobin has gradually decreased, attributed to the expiration of azoxystrobin patent in Feb. 2010, and the production technology of azoxystrobin technical have been mastered by some domestic producers.  Technological breakthrough of some intermediates: The production of main raw materials is mainly concentrated in some producers, such as Zibo Wanchang and Chongqing Unisplendour, which means raw material industry concentration ratio is high. In the near future, the production technology of some intermediates will obtain great breakthrough. R&D and promotion of environmentally friendly formulations: Currently, only ten mixed formulations are registered in China. With the expansion of application fields, demand for mixed formulations will increase in the near future, asking for more R&D and promotion. Production and Market of Azoxystrobin in China is CCM's second edition report on Chinese azoxystrobin industry, finished in November. 2012. Presenting an in-depth analysis into Chinese azoxystrobin market and future trends, this report attaches importance to the following parts:  - Supply of azoxystrobin (capacity, output, key manufacturers), consumption by volume & value and region in China, 2010-2011;  - Production technology of azoxystrobin;  - Price of azoxystrobin technical and formulations 2007-H1 2012;  - Export of azoxystrobin, 2010-2012 (Jan.-July);  - Forecast on Chinese azoxystrobin supply, demand, export and technical price, 2012-2016;  - Key factors influencing the development of azoxystrobin in China;  - Commercial opportunities;  - Current registration situation; technology patent situation in important oversea countries (including the US, Brazil, Argentina, Switzerland, Australia, India, etc.)