Azoxystrobin

Azoxytrobin hot topic: Since patent of azoxytrobin has been expired for four years, the capacity of azoxytrobin stepped into a period of rapid development. In 2014, the capacity of azoxytrobin had newly increased for about 2,000 t/a and facing with the capacity expansion, the price of azoxytrobin kept falling, which hit a historic low point in 2014. However, the export volume of azoxytrobin technical and formulations was also increasing. China’s azoxytrobin has entered into a period of fast growth, but the profit will be cut down. -Background: The global consumption of azoxytrobin is increasing. Although the growth rate of domestic consumption volume is not as high as global level, it still reaches 10%. China has become a large azoxytrobin production country in the world for now. What to report: As azoxystrobin's patent expired in China, the azoxystrobin industry has witnessed a fast development over the past 5 years (2010-2014), driven by its unique mechanism ways compared with other fungicides. With unique advantages, azoxystrobin has been playing an increasingly important role in disease control for fruits and vegetables in China. Besides, China has abundant raw materials for azoxystrobin, which guarantees sufficient supply for azoxystrobin production. Forecast: Surrounding the production and consumption of azoxytrobin, it is to forecast the development of azoxytrobin from 2015 to 2019.