General Status of Agrochemical Industry
From the end of 1980s, some foreign large agrochemical companies intended  to
manufacture agrochemicals with domestic  enterprises  in  joint  venture  or
cooperation. Among the first ten large companies in the world, there are six
companies have cooperated  with  domestic  agrochemical  enterprises  or  be
negotiating with the partners. The table shows the details  of  agrochemical
joint ventures.
   General Status of Sino-foreign Joint Ventures of Agrochemicals in China
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Chinese Company          Tianjin Agrochemicals General Plant
Foreign Company          Agrevo of Germany      
Joint Venture            Agrevo Tianjin Co., Ltd
Project & Capacity       deltamethrin  50 t/a
Ownership share          Total investment 7.9 m USD, Chinese Company  9%;
                         Foreign Company 91%
Status                   1993 on stream
Note                     export product 60%
Chinese Company          Shanghai Asia-Pacific Company          
Foreign Company          DuPont of U.S.A.
Joint Venture            Shanghai DuPont Agrochemical Co., Ltd
Project & Capacity       bensulfuron  100t/a
Ownership share          Total investment 25 m USD,Chinese side 20%;
                         Foreign side 80%
Status                   Nov. 1992 on stream
Note                     export product 80%
Chinese Company          Jiangsu Taicang General Chemical Plant
Foreign Company          Borregard Industries Inc of Norway     
Joint Venture            Jiangsu Taicang Borregard Chemical Co., Ltd
Project & Capacity       carbofusan 1000t/a
Ownership share          Total investment 10.55million USD, Chinese side 45%;
                         Foreign side 55%
Status                   Nov. 1995 on stream
Note                     export product 55%
Chinese Company          Shandong Qingdao Agrochemical Plant
Foreign Company          Novartis of Switzerland
Joint Venture            Shandong Qingdao Novartis Agrochemical Co., Ltd
Project & Capacity       monocrotophos 4500t/a
Ownership share          Total investment 15.40 million USD, Chinese side 45%;
                         Foreign side  55%
Status                   Dec. 1996 on stream
Note                     export product 33%
Chinese Company          Jiangsu Yonglian Group Corporation
Foreign Company          Rotam Group of Canada  
Joint Venture            Jiangsu Jiangyin Rotam Chemical Co., Ltd
Project & Capacity       methomyl 1000t/a
Ownership share          Total investment 4 million USD, Chinese Company 45%;
                         Foreign side 55%
Status                   1991 on stream
Note                     export all products
Chinese Company          Tianjin General Agrochemicals Plant
Foreign Company          Rotam Co., Ltd. of Hong Kong   
Joint Venture            Tianjin Rotam Chemical Co., Ltd
Project & Capacity       cypermethrin 150t/a
Ownership share          Total investment 2.15 million USD, Chinese side 41%;
                         H.K. side 59%
Status                   1994 on stream
Note                     import chrysanthemic acid
Chinese Company          Jiangsu Nantong Dyestuff Chemistry Plant
Foreign Company          Rotam Group of Canada
Joint Venture            Jiangsu Nantong Rotam Chemical Co., Ltd
Project & Capacity       pesticide process      
Ownership share          Total investment 1.40  million USD,Chinese side 40%;
                         Foreign side 60%
Status