Multinationals Gained 80 New Pesticide Registrations in China in 2013
Year:2014 ISSUE:3
COLUMN:FINE & SPECIALTY
Click:207    DateTime:Feb.24,2014
Multinationals Gained 80 New Pesticide Registrations in China in 2013

In 2013, the major multinational agrochemical companies received 80 new pesticide registrations, up 19% compared with 67 registrations of 2012 (including temporary and formal registrations), according to information of www.ICAMA.org.cn.
The registered pesticides cover 25 herbicides, 17 insecticides, 29 fungicides and 5 plant growth regulators (PGRs), 2 acaricides and 2 biopesticides. Syngenta gained the largest number of registrations with 16 products, followed by FMC(13), BASF(11), Dow AgroSciences (9) respectively. The registered fungicides are as follow:    

Company     Product     Formulation   
Fungicides
BASF                triticonazole                  28% FS
                    kresoxim-methyl+epoxiconazole 23% SC
                    pyraclostrobin+fluxapyroxad      42.50% SC
                    fluxapyroxad                  98% TC
                    epoxiconazole+fluxapyroxad      12% EC
Bayer CropScience    trifloxystrobin+fluopyram      42.80% SC
FMC                    bifenthrin                       7.20% SC
                    bifenthrin                       1% EC
                    bifenthrin                      10% EW
                    carbosulfan                      20% SC
                    novaluron                      10% EC
                    ZETA-CYPERMETHRIN               3% EW
Gowan                zoxamide                      96% TC
                    zoxamide+mancozeb              75% WG
Sipcam Agro USA        azoxystrobin+metalaxyl+thiophanate-methyl    12% FS
                    azoxystrobin+difenoconazole      30% SC
                    azoxystrobin+cymoxanil          60% WG
                    azoxystrobin+tebuconazole      75% WG
                    azoxystrobin+flutolanil          20% WG
                    azoxystrobin                  20% WG
Sumitomo Chemical    procymidone                      43% SC
Dow AgroSciences    meptyldinocap                  90% TC
                    meptyldinocap                  36% EC
Syngenta            fenpropidin                      96% TC
                    fenpropidin+propiconazole      28.95% EC
                    fludioxonil    12% SC
                    fludioxonil+difenoconazole+thiamethoxam    2.20% FS
                    metalaxyl-M+azoxystrobin      10.60% SC
UPL                    carbendazim+mancozeb          75% WP


The other pesticides registered are as follow:   

Company               Product              Formulation
Plant growth regulator
Aceto Corporation    chlorpropham            50% HN
                    chlorpropham            99% VP
                    chlorpropham            99% TC
Rohm and Haas        1-methylcyclopropene    TA
                    1-methylcyclopropene    0.01% CG
Acaricides
FMC                    cyflumetofen            20% SC
Otsuka AgriTechno    cyflumetofen            97% TC
Biopesticides
Biopreparoty sro    pythium oligandrum        5million spore/g TC
                    pythium oligandrum        1million spore /g WP