Acephate is a slow-acting insecticide, mainly applied to control pests with chewing mouthparts and piercing-sucking developed by Chevron Co., Ltd. in 1971. In 2007, the sales of Acephate reached USD195 million in the world, as the second large organophosphorus insecticides. However, acephate's performance in China had not been satisfying until the methamidophos was banned in 2008.

In last 3 years, acephate industry has been witnessing huge change in China. Compared with that in 2006, the capacity in 2011 has increased more than 90%. In 2009-2011, acephate capacity and output increased continuously. China Crop Protection Industry Association (CCPIA) has set up a cooperative group with eight key acephate producers in order to make acephate become a variety with sustainable development.

Historical market analysis – A full market study provides comprehensive understanding to the acephate situation in the past three years. The intelligence data is presented by various indexes, such as supply (output, capacity, producers, location distribution), demand (demand volume, demand structure by crops/targets), price, technology, etc. Future market analysis - Market trend in the coming five years.

This report attaches importance to the following aspects
? Production of acephate technical in China and key manufacturers
? Demand by crops & cities in China
? Price and material analysis?
Production technology
Industry risks

Executive summary 1
Introduction and methodology 2
1 Production of acephate in China 4
1.1 Introduction of key raw material (O, O-Dimethyl phosphoramidothioate) 4
1.1.1 Supply situation 5
1.1.2 Price 6
1.2 Production technology, manufacturing cost 7
1.3 Registration situation of acephate in China 9
1.4 Production situation of acephate technical (2008-2011) 10
2 Circulation and consumption of acephate in China 13
2.1 Price 13
2.2 Consumption (2008-2010) 14
2.2.1 Overview 14
2.2.2 Share by crop 14
2.2.3 Share by region 16
2.2.4 Farmers' use habits 16
2.2.5 Competitive products & alternative products analysis 17
3 Industry risk analysis 18
4 Future development of acephate, 2011-2015 19
5 Conclusion, challenges and opportunities 21
6 Disclaimers 22

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.1.1-1 Key manufacturers of O, O-Dimethyl phosphoramidothioate in China, 2008-2010
Table 1.1.1-2 Key manufacturers of O, O-Dimethyl phosphoramidothioate in China, 2008-2010, capacity: t/a, output: tonne
Table 1.1.1-3 Manufacturing cost for O, O-Dimethyl phosphoramidothioate, Aug. 2011
Table 1.2-1 Manufacturing cost for acephate technical, Aug. 2011
Table 1.4-1 Key acephate manufacturers in China, 2011
Table 1.4-2 Key acephate technical manufacturers in China, 2008-2010, capacity: t/a, output: tonne
Table 1.4-3 Main capacity & output distribution and market share of acephate technical by provinces in China, 2010
Table 2.2.5-1 Competitive products analysis

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1.1.2-1 Ex-works price of O, O-Dimethyl phosphoramidothioate in China, 2008- Aug.2011
Figure 1.2-1 Isomerization chemical reaction
Figure 1.2-2 Chemical equation of making acephate, adopting acetic anhydride as acidylating agent
Figure 1.2-3 Chemical equation of making acephate, adopting acetyl chloride acylation as acidylating agents
Figure 1.2-4 Chemical equation of making acephate, adopting acetic acid and phosphorus trichloride as acidylating agents
Figure 1.2-5 Process flow diagram of acephate
Figure 1.3-1 Number of acephate registrations in China, 2002-Aug. 2011
Figure 1.3-2 Acephate formulations registration, by 2011
Figure 1.3-3 Proportion of crops registrations, by Aug. 2011
Figure 1.4-1 Main output distribution of acephate technical by provinces in China, 2010
Figure 2.1-1 Prices of acephate technical (converted to 100%) in China, 2007- Aug. 2011
Figure 2.1-2 Prices of acephate technical (converted to 100%) in China, Jan. 2011- Aug. 2011
Figure 2.2.2-1 Acephate formulation usage volume (converted to 100%), 2008-2010
Figure 2.2.2-2 Usage volume(converted to 100%)by crops, 2008-2010
Figure 2.2.2-3 Usage volume share by crops, 2010
Figure 2.2.3-1 Consumption situation of acephate formulations by region in China, 2010
Figure 4-1 Forecast on the domestic demand for acephate formulations(converted to 100%)by volume, 2011-2015
Figure 4-2 Forecast on the domestic supply for acehphate technical by volume, 2011-2015, capacity: t/a, output: tonne