Executive summary
Introduction and methodology
I Herbicide industry in China
I-1 Overview of herbicide industry
I-2 Position of paraquat in herbicide industry
II Paraquat upstream industry
II-1 Brief introduction to raw materials involved in paraquat production
II-2 Introduction to major raw materials of paraquat
II-2-1 Pyridine
II-2-2 Methyl chloride
II-3 Impact of raw materials on paraquat industry
III Paraquat Industry
III-1 Paraquat development history in China
III-2 Paraquat registration situation in China
III-3 Paraquat production technology in China
III-3-1 Brief introduction to different methods
Cyanide method
- Ammoniacal-cyanide (AC) process
- Methanol-cyanide (MC) process
Other paraquat production methods
III-3-2 Comparison of different paraquat production methods
III-3-3 Production cost
III-3-4 Current technology level
III-3-5 Current research status
III-4 Paraquat supply in China
III-4-1 Overall situation of paraquat technical
- Production situation
- Paraquat technical producers
- Geographical distribution
III-4-2 Overall situation of paraquat formulations
III-5 Trade of paraquat in China
III-5-1 Prices of paraquat technical & formulations in China
III-5-2 Import and export of paraquat technical and formulations
III-6 Demand for paraquat in China
III-6-1 Consumption pattern of paraquat technical
III-6-2 Application of paraquat formulations
III-6-3 Market value
IV Future forecast on paraquat in the next 5 years
IV-1 Key factors for paraquat development in China
- Policy
- Safety
- Supply & demand
- Use habit
IV-2 Future forecast on paraquat industry, 2011-2015
V Conclusion and commercial opportunities
VI Appendix
VI-1 Profile of major paraquat technical manufacturers in China
VI-1-1 Syngenta Nantong Crop Protection Co., Ltd.
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VI-1-11 Shandong Kexin Biochemical Co., Ltd.

VI-2 Profile of pyridine manufacturers in China
VI-2-1 Jiangsu Nantong Reilly Chemical Co., Ltd.
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VI-2-7 Shandong Qufu Hongly Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

List of Tables

Table 1 Abbreviations and their full name in this report
Table 2 USD/RMB exchange rates, 2004-2011
Table I-1.1 Classifications of herbicide in China, 2010
Table I-2.1 Supply and consumption of paraquat and related shares in herbicides, 2006-2010
Table II-2-1.1 Active and potential pure pyridine manufacturers in China, as of May 2011 (capacity: t/a; output: tonne)
Table II-2-1.2 Import volume and price of pyridine in China, 2008-2010
Table II-2-1.3 Import origins of pyridine in China, 2006-2010
Table II-2-2.1 Capacity of major chloride methane manufacturers in China, 2006-2010, '000t/a
Table III-3-1.1 Reaction temperatures of sodium metal methods in paraquat production
Table III-3-2.1 Comparison of pollutant discharge between AC process and MC process, 2010
Table III-3-3.1 Production cost of paraquat technical by AC process, May 2011
Table III-4-1.2 Capacity and output of paraquat technical manufacturers in China, 2008-2010 (capacity: t/a, output: tonne)
Table III-4-1.3 Capacity & output distribution and market share of paraquat technical by provinces in China, 2010
Table III-4-2.1 Production situation of paraquat 200g/L AS in China, 2006-2010, tonne
Table III-5-2.1 Change of paraquat HS code in China, before and after 2007
Table III-5-2.2 Export volume of top four manufacturers, 2008-2010, tonne
Table III-5-2.3 Main exporters of paraquat, 2008 (quantity: tonne; price: USD/kg; value: million USD)
Table III-5-2.4 Main exporters of paraquat, 2009 (quantity: tonne; price: USD/kg; value: million USD)
Table III-5-2.5 Main exporters of paraquat, 2010 (quantity: tonne; price: USD/kg; value: million USD)
Table III-5-2.6 Export destinations of paraquat, 2008 (quantity: tonne; price: USD/kg; value: million USD)
Table III-5-2.7 Export destinations of paraquat, 2009 (quantity: tonne; price: USD/kg; value: million USD)
Table III-5-2.8 Export destinations of paraquat, 2010 (quantity: tonne; price: USD/kg; value: million USD)
Table III-5-2.9 Export volume of paraquat manufacturers, 2008 (quantity: tonne; price: USD/kg; value: million USD)
Table III-5-2.10 Export volume of paraquat manufacturers, 2009 (quantity: tonne; price: USD/kg; value: million USD)
Table III-5-2.11 Export volume of paraquat manufacturers, 2010 (quantity: tonne; price: USD/kg; value: million USD)
Table IV-1.1 Restricted pesticides in Pesticide Production Entrance Conditions (draft) [2009]

List of figures

Figure I-1.1 Output and market share of herbicide technical in China, 1994-2010
Figure I-1.2 Output structure of pesticide production in China, 2010
Figure I-1.3 Output and demand of herbicides in China, 2006-2010
Figure I-1.4 Output structure of main herbicide products, 2010
Figure I-2.1 Consumption structure of major herbicides in China by volume, 2010
Figure II-2-1.1 Import volume and price of pyridine in China, 2006-2010
Figure II-2-1.2 Ex-work price of pyridine in China, 2006-2011
Figure II-2-1.3 Supply and demand of pyridine base in China, 2006-2010
Figure II-2-2.1 Production situation of chloride methane in China, 2006-2010
Figure II-2-2.2 Ex-work price of methyl chloride in China, 2007-2011
Figure III-2-1 Registration situation of paraquat in China, as of April 2011
Figure III-3-1.1 Flowchart of paraquat AC process
Figure III-3-1.2 Chemical principle of paraquat's methanol-cyanide (MC) process
Figure III-3-1.3 Chemical principle of paraquat's sodium metal method
Figure III-3-1.4 Chemical principle of paraquat's acetic anhydride-zinc method
Figure III-3-1.5 Chemical reaction equation of paraquat's ZnSO4 method
Figure III-3-3.1 Unit consumption of pyridine in paraquat's production
Figure III-4-1.1 Production situation of paraquat technical in China, 2006-2010
Figure III-4-1.2 Output distribution of paraquat technical by provinces in China, 2010
Figure III-5-1.1 Prices of pure pyridine and paraquat in China, 2006-2010
Figure III-5-1.2 Price of paraquat in China, 2006-2010
Figure III-5-2.1 Export volume and price of paraquat, 2006-2010
Figure III-5-2.2 Export volume and price of paraquat, 2006
Figure III-5-2.3 Export volume and price of paraquat, 2007
Figure III-5-2.4 Export volume and price of paraquat, 2008
Figure III-5-2.5 Export volume and price of paraquat, 2009
Figure III-5-2.6 Export volume and price of paraquat, 2010
Figure III-6-1.1 Consumption pattern of paraquat technical (calculated by 42% TK) in China, 2008-2010
Figure III-6-2.1 Consumption situation of paraquat by regions in China, 2010
Figure III-6-2.2 Consumption situation of paraquat by crops in China, 2008-2010
Figure III-6-2.3 Consumption situation of paraquat by share of volume in China, 2010
Figure III-6-2.4 Consumption share of paraquat in orchards in China, 2010
Figure III-6-3.1 Consumption volume and market value of paraquat (both calculated by 42% TK) in China, 2006-2010
Figure IV-2.1 Predicted output of paraquat (calculated by 42% TK) in China, 2011-2015
Figure IV-2.2 Forecast on the domestic demand for paraquat (calculated by 42% TK) by volume, 2011-2015
Figure IV-2.3 Forecast on the export of Chinese paraquat technical (calculated by 42% TK) by volume, 2011-2015

Companies Mentioned

Syngenta Nantong Crop Protection Co., Ltd.
Redsun Group Co., Ltd.
Shandong Luba Chemical Co., Ltd.
Shandong Dacheng Pesticide Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Nantong Reilly Chemical Co., Ltd.