Summary: As Jinan Tianbang completed the construction of the "processing project of 45,000 t/a eco-friendly & safe compound pesticides", Jinan Tianbang's overall production capacity for pesticide formulation products increased from 35,000 t/a to 45,000 t/a. In addition, this project has enabled Jinan Tianbang to possess production capabilities for several new glyphosate formulation products with multiple specifications, as well as provided the company with significant advantage in the production and supply of glyphosate formulation products.

On 8 Dec., 2021, Jinan Tianbang Chemical Co., Ltd. (Jinan Tianbang) released an announcement stating that the construction of the company's "processing project of 45,000 t/a eco-friendly & safe compound pesticides", which is scheduled to be carried out in two phases, have all been completed and passed acceptance inspection; the project was carried out in the company production plant located in Economic Development Zone, Shanghe County, Jinan City, Shandong Province. Prior to this project, Jinan Tianbang's overall production capacity for pesticide formulation products was 35,000 t/a, which only covered two glyphosate formulation products, namely 41% glyphosate-isopropylammonium AS and 33% glyphosate ammonium AS. However, as the company completed the construction of this project, Jinan Tianbang has finished adjusting the structure of production capabilities for pesticide formulation product lines, which features scaling down the production capacity for some outdated pesticide formulation products and activating capacity for new pesticide formulation products. As a result, the company's overall production capacity for pesticide formulation products increased from 35,000 t/a to 45,000 t/a. With the completion of this project, the production capabilities for new glyphosate formulation products have been introduced to Jinan Tianbang's production plants:

• 32.4% glyphosate·2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) AS;
• 30% glyphosate ammonium AS;
• 62% glyphosate-isopropylammonium AS;
• 35% glyphosate ammonium·2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid AS;
• 43% glyphosate potassium salt AS;
• 36% glufosinate-ammonium·glyphosate AS;
• 88.8% glyphosate ammonium SG;
• 74.7% glyphosate ammonium SG;
• 82% glyphosate ammonium·fluoroglycofen-ethyl WP;
• 75% glyphosate ammonium·2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid SPX;
• 60% glyphosate·triclopyr SP

 

Founded on 15 Jan., 2002, Jinan Tianbang engages in the R&D, production, and sales of pesticide end products—formulations, plus provides services pertinent to plant protection techniques. Since its founding in 2002, Jinan Tianbang has been developing its business and has now become a large pesticide formulation manufacturer in China, engaging in herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and plant-growth regulators. The company has also established an unique product mix and its own sales mode, with glyphosate formulation product line as one of its major product lines.

As for its progress in independent production and supply, Jinan Tianbang has built a large and modernised production plant in Economic Development Zone, Shanghe County, Jinan City, Shandong Province; the domestic leading facilities for R&D, quality control, laboratory tests have also been built in its production plant, providing solid support for the company's R&D of new products and new formulations.

Before the plan for this project was made, Jinan Tianbang had the production capacity of 35,000 t/a for pesticide formulation products; as for non-selective herbicide formulation products, the previous production capacity only included:

• 5,000 t/a for 41% glyphosate-isopropylammonium AS;
• 1,700 t/a for 33% glyphosate ammonium AS;
• 4,200 t/a for 200g/L paraquat AS;
• 1,550 t/a for 250g/L paraquat AS.

In order to better meet the demand from the pesticide market, fulfill the requirement imposed by the environmental protection regulations, and facilitate the long-term development of the company, Jinan Tianbang decided to invest and initiate the "processing project of 45,000 t/a eco-friendly & safe compound pesticides", Jinan Tianbang says.

Overview of Jinan Tianbang's "processing project of 45,000 t/a eco-friendly & safe compound pesticides"

• Type of project: Technical renovation
• Construction specifications:
• Scheduled to be carried out in two phases, the project commenced construction in Nov., 2020.
• Two phases of this project have all been completed and passed the post-completion acceptance inspection for environmental protection, with Phase II inspected in Nov., 2021.
• The existing production equipment, treatment facilities for wastewater and waste gas, plus emergency waste storage pool in the workshop have been retrofitted.
• New production devices have been introduced.
• Variance in overall production capacity: The company's overall production capacity for pesticide formulation products increased from 35,000 t/a to 45,000 t/a, after the project was completed.
• Variances in production capacity for glyphosate formulation products:
• The capacity of 5,000 t/a for 41% glyphosate-isopropylammonium AS has been reduced to 2,000 t/a.
• The capacity of 1,700 t/a for 33% glyphosate ammonium AS has been reduced to 1,500 t/a.
• Newly-introduced production capacity for glyphosate formulation products:
• 1,200 t/a for 32.4% glyphosate·2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) AS
• 3,000 t/a for 30% glyphosate ammonium AS
• 600 t/a for 62% glyphosate-isopropylammonium AS
• 200 t/a for 35% glyphosate ammonium·2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid AS
• 350 t/a for 43% glyphosate potassium salt AS
• 300 t/a for 36% glufosinate-ammonium·glyphosate AS
• 70 t/a for 88.8% glyphosate ammonium SG
• 50 t/a for 74.7% glyphosate ammonium SG
• 50 t/a for 82% glyphosate ammonium·fluoroglycofen-ethyl WP
• 50 t/a for 75% glyphosate ammonium·2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid SPX
• 50 t/a for 60% glyphosate·triclopyr SP
• Variances in production capacity for non-selective herbicide formulation products:
• The capacity of 4,200 t/a for 200g/L paraquat AS has been removed.
• The capacity of 1,550 t/a for 250g/L paraquat AS has been removed.
• Newly-introduced production capacity for non-selective herbicide formulation products (other than glyphosate):
• 1,450 t/a for 200g/L glufosinate-ammonium AS
• 2,000 t/a for 10% glufosinate-ammonium AS
• 100 t/a for 14% MCPA-Na·glufosinate-ammonium AS
• 100 t/a for 30% glufosinate-ammonium AS
• 100 t/a for 21% fluoroglycofen-ethyl·glufosinate-ammonium AS
• 100 t/a for 21% fluoroglycofen-ethyl·glufosinate-ammonium ME
• 100 t/a for 23% fluoroglycofen-ethyl·quizalofop-P-ethyl·glufosinate-ammonium ME
• 100 t/a for 200g/L diquat AS 
• 100 t/a for 25% diquat AS