Hebei Sanlen Agrochemical Co., Ltd. (Hebei Sanlen) announced in late Jan. that its 200 t/a fosthiazate TC production line had been put into operation, but it would no longer invest in building up capacity for thifluzamide TC (200 t/a), thiamethoxam TC (300 t/a), mesotrione TC (100 t/a), heptafluoro pyrethrin TC (50 t/a), chlorempenthrin TC (30 t/a), transfluthrin TC (20 t/a) and meperfluthrin TC (20 t/a) and etc., due to changing market as well as alterations to its future development plan. Previously, Hebei Sanlen proposed a nine-pesticide TC project, which was divided into three phases, with 200 t/a fosthiazate TC in the first phase.
Realisation of Hebei Sanlen's fosthiazate TC capacity has granted the company a better say in this market. And more supply of fosthiazate TC in China is well expected. However, cancellation of the phase two and phase three may have some negative effects on its development, yet it will not be large as it can still outsource these TC products for its formulation business. Besides, overall supply of these TC products will not be affected as proposed capacity in Hebei Sanlen is rather small.
Founded in 1997 and located in Douyu Industrial Area, Luancheng District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, Hebei Sanlen has established itself as a pesticide producer with certain influence after years of development. The company is dedicated to further exploring the fosthiazate TC market. And before the 200 t/a line went into production, it had 10,500 t/a for pesticide formulations.
Currently, Hebei Sanlen holds a 96% fosthiazate TC pesticide registration, and seven registrations for fosthiazate formulations: 20% fosthiazate GR, 75% fosthiazate EC, 5% fosthiazate GR, 30% fosthiazate CS, 5% fosthiazate ME, 40% fosthiazate EW and 10% fosthiazate GR. It has also acquired production licence for fosthiazate TC and pesticide business licence.
Fosthiazate is an organophosphorus nematicide, which has a good performance on prevention and control of a wide variety of nematodes, such as root knot nematode, stem nematode and cyst nematode. As damages caused by nematodes increase, these roundworms grow into one of major threats to agricultural production. But nematicide, as a subdivision of insecticide, has a small pool of available products, which leaves larger blank in the market to be filled. So, although an old nematicide product, fosthiazate is still a vital force in today's nematode prevention and control.
Besides fosthiazate, other products against nematodes are abamectin, abamectin B2, carbofuran, aldicarb, isofenphos-methyl, chloropicrin, Rhodovulum sulfidophilum HNI-1, fluensulfone, allyl isothiocyanate, Verticillium chlamydosporium ZK7, Bacillus firmus, emamectin benzoate, dazomet, oligosaccharins, profenofos, sulfuryl fluoride, Paecilomyces lilacinus, Bacillus cereus, matrine, fluopyram, ethoprophos, calcium cyanamide, metam-sodium, carbosulfan, trifluorocide and etc.