On 12 March, 2013, Shijiazhuang Xingbai Bio-engineering Co., Ltd. (Shijiazhuang Xingbai) secured the formal registration of 98% spirodiclofen technical (registration code: PD20130383) in China, the first registration of spirodiclofen technical acquired by a domestic enterprise, according to the ICAMA. With the new registration approved, Bayer CropScience AG (Bayer) is no longer the only registrant of spirodiclofen technical in China. It is believed that some other domestic companies will enter the spirodiclofen industry, acquiring more legal registrations of spirodiclofen technical and formulations, along with the approaching expiry date (1 Dec., 2013) of the spirodiclofen patent in China, according to Insecticides China News released by CCM in April.
Spirodiclofen, whose pesticidal mode of action is the inhibition of the lipid metabolism in pests and acarids, is one of the most effective acaricides to control citrus red spiders, at every level of its development from larva to adult. Since its introduction into China by Bayer in 2004, spirodiclofen has become the most popular products for controlling red spiders on citrus plantings in the domestic market, featuring environmental friendliness and long-lasting control effect.
As of 19 March, 2013, there were seven valid registrations of spirodiclofen in China, with five registrants. Of these, five registrations are for spirodiclofen formulations, mainly SC formulation. The only target of these five spirodiclofen formulation registrations is for the control of red spiders, with the application scale for crops including citrus, apple and cotton, according to the ICAMA.
With the legal technical registration, it is predicted that Shijiazhuang Xingbai will put spirodiclofen into production, although it has not revealed any details concerning its production project. Actually, there are three other domestic companies which intend to launch their production projects of spirodiclofen in the near future, as the patent of spirodiclofen in China obtained by Bayer will expire in Dec., 2013.
Table contents of Insecticides China News 1304:
Hainan Province to confirm three wholesalers for exclusive pesticide circulation
Soaring price of acetamiprid driven by pollution monitoring in Shandong
China's wheat requires more insecticides to control wheat midge
The 14th CAC is held in Shanghai City
Pymetrozine becomes registration hotspot in recent months
Qingdao Hailir to pass environmental scrutiny for IPO
Jiangsu Changqing's net profit in 2012 increases 40.61% YoY
Jiangsu Tenglong has accomplished relocation for dimethoate
First domestic company registers spirodiclofen technical
Initial registration of dinotefuran teachnical & formulation in China
China's malathion TC increases 133.22% by export volume in 2012
Price Update Table
China forecasts insect pest occurrence in 2013
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