Why Rotam is Winning
Rotam CEO James Bristow Amid Hong Kong’s skyscraper city, Rotam CEO James Bristow and part of his team make time to talk to FCI at their new corporate headquarters in Chai Wan, a largely residential...
View ArticleAdama Exploring Merger with Sanonda
Adama said its shareholders are exploring a potential combination with Hubei Sanonda Ltd., a leading Chinese crop protection manufacturer traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, which would allow the...
View ArticleRotam, Cibus to Launch Non-Transgenic Rapeseed in China
Cibus, a leader in non-transgenic breeding and precision gene editing, and Rotam, a fast-growing international company in the crop protection industry, have announced a new agreement to cooperate in...
View ArticleFMC Finds Its Balance
Mark Douglas; photo credit: Iredia Charles Ekhato Stepping into Mark Douglas’s office, one is struck by the pristine, ultra-modern space, every inch of it drenched in light let in by enormous windows...
View ArticleChinese Agchem Losses Up Sharply in First-Half 2015
Data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics shows that in the first half of 2015, the country’s agrochemical industry’s revenue was RMB154.783 billion, up 7.2% year on year; the total profit was...
View ArticleFCI Sourcing Network Enjoys Successful Launch
The FCI Sourcing Network launched just weeks ago has already generated a great deal of interest from manufacturers and distributors looking to buy and sell their products to a larger audience. Nearly...
View ArticleDow and ICS-CAAS Join Forces to Further Rice Research and Product Development...
Looking to capitalize on expertise and to develop new rice products, Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, has entered into a collaboration agreement with the...
View ArticleIncotec Opens Second Seed Operation in China
Seed enhancement company Incotec has opened a second facility in China. The new facility in Tianjin City will focus on the production of the company’s film coats for vegetable and field crops seeds for...
View ArticleLooking East: A Conversation with AMVAC COO Bob Trogele
AMVAC COO Bob Trogele Bob Trogele is a person you meet that you don’t soon forget. He puts you at ease, focuses on you entirely and happily talks basketball to the curious who have googled his...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: FCI China Business Seminar
About 150 export managers and traders signed up for the inaugural FCI China Business Seminar. The two-day conference featured global supply and demand trends by Kleffmann, regulatory information by...
View ArticleObservations From the Next Generation
Attendees enjoy a cocktail reception at the host hotel in the beautiful mountains of the Shennongjia District, home to unspoiled natural beauty and unique wildlife, including the elusive Sichuan golden...
View ArticleHebei Veyong Constructing 1,000-Ton Glufosinate Facility
China’s Hebei Veyong launched construction of its 1,000-ton glufosinate facility on Sept. 1, following its announcement on August 20 that the project was approved by ENN Ecology Holding Ltd. At a...
View ArticleFostering Collaboration Across the Rice Value Chain
Dr. Sascha Israel, Head Region Asia Pacific, Bayer CropScience welcomed the participants of the ASEAN Rice Future Forum in Vietnam; photo credit: Bayer CropScience With increasing challenges in...
View ArticleChina’s Pesticide Regulation Revisions Set to be Completed by the End of 2015
According to a State Council announcement made last month, China’s revision of pesticide administration regulations is a priority agenda for 2015, according to an article from ChemLinked, a Reach24H...
View ArticleWill China’s Diquat Market Profit from the Ban on Paraquat?
With just nine months to go until China’s ban on paraquat AS comes into effect, diquat AS appears to be well placed to fill the gap in the market. But diquat could also be vulnerable to a similar ban....
View ArticleForecast: Chinese 2,4-D TC Exports to Increase 45% in 2015
China’s exports of 2,4-D technical (TC) are rising fast in 2015, driven by Weifang Rainbow’s ambitious expansion plans, beneficial exchange rates and tax cuts, and a general improvement in Chinese...
View ArticleChina’s Dicamba Exports to Leap Over 200% in 2015
China’s exports of dicamba technical are on course to rise over 200% in 2015 as a “virtuous circle” of factors send demand for the herbicide soaring, according to analysts CCM. Figure 1: Export volume...
View ArticleChlorothalonil: Prices Spike in China as Demand Outstrips Supply
Chlorothalonil prices have risen over 30% in China so far this year and are continuing to increase as domestic supplies struggle to keep pace with increasing overseas orders, according to...
View ArticleTough Conditions in Brazil Weaken Adama Results
Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd. swung to a net loss in the third quarter, hurt by the sharp depreciation of the Brazilian real and downgrades in the country’s credit rating. “These factors have led...
View ArticleChemChina in Talks to Buy Syngenta-Report
State-owned ChemChina is in talks to buy Syngenta, just months after the Swiss company rejected a takeover bid by Monsanto Co., according to a Bloomberg report. The potential acquisition would be the...
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