FEATURE
Table 1 – Agrochemicals developed by Chinese companies
of areas, Zhejiang Chem-Tech also specialises in
Name Lead Code, name, bRAND, type
producing fluorochemicals for polymers, flame
retardants, refrigeration and agrochemicals.
China Agriculture University, Jiansgu Gengyun Chemical fungicide pyrimorph (ZNQ0317)
Huazhong University herbicide HW-02 (phosphonate)
The other research organisations listed in Table
Huanye Biological Pesticide Factory other HUANYE No2
1 either carry out applied research but no
Hunan Research Institute of Chemical Industry (HRICI) herbicide HNPC-C9908 (LIUWOMI)
manufacturing (such as the Kunming Institute of
insecticide HNPC-A3061
Botany, which is part of the Chinese Academy of
insecticide LIUWOMI (pyrethroid)
Sciences) or are manufacturers that have set up
insecticide HNPC-A2005 (pyrethroid)
their own R&D programmes.
Jiangsu Pesticide Research insecticide JS118
fungicide JS399-19 (QING XI JUN ZHI) The majority of the companies within the
Kunming Institute of Botany insecticide munroniamide
Chinese agrochemical industry are now private
Kunming Institute of Botany other KNB-050
or owned by shareholders. The restructuring
Liyang Chemical Factory insecticide nereistoxin
of China’s chemical industry over the past
Nankai University herbicide H-9201 (OP-type)
10–15 years has allowed the government to
Shanghai Nong Le Biological Products fungicide M18 antibiotic
rationalise its manufacturing base, with many
of the more polluting sites now closing as the
Shanghai Zhong-Xi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. insecticide flubrocythrinate
central government tightens up environmental
Shenyang Research Institute of Chemical Industry
(SYRICI) herbicide SYP-298 (imidazolone)
compliance.
herbicide SYP-249
Attempting to develop an understanding of
herbicide SYP-300 (imidazolone)
Chinese agrochemical research has proved
herbicide SYP-185
difficult. Participants are often suspicious of
herbicide SYP-1924 (KUI CAO XI)
enquiries about their R&D and generally decline to
fungicide flumorph (SYP-L190)
comment on information gathered from published
fungicide coumoxystrobin (SYP-3375)
sources. It is also hard to determine whether a
fungicide coumethoxystrobin
new developmental ai has been commercialised,
(SYP-3200)
since the dividing line appears to be less clear
fungicide SYP-Z048 (JUN SI QI)
than in many Western countries. The time taken
fungicide SPRI-WM-005
from invention to first commercial launch appears
(LVBEN WOZUO)
to average some three to five years, which is
fungicide SYRICI diazole
significantly faster than in Europe or the US.
fungicide SYP-1620 (XI WO JUN AN)
fungicide enestroburin
Analysing the chemistries of the ais shown in
Shanghai Institute of Organic Synthesis (SIOC) herbicide SIOC0163
Table 1 allows some generalisations to be made.
- Shandong Qiaochang Chemical herbicide SIOC0171
herbicide SIOC0171 • Herbicides and fungicides have been the most
herbicide SIOC0172 important targets.
herbicide ZJ0207 and ZJ0273
• Several strobilurins have been developed.
(joint devlp) • A wide range of herbicidal activities, including
University of Shanghai (East China Normal University) herbicide Bdpt novel chemistries, are being tested.
Unknown fungicide RZI-02-003 (fipronil-type)
• Only two natural products have been developed
Yangling Pesticide and Chemical Company fungicide propamidine
to date.
Zhejiang Chemical Industry Research Institute (ZCIRI) herbicide ZJ0453
insecticide ZJ0777 (also fungicidal)
Agranova has identified the majority of the
herbicide ZJ0862
structures of these ais and some of the more
interesting ones are presented in Figure 2.
herbicide ZJ1348
herbicide ZJ0273 (丙丙丙丙) pyrimidine
There seems little doubt that China will continue
herbicide ZJ0702 (丙丙丙丙丙)pyrimidine
to improve its agrochemical R&D activities and can
insecticide ZJ0967
be expected to make an ever-increasing
fungicide ZJ0712 (BEN MI JUN ZHI)
contribution during the 21st century.
fungicide ZJ1621
fungicide ZJ1954
Dr Rob Bryant runs Agranova, which has
fungicide ZJ2211 published information on new agrochemical
Source: Agranova’s Ag Chem base (Oct 2007) Note: This ranking is based on the sale value of branded
developments and the global agrochemical
products and excludes the supply of ais to other formulators.
industry since 1982 (www.agranova.com).
 October 2007  •  www.agrow.com
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