On 9 May, 2016, China announced the
decision to ban the use of 2,4-D butylate from the domestic market which,
fortunately, will not affect its export.
Source: Baidu
Although China may ban 2,4-D butylate, its
export will not be affected as, according to the measures about banning 2,4-D
butylat that the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China
plans to issue, 2,4-D butylate TC producers can change the registration of
2,4-D butylate for overseas use only when they update the old registrations.
In
other words, producers can still run the export business on 2,4-D butylate and
even obtain the overseas market shares that were usually occupied by other
formulations processors.
On 13 May, 2016, there were 7 2,4-D
butylate TC producers approved to register 2,4-D butylate in China, among which
only 6 have TC registrations within validity.
They are Shandong Weifang Rainbow
Chemical Co., Ltd. (Weifang Rainbow), Jiangsu Huifeng Agrochemical Co., Ltd.
(Jiangsu Huifeng), HebeiWanquim Agrochemical Co., Ltd. (HebeiWanquim), Jiamusi
Heilong Agrochemical Co., Ltd. (Jiamusi Heilong), Liaoning Dalian Songliao
Chemical Co., Ltd. (Dalian Guangda), and Changzhou Wintafone Chemical Co., Ltd.
(Changzhou Wintafone). Jiangsu Huifeng's registration, though, is only for
export.
After the registrations expire, the producers can change them into
registrations for export use only and then these enterprises can continue to
produce and sell 2,4-D butylate-containing products in overseas markets.
At the moment, some enterprises's 2,4-D
butylate formulations are registered for export only.
It remains uncertain that
whether they will be able to obtain the renewal or not after the registration
expire was affected by the source of TC, but if the formulation processors will
all be able to obtain the registration renewal, they will still be permitted to
use 2,4-D butylate formulations till 14 Jan., 2022 at the latest. 2,4-D
butylate, in fact, will not be produced any longer the moment the production of
2,4-D butylate TC is banned.
According to the Institute for the Control
of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture, the expiry date of Weifang Rainbow's
96% 2,4-D butylate TC registration is 14 Jan., 2020.
That means that the
products the company created before this date can be supplied to domestic formulation
processors and that Weifang Rainbow can sell 2,4-D butylate TC until 14 Jan.,
2022 according to the two-year validity. After that, all of its TC products
will be only sold to overseas markets with the exception of self use only.
HebeiWanquim's registration of 96% 2,4-D
butylate TC is valid until 21 April, 2019. Therefore, the 96% 2,4-D butylate TC
it produced before this date can supply to the domestic market till 21 April,
2021.
Jiangsu Huifeng's 96% 2,4-D butylate TC was
registered for export only, consequently, it cannot be sold in the domestic
market. The registration is valid until 17 Dec., 2018 and will not be affected
by the prohibition policy.
Jiamusi Heilong's registration of 96% 2,4-D
butylate TC is valid until 18 May, 2019. 96% 2,4-D butylate TC produced by this
company after 18 May, 2019 can only be exported.
Dalian Songliao's registration of 96% 2,4-D
butylate TC is valid until 18 June, 2019 and whether or not the company
continues to produce it after this date, the product will only be exported.
Changzhou Wintafone's registration of 96%
2,4-D butylate TC is valid until 5 Aug., 2019. The products created by the
company after 5 Aug., 2019 cannot be used or even sold in the domestic market,
they will only be exported.
In short, after 2020, only 6 enterprises
will still be allowed to produce 2,4-D butylate TC and formulations for
overseas market in China if the country determines to ban the product. If there
are no big changes concerning the management measures in the countries/ regions
that demand 2,4-D butylate, China's 2,4-D butylate will still enjoy
benefits from export business.
This article comes from Herbicides China News 1605, CCM
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