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After the recent completion of environmental compliance inspections related to phosphorous conducted in seven provinces in the Yangtze Economic Zone, 276 manufacturers were discovered to have non-compliance issues and are facing corrective actions and shutdowns. The leading manufacturers discovered to have non-compliance issues produce 43% of the country’s glyphosate . Out of the top six manufacturers, only the Xingfa Group and Wynca haven't been affected. According to the results, six out of the 276 manufacturers are involved in glyphosate production. As well as the already-suspended Guang’an Chengxin Chemical and Lion Agrevo (Jiangsu) that produce downstream formulations, the other four manufacturers have a total glyphosate production capacity of 310,000 tons, accounting for 43% of the country’s total glyphosate production capacity of 725,000 tons, as of the end of 2018. According to the requirements of the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment, local governments must...

Germany will begin phasing out the use of the controversial herbicide glyphosate from next year and completely ban it from 2023 as part of measures rolled out by the country’s environment ministry on Wednesday to protect insects. In July, neighboring Austria was the first EU member state to ban the use of the chemical, despite current European legislation that licenses the use of glyphosate in the 28-country bloc until the end of 2022. “The federal government will significantly reduce the use of glyphosate-containing plant protection products by a systematic reduction strategy from 2020, at least 75%,” Germany's environment ministry said in a statement. It added that the widespread use of the chemical “eliminates plants that many insect species rely on as food sources.” The action plan includes a wide range of measures such as an additional €100 million to spent on insect protection as well as new binding specifications for fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. Germa...