CHINA MAY LOSE 43 PERCENT OF ITS GLYPHOSATE PRODUCTION CAPACITY...
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...