• Jiangsu Lanfeng performs well in Q1 2011
• Noposion's net profit surged in Q1 2011
• Zhejiang Longwan dominates bismerthiazol market
• Fungicide demand restricted by drought in southern China
• Difenoconazole developing rapidly in China
• Carbendazim supply growing increasingly tight
• Tebuconazole price continues to sway at high level
• 12th Five-Year Plan to bring more chances for Chinese pesticide industry
• Qianjiang Biochemical to speed up transformation and upgrading ?
• Shaanxi Meibang wins final lawsuit of trademark dispute
• Lier Chemical to launch propiconazole production
• JPRI promotes vigorously JS399-19 in 2011
• Lianyungang Jindun expands carbendazim production
• Swelling agents become a hot topic recently
• Potato late blight to prevail in 2011
• Diseases to strike accumulatively 6.27 million ha. early rice in 2011

• Jiangsu Lanfeng achieved extraordinary results in Q1 2011.
• In Q1 2011, Noposion has achieved an impressive year on year growth in net profit.
• Zhejiang Longwan has been dominating the domestic market of bismerthiazol in recent years.
• The demand for fungicides in southern China is restricted by the serious drought.
• Difenoconazole has witnessed a rapid development in China in recent years.
• The supply of carbendazim is growing increasingly tight at present, and its price is turning high accordingly.
• The Price of tebuconazol technical continues to sway at high level in early June 2011.
• The 12th Five-Year Plan would bring more development space for Chinese pesticide industry.
• Qianjiang Biochemical plans to shut down its No. 2 Branch on 31 Dec. 2011, to speed up its transformation and upgrading in the future development.
• Shaanxi Meibang has won the final lawsuit in the case of "JIATUO" trademark dispute.
• Lier Chemical is about to launch its propiconazole production line in late June 2011.
• JS399-19 25% SC is promoted vigorously in the domestic market in 2011.
• Lianyungang Jindun has expanded its carbendazim technical capacity currently, which is expected to be put into production in H2 2011.
• Swelling agents have become a hot topic in China recently.
• In 2011, potato late blight will prevail in Chinese main potato production regions.
• In 2011, the total stricken area of early rice by diseases is estimated to hit accumulatively about 6.27 million ha. in China, down 4.50% over last year.

• Jiangsu Lanfeng Biochemical Co., Ltd.
• Shenzhen Noposion Agrochemicals Co., Ltd.
• Zhejiang Longwan Chemicals Co., Ltd.
• Zhejiang Qianjiang Biochemical Co., Ltd.
• Shaanxi Meibang Pesticides Co., Ltd.
• Lier Chemical Co., Ltd.
• Jiangsu Pesticide Research Institute Co., Ltd.
• Lianyungang Jindun Agrochemical Co., Ltd.

Title: Fungicides China News 1106

Besides, the significant increase in corn price since 2010 has imposed much impact on producers of corn products. In this issue, three leading players—Global Sweeteners, Xiwang Sugar and Baolingbao—will be taken as examples and through comparison of their 2010 performance it’s founded that they all witnessed decrease in gross profit margin in 2010 due to the obvious rise of raw material cost except Xiwang Sugar. Currently, corn price still runs at a high level and this uptrend may keep going on throughout 2011, thus producers of corn products will still encounter a big challenge this year.