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General Information

• Date: 27~29, September, 2009
• Venue: Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center
• Address: No.68, Caobao Road, Shanghai, China
• Organizer: CCPIA - China Crop Protection Industry Association

Exhibits Profile

• FOCUS ON GENERIC PESTICIDE!
• Pesticide Enterprises: Technical/ formulation
• Additive Companies: Raw material, intermediate, adjuvant

General Information

• Date: 15-17, October, 2009
• Venue: Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center
• Address: No.68, Caobao Road, Shanghai, China
• Organizer: CCPIT

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According to the notice from transportation department, in order to assure the security during Olympic games, some of the hazardous cargos are limited to export from July 20 to August 31, such as exploder (including fireworks firecracker), organic peroxide, narcotics, radiation, as well as the hydrogen peroxide (hydrogen peroxide solution), the acetone, the sulfuric acid, the nitric acid, the hydrochloric acid, the ammonium nitrate (including chemical fertilizer) and so on. All levels of harbor administration department must stop to work on the declaration and approval of these products.

In 2004, a surge in the pesticide market led to record global sales of US$32,665 (Euro 26,785, 2004 figures) million. This reflected a rise of 4.6% after inflation, the largest single year growth for 10 years(1). The main beneficiaries were the six multinational corporations: Bayer, Syngenta, BASF, Dow, Monsanto, DuPont which control approximately 80% of the agrochemical market. The same companies are radically changing the face of agriculture through the promotion of genetically modified (GM) crops, where they control the vast majority of commercialised seeds.

Much of market growth in pesticides may be reduced with better access to information and training for farmers. There have been demonstrated successes with Integrated Pest Management strategies for rice, vegetables and cotton that have reduced pesticide dependence suggesting that many farmers are using unnecessarily large amounts of pesticides. The problem lies in the lack of readily accessible alternative strategies and technologies for pest control. The research budgets of the six research-based agrochemical companies dwarf the funds for publicly funded research, particularly in developing countries. Policy makers need to reflect on whether more needs to be done to help farmers address pest management problems using a range of techniques, and not only by relying on the market to provide products, many of which are adversely affecting human health and the environment.

Source: http://www.pan-uk.org 

The Organizer of the 5th International Congress of Pathophysiology (ISP2006) cordially invites you to participate in the exhibition associated with the con gress. The exhibition, Ex-ISP 2006 , will be held concurrently with ISP 2006 in Beijing , China from June 28- July 1, 2006 .

The Congress is designed to present an updated progress in the pathophysiology. It will be an important event in the field of pathophysiology, and will provide us with a unique opportunity to share the latest experience and knowledge, to facilitate progress in the future and to make new friends and renew old acquaintances.

Beijing , with its historical heritages and many cultural sites, is very attractive. It is a blend of ancient attractions with the vitality of modern metropolis. The industry of tourism, transportation, business, hotel and communication can assist you for a very successful exhibition.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Beijing !

Source: http://www.isp2006.org.cn 

Antimicrobial pesticides are substances or mixtures of substances used to destroy or suppress the growth of harmful microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi on inanimate objects and surfaces. Antimicrobial products contain about 275 different active ingredients and are marketed in several formulations: sprays, liquids, concentrated powders, and gases. Today, approximately one billion dollars each year are spent on a variety of different types of antimicrobial products. More than 5000 antimicrobial products are currently registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and sold in the marketplace. Nearly 60% of antimicrobial products are registered to control infectious microorganisms in hospitals and other health care environments.

Antimicrobial pesticides have two major uses:

1. disinfect, sanitize, reduce, or mitigate growth or development of microbiological organisms;
2. protect inanimate objects (for example floors and walls), industrial processes or systems, surfaces, water, or other chemical substances from contamination, fouling, or deterioration caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, algae, or slime.

This category does not include certain pesticides intended for food use but does encompass pesticides with a wide array of other uses. For example, antimicrobial pesticides act as preserving agents in paints, metalworking fluids, wood supports, and many other products to prevent their deterioration. Some examples of antimicrobial pesticide chemicals can be found in the Antimicrobial Chemical Indexes, which are available on the EPA Pesticide Web site at http://www.epa.gov/oppad001/chemregindex.htm .

Source: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/antimic.htm

CropLife Asia provides regional leadership and representation for the plant science industry. It promotes and supports the safe and responsible use of crop production technologies, and their role in the development of a sustainable agriculture system in the Asia-Pacific region. The benefits of crop production technologies can only be fully realized within a policy framework of environmental conservation and a regulatory system that protects the intellectual property rights of technology innovators. CropLife Asia seeks to raise awareness and promote the establishment of these conditions.

CropLife Asia is one of six regional nodes of CropLife International, a network of 75 national and regional associations and their member companies. The federation represents an industry that is dedicated raising agricultural yields through sustainable methods and technologies. Every year the industry re-invests 10% of its turnover in agricultural research and development.

CropLife Asia's core membership is comprised from the six major international agricultural R&D based companies, and fourteen national association affiliates that represent over 400 local companies.

Source: http://www.croplifeasia.org

After years of concern over China 's inadequate intellectual property (IP) protection, international agrochemical companies are increasing their activities in China . They are encouraged by improvements in the safeguarding of IP, the low cost of manufacturing in China , local demand for safer food, and the need to better understand emerging Chinese competitors.

Such pirating still occurs, but it is less widespread than it once was. Yu Dahai, vice president and global general manager of agrochemicals and intermediates at Degussa in Germany , says the threat posed by pirating is manageable and that exaggerating it harms the expansion of international companies in this vast market.

There are increasingly compelling reasons to invest in China . BASF notes that China is already the world's sixth largest agrochemical market, worth $1.5 billion. This is less than half the size of the Japanese market-the world's third largest-but Chinese demand is growing rapidly, thanks to higher income, better education, and a desire for safer food, BASF says. Affluent residents of major Chinese cities buy a growing portion of their food in supermarkets, and these stores in turn source their produce from reputable farms that comply with safety regulations on the use of pesticides.

Considering the size of China and its low labor costs, it is not far-fetched to predict that the country is on its way to becoming a dominant exporter of fruits and vegetables, Yu says. BASF notes that it can sell agrochemicals directly to the large, reputable farms.

Yet international companies are less reluctant than they once were to sell their most advanced products in China . BASF, which claims to be offering some of the most advanced agrochemicals available from any company, says it launched in China this year its newly developed F500 series of fungicides. The firm insists that it is no longer refraining from introducing products into China for fear of IP infringement.

But one of the most compelling reasons for international companies to expand in China is emerging competition from local producers. Yu says foreign firms need to face Chinese agrochemical producers on their home ground or be surprised by their strengths once they go abroad.

International agrochemical producers are increasingly willing to operate in China despite the risks of losses from IP theft. Degussa's Yu believes there is no choice. “If you want to maintain your pace, your market position, you need to be engaged in China ,” he says.- Jean-François Tremblay .

Source: http://pubs.acs.org