Agricultural Chemicals - Global Outlook - Market Research Reports

Contents:

1. Overview 1
Market Outlook 1
Fertilizer Demand in Developing Regions 2
Cyclical Affects on Agrochemicals Demand 2
India and China Emerges as a Major Market for Agricultural
Chemicals 3
EPA Bows Down to Industry Pressure to Approve Toxic Pesticides
for Farm Use 3
e-Commerce Activity on the Rise 3
Impact of Genetic Engineering on Fertilizer Use 3
Chiral-based Agrochemicals Present Lucrative Opportunities 4
Fine Chemicals- Product Segmentation 4
Agrochemicals 4
Table 1: Global Agrochemicals Market by Geographic Region:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000 Tons
for USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Middle East, and Latin America 5

Table 2: Global Agrochemicals Market by Geographic Region:
Percentage Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for USA, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,
and Latin America 5
Fertilizers 6
Table 3: Global Fertilizers Market by Geographic Region:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000
Tons for USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America 6

Table 4: Global Fertilizers Market by Geographic Region:
Percentage Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for USA,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America 7
Nitrogenous Fertilizers Retain Supremacy 7
Straight Nitrogen Fertilizers 8
Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 8
Ammonium Nitrate 8
Urea 8
Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions 8
Ammonium Sulphate 8
Calcium Nitrate 8
Anhydrous Ammonia 8
Table 5: Global Nitrogenous Fertilizers Market by
Geographic Region: Annual Market Estimates for 2003
through 2008 in 000 Tons for USA, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,
and Latin America 9

Table 6: Global Nitrogenous Fertilizers Market by
Geographic Region: Percentage Market Share for 2005 and
2008 for USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America 9
Phosphate Fertilizers 10
Straight Phosphate Fertilizers 10
Table 7: Global Phosphate Fertilizers Market by
Geographic Region: Annual Market Estimates for 2003
through 2008 in 000 Tons for USA, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,
and Latin America 10

Table 8: Global Phosphate Fertilizers Market by
Geographic Region: Percentage Market Share for 2005 and
2008 for USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America 11
Potash Fertilizers 11
Straight Potash Fertilizers 11
Table 9: Global Potash Fertilizers Market by Geographic
Region: Annual Market Estimates for 2003through 2008 in
000 Tons for USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America 12

Table 10: Global Potash Fertilizers Market by Geographic
Region: Percentage Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for
USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Middle East, and Latin America 12
Multi-Nutrient Fertilizers 13
Compound Fertilizers 13
Complex Fertilizers 13
Slow Release Fertilizers 13
Blended Fertilizers 13
Pesticides 13
Table 11: Global Pesticides Market by Geographic Region:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000
Tons for USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America 13

Table 12: Global Pesticides Market by Geographic Region:
Percentage Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for USA,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America 14
Herbicides 14
Table 13: Global Herbicides Market by Geographic Region:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000
Tons for USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America 14

Table 14: Global Herbicides Market by Geographic Region:
Percentage Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for USA, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East, and Latin America 15
Fungicides 15
Table 15: Global Fungicides Market by Geographic Region:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000 Tons
for USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Middle East, and Latin America 15

Table 16: Global Fungicides Market by Geographic Region:
Percentage Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for USA,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East, and Latin America 15
Insecticides 16
Table 17: Global Insecticides Market by Geographic Region:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000
Tons for USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America 16

Table 18: Global Insecticides Market by Geographic
Region: Percentage Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for
USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Middle East, and Latin America 16
GM Crops - A Causative Factor 17
Table 19: Herbicide Tolerant and Insect Resistant Crops by
Regions: 2005 in Million Acres for US, Latin America,
Canada and Rest of the world 17
Generics - Dominant Player 18
Organic Produce - Market Condition 18
Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Chemicals 18
Ammonia 18
Role of Natural Gas Prices 19
Table 20: Global Ammonium Consumption by End-Uses:
Percentage Market Share for 2005 for Direct Fertilizer
Use, Urea, Ammonium Phosphate and Others 19

Table 21: Global Ammonium Capacity by Geographic Region:
2005 in Thousands of Metric Tons for South America
(Argentina, Brazil, Trinidad, and Venezuela)
West Europe
(Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands,
Norway, and UK)
and Others 20
Environmental Analysis 21
Bio-Rational Pest Control 21
Environmental Considerations 21
Strategic Developments in the Recent Past 21
Corporate Mergers Whittle Down Number of Players 21
Sales of Global Product Rights 21
Chemical Unit of AECI Acquires Businesses of UAP and Chemicphos 21
Finland 22
South Africa 22
Agrochemical Players Face Challenging Scenario 22
Industry Consolidation: Crucial for Survival 22

2. Mergers and Acquisitions 23

3. Strategic Corporate Developments 38

4. Product Launches 48
A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

1. United States 48
Overview 48
Crop Protection Market and Barriers to Entry 48
Chemical Industry - A Brief Review 49
R&D - Corporate Initiatives 49
Table 22: Specialty Chemical R&D Spending by Companies in
the US: 2005 Percentage for Lubrizol, Bayer, Merck KGaA,
Avecia, Dow Chemical, BASF, Dow Coming and others 49
Specialty Products - End Use Sectors 49
Table 23: Chemicals Sales by Specialty Products in the US:
Percentage Market Share for 2005 for Industrial Coatings,
Agchems, Adhesives, Electronic Chemicals, and Others 50
Specialty Chemicals 50
Table 24: Specialty Chemical Sales by Product Category in
the US: Percentage Market Share for 2005 for Pesticides,
Catalysts, Electronic Chemicals and Others 50
Agrochemicals - A Review 51
Pesticides - The Key Sector 51
Table 25: Pesticides Demand by Category in the US: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000 Tons for
Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides and Others 51

Table 26: Pesticides Market in the US (2011): Percentage
Breakdown of Sales for Insecticides, Herbicides, and
Fungicides & Others 51

Table 27: Pesticides Demand by Category in the US:
Percentage Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for Insecticides,
Herbicides, Fungicides and Others 52
Gardening - An Emerging Sector 52
Agribiotech - Lucrative Prospects 52
Ammonia - Facing a Downtrend 52
Strategic Developments (2004-2005) 52
Environmental Analysis 53
Regulatory Issues 53
Rectification Principles for Pesticide Production 53
Cheaper Canadian Pesticides Benefit US Farmers 53

2. Canada 53
Overview 53
Table 28: Pesticides Demand by Category in Canada: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000 Tons for
Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides and Others 54

Table 29: Pesticides Demand by Category in Canada: Percentage
Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for Insecticides,
Herbicides, Fungicides and Others 54
Ammonia - A Focus Sector 54
Table 30: Ammonium Capacity by Leading Companies in Canada:
2005 in Thousands of Metric Tons for Agrium, Canadian
Fertilizer, Saskferco Products, J.R. Simplot Canada, Terra
Industries and Pacific Ammonia 55

3. Japan 55
Fertilizers 55
Selected Fertilizers - A Review 55
Organic Fertilizers 55
Nitrogenous Fertilizers 55
Phosphatic Fertilizers 55
Potassic Fertilizers 56
Table 31: Fertilizers Demand by Category in Japan: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000 Tons for
Nitrogenous, Phosphate and Potash 56

Table 32: Fertilizers Demand by Category in Japan:
Percentage Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for Nitrogenous,
Phosphate and Potash 56
Distribution Channels 56

4. A European Perspective 56
Current Scenario 56
Table 33: Ammonium Production Capacity of Leading Producers
in Western Europe: 2005 in Thousands of Tons for Hydro Agri,
DSM Agro, BASF, Hydro Agri, BASF, Skw, Terra Nitrogen,
Agrolinz, Kemira, Irish Fertiliser and Others 57
Environment Analysis 57
Integrated Pollution Prevention & Control (IPPC) 57
Regulatory Issues 57
Agrochemicals Revaluation-Negative Impact on Pesticides 57

4a. France 58
Table 34: Fertilizers Demand by Category in France: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000 Tons for
Nitrogenous, Phosphate and Potash 58

Table 35: Fertilizers Demand by Category in France: Percentage
Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for Nitrogenous, Phosphate and
Potash 58

4b. Germany 59
Table 36: Pesticides Demand by Category in Germany: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000 Tons for
Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides and Others 59

Table 37: Pesticides Demand by Category in Germany: Percentage
Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for Insecticides, Herbicides,
Fungicides and Others 59

4c. United Kingdom 60
Table 38: Pesticides Demand by Category in the UK: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000 Tons for
Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides and Others 60

Table 39: Pesticides Demand by Category in the UK: Percentage
Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for Insecticides, Herbicides,
Fungicides and Others 60

4d. Spain 61
Table 40: Pesticides Demand by Category in Spain: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000 Tons for
Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides and Others 61

Table 41: Pesticides Demand by Category in Spain: Percentage
Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for Insecticides, Herbicides,
Fungicides and Others 61

4e. Russia 62
Nitrogen Fertilizers Command Lion’s Share in Production 62
Table 42: Leading Players in Russian Nitrogen Fertilizer
Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Production for
Kirovo-Chepetsky CC, Kemerovo Azot, Kuibyshevazot,
Novomoskovsk Azot, Dorogobuzh, Cherepovetsky Azot, and
Others 62

5. An Asian Perspective 62
Overview 62

5a. China 62
China: A Hotspot of Activity 63
Market for Triazophos Growing 63
Tariff Quota Management 63

Opening a New Chapter - WTO Membership 63.

Segmental Review 63
Fertilizers 63
Table 43: Fertilizers Demand by Category in China: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000 Tons for
Nitrogenous, Phosphate and Potash 64

Table 44: Fertilizers Demand by Category in China:
Percentage Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for Nitrogenous,
Phosphate and Potash 65

Table 45: Domestic Fertilizer Market in China for 2005:
Percentage Breakdown by Province Suppliers - Anhui, Guizhou,
Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Qinghai, Shandong,
Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Others 65

Table 46: Domestic Fertilizer Market in China (2006):
Percentage Breakdown by Province Suppliers - Shandong,
Jiangsu, Hubei, Sichuan, Anhui, Liaoning, Guizhou, Yunnan,
Shanxi, and Others 66
Phosphate Fertilizers 66
Domestic Production Volumes Increase 66
Imports of Phosphate Fertilizers Decline 66
Fused Calcium-Magnesium Phosphate and Super-Phosphate 66
Nitric Acid Phosphate 66
Ammonium Phosphate 66
Potash Fertilizers 67
Urea 67
Pesticides - An Overview 67
Table 47: Pesticides Demand by Category in China: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000 Tons for
Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides and Others 68

Table 48: Pesticides Demand by Category in China:
Percentage Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for Insecticides,
Herbicides, Fungicides and Others 69
PIC and POPS Conventions 69

5b. India 69
Agriculture in the Subcontinent 69
Chemical Industry - An Overview 70
Competitive Structure of the Agrochemical Sector 70
Pesticide - Challenges Faced 70
Table 49: Pesticides Demand by Category in India: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000 Tons for
Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides and Others 71

Table 50: Pesticides Demand by Category in India: Percentage
Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for Insecticides,
Herbicides, Fungicides and Others 71
Fertilizer - A Key Segment 72
Table 51: Fertilizers Demand by Category in India: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in 000 Tons for
Nitrogenous, Phosphate and Potash 73

Table 52: Fertilizers Demand by Category in India: Percentage
Market Share for 2005 and 2008 for Nitrogenous, Phosphate
and Potash 73
Major Fertilizer Companies 73
India: Offering Significant Potential 74

5c. Indonesia 74
Overview 74
Government Initiatives 74
Fertilizers - A Focus Area 74
Table 53: Urea Fertilizer Producers’ Production Capacity in
Indonesia: 2005 Capacity in Kilotons for PT Pusri, PT
Petrokimia Gresik, PT Pupuk Kujang, PT Pupuk Kaltim, and
Others 75

Table 54: Urea Fertilizer Producers’ Capacity Utilization in
Indonesia: 2005 Percentage for PT Pusri, PT Petrokimia
Gresik, PT Pupuk Kujang, PT Pupuk Kaltim, and Others 75

5d. Malaysia 75

6. A Latin American Perspective 75

6a. Brazil 76
Overview 76
Herbicides & Pesticides Market 76

6b. Colombia 76

6c. Mexico 76
Ammonia - A Brief Insight 76

7. An African Perspective 77

7a. Senegal 77
Phosphates - Second Largest Source for Foreign Exchange 77

GLOBAL DIRECTORY