According to the Announcement No. 1745 issued jointly by MOA, MIIT and AQSIQ, from Jul 1 2014, paraquat AS registration and production permit should be repealed, and production (except on the only purpose of export) should be shut down. From Jul 1 2016, paraquat AS should be stopped using and selling in China.
Seen from the paraquat market, in Mar, VWAP of paraquat TK(100% basis) reached $15650 per tonne in China, increased by 20.05% than that of the beginning of 2014. However the price began to fell afterwards, till the end of May, VWAP of paraquat TK (100% basis) declined to $14100 per tonne.

According to registration information from ICAMA, new formulations of paraquat have already been developed and registered. Meanwhile, MIIT is working on the specifications for non-AS paraquat formulation production conditions. Where to for paraquat market in China? Let’s wait and see.