Annual Review of the Global Crop Nutrition and Bio-stimulants Industry 2016
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In 2016, the situation of the agrochemicals industry, including crop nutrition, experienced drastic upheavals due to the global exchange rate fluctuation, decline of bulk agricultural products, overcapacity of agricultural products, and extreme weather changes. Traditional fertilizer companies adopted such measures as integrating resources, reducing production capacity, cutting down costs, optimizing product structure, adjusting organizational structure and divesting non-core assets to cope with declining performance.Time for a change Tick !
In August 2016, YARA International acquired Tata Chemicals' Babrala urea plant in India for USD 400 million.
Mosaic to acquire Vale fertilizer assets to further strengthen its market position in Brazil
PotashCorp announces merger with Agrium to fully integrate resources and channel advantages
Bayer's strategy for precision agriculture was further implemented through the acquisition of Monsanto, while continuing to increase its investment in this field.
Kingenta acquires three international fertilizer companies to accelerate their internationalization strategy
In 2016, Chinese fertilizer giant Kingenta accelerated its internationalization strategy. Through overseas mergers and acquisitions, construction of overseas centres.
Its more than obvious that the biggest players in the Fertiliser Industry have to change to survive. If GPP have something they want , they will pay for it ! They need newer , better and greener solutions to take to the market place. ( And they need to be able to produce the product cheaper ) 1/10th the production cost maybe
Bio-stimulants producers are accelerating the expansion in the global market
Driven by the European Bio-stimulants Industry Council (EBIC), the European Union introduced in June 2016 a proposal to revise a regulation, focusing on the development of biological stimulants, to promote the development of circular agriculture model in the Union.
Bio-Stimulants are cutting edge! Rules and regulations are only now being put in place ! Till date, there is no Chinese term for bio-stimulants in China, but fertilizers containing different bio-stimulant components, such as seaweed extracts, humic acid, amino acid and micro-organisms, have been widely used in agricultural production in China and have produced very good results.
Data showed that China has a bio-stimulants market capacity of USD 400 to 500 million, most likely to become the largest market for bio-stimulants’ application.
Take a read of the below chart , very interesting !
2016 Big Events of Agrochem Industry – M&A
Crop Protection ● DuPont and Dow announced merger ● ChemChina to acquire syngenta for over US$ 43 billion ● Bayer to acquire Monsanto for $ 66 billion ● Chinese agchem company Sanonda to acquire ADAMA for $2.8 bn ● Lanxess plans to acquire Chemtura Corporation ● Sumitomo Chemical to acquire 44.98% stake in Excel Crop Care ● Nufarm sells its 14.69% stake in Excel Crop Care ● Mitsui Chemicals Agro acquires 20% shares of Cuulong ● Mitsui Chemicals Agro acquires additional shares of Sotus International in Thailand ● Mitsui acquires DuPont's Kocide® and ManKocide® copper fungicide business ● Albaugh subsidiary completed the acquisition of FMC’s Consagro in Brazil ● Crystal Crop acquires BASF's fungicide brand Bavistin ● LG Chem to acquire Dongbu Farm Hannong ● Best Agro Group acquires an agrochemicals manufacturing facility from Chemtura Chemicals India ● Zaad acquires 49% stake in Farm-Ag Group ● Lallemand acquires Lage y Cía to Expand Its Plant Care Business ● Advent International to acquire chemicals producer Viakem ● Staphyt to acquire 100% equity of Peracto ● Belchim Crop Protection NV to take stake in Canadian company Engage Agro Corp ● SBM Développement acquires Bayer Garden and Bayer Advanced businesses
Have a great weekend guys
Ps . I only just scratched the surface of mergers and accusations , Big buys out small , Simple
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