Precise glufosinate ammonium is expected to promote the improvement of pesticide quality and efficiency, and there is broad room for future market development.

Glufosinate-ammonium has two optical isomers, L-type and D-type, among which L-type glufosinate-ammonium has a herbicidal effect. L-type glufosinate-ammonium, also known as refined glufosinate-ammonium and levo-glufosinate-ammonium, is the only natural amino acid herbicide containing a C-P-C structure so far. With the advantages of being natural, highly active, and low in pollution, refined glufosinate-ammonium will gradually replace ordinary glufosinate-ammonium and become the mainstream product in the glufosinate-ammonium market.

At present, the racemic product with D:L=1:1 is the mainstream product in the glufosinate market. The herbicidal activity of refined glufosinate is twice that of ordinary glufosinate, but the cost of use is similar to that of ordinary glufosinate. Therefore, the development of refined glufosinate is needed. Phosphines can not only reduce the dosage of original drugs, but also play an important role in improving product economics and reducing environmental pollution. Precise glufosinate-ammonium has achieved pesticide reduction, improved quality and efficiency, and is in line with the national policy of “reducing application, increasing efficiency, reducing quantity and controlling harm”, and has broad market development space in the future.

According to the “2022-2026 China Glufosinate Ammonium Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report released by the Industrial Research Center It shows that at this stage, domestic companies registering glufosinate-ammonium technical materials, soluble agents, aqueous agents and other related dosage forms include Yongnong Bioscience, Japan Meiji Confectionery, Leer Chemical, Shandong Kesaiji Agricultural Biotechnology, and Shandong Luba Chemical. and other companies. Precise glufosinate-ammonium has outstanding advantages. With the increase in the number of companies involved, the refined glufosinate-ammonium market has entered a period of rapid growth.

Glufosinate ammonium is an effective tool for the management of glyphosate resistance. With the use of glyphosate, the problem of glyphosate-resistant weeds has emerged, which will drive the release of demand for glufosinate ammonium. It is expected that in 2025, the global precision glufosinate will be The demand for ammonium phosphine will reach 56,000 tons. As one of the important trends in the development of the glufosinate-ammonium industry, the market for refined glufosinate-ammonium has huge room for development. It is expected that by 2026, refined glufosinate-ammonium will completely replace ordinary glufosinate-ammonium and compete with glyphosate.

Glufosinate-ammonium production processes include format-Strecker method, thermal cracking-ACA method and aluminum method-Strecker method. my country is the world’s largest producer of glufosinate, accounting for about 60% of global production. Domestic glufosinate-ammonium production processes The format-Strecker method is the main method, and related production companies include Lier Chemical, Yongnong Biology and other companies. In terms of refined glufosinate-ammonium, Yongnong Biotechnology’s 10% refined glufosinate-ammonium SL (Jinbaisu®) obtained the first domestic registration certificate in 2020, kicking off the application of refined glufosinate-ammonium in my country. Leer Chemical is the largest glufosinate-ammonium manufacturer in China. In 2021, the company plans to produce 3,000 tons/year and 30,000 tons/year of refined glufosinate-ammonium production capacity at its Guang’an and Mianyang bases respectively.

Industry analysts said that refined glufosinate has the advantages of high activity and low pollution, and is expected to promote the reduction and quality improvement of pesticides. Efficiency enhancement, with the upgrade of market demand, refined glufosinate-ammonium is expected to gradually replace ordinary glufosinate-ammonium and become the mainstream product in the market. At this stage, my country’s refined glufosinate-ammonium market has entered a stage of rapid growth. As the number of enterprises increases and projects under construction and proposed are put into production, the scale of the refined glufosinate-ammonium industry will further expand.