On March 19, 2014, Mr. Robert Hulme, Bayer CropScience Country Head of Greater China and Ms. Wei Yuzhao, General Manager of Bayer Greater China visited China Crop Protection Industry Association (“CCPIA”), and met with Sun Shubao, Chairman of CCPIA, and Li Zhonghua, Secretary-general of CCPIA. In 2013, CCPIA organized some 20 domestic business representatives to visit Bayer’s headquarter in Germany, through which the two parties had in-depth communication. Dr. Sun Shubao said he was greatly impressed by Bayer’s research and development and production system and he expressed thanks to Bayer again for their warm reception and thoughtful arrangement.
Mr. Robert Hulme introduced the operation of Bayer in 2013. He mentioned that Bayer had a global celebration for its 150th anniversary last year, and its annual turnover achieved EUR 40 billion, the best year ever for Bayer since its establishment; he also said that the crop protection business of Bayer CropScience (China) also had a double-digit growth, which is the third growth of Bayer in three consecutive years.
Dr. Sun Shubao introduced the operation of the Chinese pesticide industry and said that 2013 was the best year for the China pesticide industry. With an increase of 1.6% in production, the revenue of main business increased by nearly 20%, and the profit by an exciting 30%. Though the industry showed great performance, the polarization was still clear: large enterprises have steady performance growth while small enterprises experienced difficulties in business operation.
For a long time the society has prejudice to the pesticide industry, plus some of the industry haven’t done their own obligations, which led the industry into a more and more severe environment. For that, CCPIA has actively carried out relevant work, including introducing HSE concept from multinational corporations to improve the HSE level of the industry; to reduce and eliminate pesticide abuse, CCPIA has established the Committee for Using Pesticide Safely and Scientifically this year, hoping to guide enterprises to provide not only pesticide products but also crop protection services and solutions to help farmers form a good pesticide use habit.
Mr. Robert Hulme agreed with and praised CCPIA’s work in recent years. He suggested the two parties establishing a cooperation framework to maintain communication and cooperation on information, scientific research on products including neonicotinoids and the study of policies and regulations. Dr. Sun Shubao agreed and the two parties will have a further discussion on the cooperation framework.
