A fine of 75 million yuan promotes three major changes

Recently, the people's Court of Longyou County, Zhejiang Province, issued a judgment of first instance on the "May 10 extremely serious Environmental pollution case" and sentenced Zhejiang Jinfanda biochemical Co., Ltd. to a fine of 75 million yuan for the crime of environmental pollution. This is by far the largest fine imposed on a pesticide manufacturer due to environmental problems. During the period from October 2011 to May 2013, Jin Fanda Company illegally disposed of more than 35000 tons of glyphosate mother liquor, which was directly discharged to Juhua parking lot in Quzhou City, Deqing River, Fuyang Creek and other places, causing major pollution to the local environment. The industry was shocked as soon as the ticket was issued.

In the face of national environmental protection verification, why is the treatment of glyphosate mother liquor often criticized?

As we all know, glyphosate is the world's largest demand for extinct herbicides, benefiting from the continuous growth of the global planting area of genetically modified crops, the global demand is still in a period of rapid growth. In recent years, the annual output of domestic glyphosate is 450000 ~ 600000 tons, that is, more than 2 million tons of glyphosate mother liquor is produced every year. In the production process of glyphosate, about 30% and 35% of the phosphorus element enters the glyphosate mother liquor. Due to the backward technology, high cost of pollution control, great differences in levels and other problems, the treatment of glyphosate mother liquor encountered various difficulties, and environmental protection has become the core factor affecting the development of the industry pattern. In order to maintain the production and reduce the treatment cost of glyphosate mother liquor, there are not a few enterprises dealing with glyphosate mother liquor illegally. Therefore, in the environmental protection inspection of pesticide enterprises, glyphosate enterprises bear the brunt. The author believes that this case will bring three major changes to the development of the industry.

First of all, speed up the introduction of glyphosate industry standards and compress the living space of illegal production enterprises. At present, the three national standards of "glyphosate", "glyphosate aqueous agent" and "glyphosate granule (powder)" led by the China Pesticide Industry Association are about to be completed and reported, and three related product standards such as "glyphosate by-product industrial salt" will also be drafted one after another. With the improvement of the standard system and the gradual improvement of market supervision, all kinds of illegal acts will be gradually exposed under quality supervision.

Secondly, promote the popularization and optimization of advanced production technology, change the passive and lagging means of pollution control in the past, and the enterprises that master the core technology will take the initiative in the future. At present, many domestic units have made breakthroughs in wastewater treatment. For example, the technology of catalytic alkaline water treatment of diglyphosate wastewater successfully developed by Shenyang Chemical Research Institute has been industrially applied in many enterprises. The catalytic wet air oxidation technology of glyphosate wastewater treatment with simple process, high purification efficiency and no secondary pollution has also made a breakthrough. Domestic glyphosate production giant Zhejiang Xin'an Chemical Group Co., Ltd., Sichuan Leshan Fuhua Tongda Pesticide Technology Co., Ltd. have made remarkable achievements in the resource utilization and efficient treatment of glyphosate mother liquor.

Thirdly, accelerate the reform and reshuffle of glyphosate. Overcapacity, sluggish demand and chaotic production are common problems faced by the pesticide industry. compared with the export of raw drugs, glyphosate has become the main export force. Due to the pressure of environmental protection verification, some enterprises will be eliminated. Large enterprises through mergers and restructuring to enhance their strength, improve the international voice, has become the direction of development.