Pesticide adjuvant is a substance that is added to a pesticide product or pesticide spray mixture to enhance the pesticide’s performance and/or the physical properties of the spray mixture. Although the adjuvant don't have effectiveness properties to the target, using the correct adjuvant can have benefits such as improving the efficacy of the applied formulation, reducing or eliminating spray application problems.

Main Categories of Pesticide Adjuvants

Further classifications include organic silicone synergist, anti-drift adjuvant, rain fastness adjuvant, and tank mix adjuvant.

Pesticide Adjuvant Industry Chain

The upstream of the pesticide adjuvant industry chain includes raw materials such as inorganic minerals, petrochemical products, and naturally occurring biological substances. The midstream involves the production and supply of adjuvants, while the downstream focuses on their processing and application in agricultural production, cultivation, and public health sectors

Current Development of Pesticide Adjuvants

With the continuous growth of the global population, increasing demand for agricultural products, and advancements in modern agricultural technology, the global demand for pesticides has been rising annually, fueling the growth of the global pesticide adjuvant market. In 2022, the market size was approximately USD 4.038 billion, a 2.5% increase from the previous year. China is the largest market, accounting for about 22.42%, by Europe and North America, with approximately 19.79% and 18.51%, respectively. According to FAO statistics, the global pesticide usage in 2021 was equivalent to 3.5 million tons of active ingredients. Based on industry standards, the global pesticide formulation usage exceeded 10 million tons. As essential for pesticide formulation processing, the usage of adjuvant products (excluding fillers and carriers) is over 500,000 tons, indicating tremendous potential for growth.

CAC2024: Fostering Quality Growth in the Pesticide Formulation Industry

Pesticide enhancement and formulation technology are key exhibits at CAC show. At CAC2024, 56 pesticide adjuvant companies from 14 countries and regions have confirmed their exhibiting. They will showcase their latest pesticide adjuvant products and comprehensive solutions for efficient pesticide formulation to over 20,000 enterprises and an attendance of 65,000 industry professionals from more than 100 countries worldwide.