David Li
China Price Index: The Dilemma of Agrochemical Overcapacity Amid a New Era of Customer Transparency
As overcapacity poses a constant challenge, the agrochemical market enters a new era of customer transparency, says David Li.
China Price Index: Why Chinese Companies Need to Reinvent Themselves and What It Means for Glyphosate, Other Key Agrochemicals
As Chinese companies continue to explore various market strategies, contributor David Li says their future path must be internationalization.
China Price Index: 2024 Reorganization of the Pesticide Supply Chain in China
Contributor David Li shares insight into how global crop protection companies will need to adjust their supply chain strategy in 2024.
China Price Index: What Is the Right Supply Chain Strategy for Your Agrochemicals in 2024?
Contributor David Li shares key insight into the importance of matching the right supply chain strategy with the right products in 2024.
China Price Index: The Way Forward for Chinese Agrochemical Enterprises’ Internationalization
The internationalization of Chinese companies needs to explore a new path, rather than waiting helplessly for the collapse of the industrial price system.
China Price Index: Why the Value Chain Is So Important for the Global Agrochemicals Market
Supply chain management will become more difficult for companies in the future, mainly because competition is changing faster than procurement teams can imagine.
China Price Index: Glufosinate’s Shift from Overcapacity to Product Innovation
Contributor David Li provides key insight into the state of the glufosinate market and the challenges manufacturers face in an oversaturated market.
China Price Index: Why Glyphosate Manufacturers’ Pricing Strategy Is Failing and How to Fix It
In the current glyphosate market, the most realistic solution is to consistently support distributors at a reasonable price and just ride out the storm with customers.
China Price Index: Three Takeaways for Chinese Agrochemical Companies’ Strategic Thinking
Facing market downturns can be a challenge for ag chem companies. Three strategies can help Chinese manufacturers navigate challenging times.
China Price Index: How Agrochemical Companies Can Overtake the Competition During a ‘Rainy Race Day’
When the crop protection industry is in adversity, it is cooperation and sharing of resources that empower companies to overtake the competition.
China Price Index: Why Supplier Diversification Is Key in the Chinese Agrochemical Market
Contributor David Li examines why current adversity in the global crop protection industry is forcing companies to explore new business tracks.
China Price Index: Chinese Suppliers Face Dilemma As Competition Intensifies in Generic Pesticide Market
In China’s pesticide supply market, the red ocean of competition has turned every supplier into a “prisoner”, says contributor David Li.
China Price Index: The Transformation of China and Its Agrochemical Industry
China’s shift to a innovation-based society is providing historic opportunity for agchem companies like Nutrichem.
China Price Index: Exploring Pricing and Geopolitical Concerns for China’s Agchem Market in 2023
Supply challenges and ongoing trade tensions could challenge availability and raise price, said contributor David Li during our recent webinar.
China Price Index: How Leading Chinese Agrochemical Companies Are Investing in R&D, Manufacturing Clusters
Contributor David Li shares why some companies are investing in production clusters, while others continue to make strong investments in R&D.
China Price Index: How China’s Agrochemical Industry Can Tame the ‘Bullwhip Effect’
Chinese companies should use a more open attitude to understand its strategic positioning, prompt cultural understanding, and dare to go overseas when it matters.
China Price Index: The Impact of Sichuan’s Power Restriction and Historical High Temperature on Glyphosate, Glufosinate
Contributing writer David Li addresses how the short-term power supply restriction will impact the country’s overall capacity and pricing for key agrochemicals.
China Price Index: Identifying Inflection Points for Chinese Agrochemical Prices
When predicting product trends, understanding overall societal trends can be very important, but more important is the sensitivity to inflection points.
China Price Index: Glufosinate Approaches a ‘Perfectly Competitive Market’ and What It Means for Buyers and Sellers
Persistently weak overseas demand in the long term might prevent glufosinate prices from holding firm.