Heilongjiang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau on September 9 issued a message, Sino-Russian crude oil pipeline in August 2017 imports of Russian crude oil 1.44 million tons. At this point, the total crude oil pipeline in China has reached 104.92 million tons of total oil.

Russia is an important source of China’s crude oil imports. For a long time, the crude oil trade between China and Russia is mainly through rail transport, there are risks, high freight disadvantages. By 2011, the full length of nearly half a kilometer of crude oil pipeline officially put into operation, opened between China and Russia through the pipeline transport of crude oil history.

Sino-Russian crude oil pipeline from the Russian Far East crude oil pipeline Siwouo Luoduo sub-transmission station, through the Sino-Russian border, through China’s Heilongjiang Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, ending in Daqing, pipeline Russia within the length of about 72 km, China’s long 927.04 Km; January 1, 2011 officially opened, the design of annual oil output of 15 million tons, the largest annual oil supply of 30 million tons, is the direction of China’s oil and gas imports in the northeast of a strategic way.

According to the Heilongjiang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau released data show that as of August 31, 2017, the cumulative inspection of Sino-Russian crude oil pipeline supervision of Russian imports of 104.92 million tons of crude oil.

According to the latest statistics of the General Administration of Customs, the total import and export value of China’s goods trade was 17.83 trillion yuan (the same below) in the first eight months of 2017, up 17.1 percent over the same period of last year. Among them, exports 9.85 trillion yuan, up 13%; imports 7.98 trillion yuan, up 22.5%; trade surplus of 1.87 trillion yuan, narrowing 15.1%.

In August, China’s import and export value of 2.41 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.1%. Among them, the export of 1.35 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.9%; imports 1.06 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.4%; trade surplus of 286.5 billion yuan, narrowing 14%.

Statistics show that from January to August China’s exports of plastic products 172.86 billion yuan, an increase of 16.3%. Electrical and electronic products exports 2.45 trillion yuan, an increase of 11%. Car exports 63 million, an increase of 44.4%.

The first 8 months, China imported primary plastic 18.45 million tons, an increase of 11.6%, the average import price of 11,500 yuan per ton, up 10.4%. Imported cars 800,000, an increase of 20.3%.

General trade import and export growth, the proportion of promotion. In the first eight months, China’s general trade import and export of 10.12 trillion yuan, up 17.9%; of which exports 5.39 trillion yuan, up 11.6%; imports 4.73 trillion yuan, up 26%; trade surplus 650.37 billion yuan, narrowing 39.1 %.

On the European and American countries such as ASEAN import and export growth. The first eight months, China and the EU trade value of 2.71 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.1%. Sino-US trade value of 2.53 trillion yuan, an increase of 19.1%. The first eight months, China and ASEAN bilateral trade amounted to 2.2 trillion yuan, an increase of 19.9 %%. Sino-Japanese trade value of 1.32 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.4%.

China’s foreign trade export pilot index was flat. In August, China’s foreign trade export pilot index was 41.9, basically the same as last month. According to the network survey data show that the month, China’s export managers index was 44.7, down 0.2 from the previous month; new export orders index, export enterprises comprehensive cost index fell 0.6 to 47.8,22.6, export managers confidence index rebounded 0.3 to 50.9.

In August 30-31 held in Qingdao, “the second session of the Chinese pesticide international market development and overseas registration exchange”, the Ministry of Agriculture Pesticide Laboratory of the International Exchange and Service Department Wu Houbin Director made a wonderful report at the meeting. Director Wu of China’s pesticide on the latest export data and industry policy changes were interpreted, but also for some varieties of re-evaluation of the risk made an early warning tips.

Data show that in 2015 China’s pesticide production reached 132.8 million tons (China Pesticide Industry Association data), accounting for about 48.8% of the global use of pesticides 100%, is truly the world’s largest pesticide producer. The excessive use of pesticides, has made the domestic ecological environment of the two “red light”, the implementation of reduction actions to reduce the unreasonable use. In this context, exports are the only way for the healthy development of pesticide industry.

Wu Zhichang through the distribution of export data, said that in recent years, although the number of Chinese pesticide exports and the amount of double reduction trend, but the proportion of agents in which the rise has been showing the structural changes in China’s pesticide exports.

At the meeting, Wu pointed out that China’s pesticide export management policy of the five changes, which for enterprises to import and export trade has a significant impact, but also attracted the attention of participants. Second, the provisions of import and export of pesticides are a kind of pesticide management, import and export of pesticides need to apply for pesticide business license; third, import and export of pesticides should be produced by the Customs and Excise Department of the provisions of the provisions of the Customs and Excise Department Proof of documents; Fourth, the application of ICAMA certification should be consistent with the licensing conditions; Fifth, is related to the import business, that is issued outside the label label production regulations.

In the export process, Mr. Wu reminded pesticide companies in particular, to be concerned with their own relevant international conventions. In accordance with the Rotterdam Convention, ICAMA shall issue export notices to the importing country’s DNA at the time of exporting domestic pesticide products such as butylcyclohexime and methamphetamine from 1 January 2018, The export process takes some time. Parties should, in theory, submit to the Convention a review of domestic prohibited products and discuss whether or not they are included in Annex 3, and that any country of exporting parties will ensure that their enterprises comply with import decisions. So the current review of the ongoing risk assessment products will form an early warning role for export enterprises.

For example, due to human health and environmental hazards related to the current acetochlor has been in line with the conditions of the two countries ban, in October this year will be submitted to the Chemical Review Committee to consider, export enterprises should pay attention to this.

Wu also pointed out several popular products, including Europe, the US patent has just expired, at present nearly a hundred domestic enterprises are preparing to apply for registration of prothioconazole. Prothioconazole is one of the top ten fungicides in the world and is currently registered and sold in more than 60 countries. Its risk is mainly harmful to human health, especially for women’s reproductive system. Compared to foreign control of safe operation, more domestic retail, spraying method is not advanced, the health risks of the application is unacceptable. Although there is no evaluation of the current ICAMA conclusions, but the Director Wu said that according to the results of toxicological assessment, the product may not be able to use in China.

In addition ICAMA start of the pesticide re-evaluation of information on the formation of early warning, the products include carbendazim, atrazine, triazophos, imidacloprid, alachlor, butachlor, speed off Granville, mixed with Granville. At present, the above products have not yet released re-evaluation results, but export enterprises should be concerned.

September 7, the Asian region ethylene market prices stabilized, CFR Northeast Asia closing price unchanged, to close at 1279-1281 US dollars / ton; CFR Southeast Asia closing price unchanged, to close at 1164-1166 US dollars / ton.

September 7 European p-xylene market closing price fell 10 US dollars / ton, closing price of 787-789 US dollars / ton FOB Rotterdam.

September 7 US p-xylene market closing price stable, closing price of 780-790 US dollars / ton FOB US Harbor

September 7, the United States WTI crude oil futures fell in October, to $ 49.09 / barrel, down $ 0.07. Brent crude futures rose in November, reported 54.49 US dollars / barrel, or 0.29 US dollars.

September 7, the European ethylene market closing prices rose, FD Northwest Europe prices rose 0.5 euros / ton to close at 995-999 euros / ton; CIF Northwest Europe prices rose 8 US dollars / ton to close at 1184-1189 US dollars / ton

September 7, the US styrene market FOB US Gulf stable at 60.5-61 cents / lb, equivalent to 1331-1342 US dollars / ton.

September 7, the European styrene market FOB fell 2 US dollars / ton, ARA reported 1469-1470 US dollars / ton.