From Oct. 15 to Oct. 16, the 2008 Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Marketing Symposium and the Technology and Product Exchange on Fertilizer Reduction and Increase Efficiency, sponsored by the China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association, was held in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. Delegates at the meeting held that it was imperative to speed up research and development and promotion of green and efficient products and inject new vitality into the development of the industry.

Gu Zongqin, chairman of the China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association, said that the nitrogen fertilizer industry withstood the test of shortage of natural gas supply and upgrading of environmental protection control from January to August this year, which ensured the stable supply of domestic nitrogen fertilizer and improved the industry efficiency. It has the following characteristics: first, the low utilization rate of capacity and the marked decline in output. Two, the price of raw materials is rising and the prices of products are rising. Three, imports grew faster and exports declined significantly. The four is the improvement of industry efficiency.

According to the statistics of China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association, the total production of synthetic ammonia in China in January-August 2018 was 36.455 million tons, a decrease of 5.4% compared with the same period of the previous year; the output of nitrogen fertilizer was 24.328 million tons, a decrease of 8%; the output of urea was 33.876 million tons (in kind), a decrease of 8.1%. It is estimated that the annual output of urea will be about 49 million tons, down 8.2% from the same period last year.

In 2018, the apparent consumption of nitrogen was 21 million 962 thousand tons of pure nitrogen in 1~8 month, down 3.84% compared with the same period last year. The apparent consumption of urea was 33 million 129 thousand tons, down 1% from the same period last year. The sales volume and inventory of urea supply and marketing system showed a downward trend, and inventory level was at a historic low level.

Ding Jianwu, Director of Commerce and Trade Department of the Economic and Trade Department of the State Development and Reform Commission, said that due to various factors, the total supply of chemical fertilizers in the country has dropped significantly, the demand for fertilizers has decreased slightly, and market prices have risen to varying degrees. First, the output declined more. In the month of 1~8, the output of chemical fertilizer in China was 39 million 670 thousand tons, a decrease of 1 million 540 thousand tons, a decrease of 3.7%. Two is a slight reduction in demand. In 1~8 month, the national supply and marketing cooperative system and agricultural enterprises sold 126 million 830 thousand tons of real chemical fertilizer, down 3.1% from the same period last year. Three, prices are rising more.

The delegates gave advice on how to promote green and efficient fertilizer products. Gao Xiangzhao, chief expert of the National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center, said that fertilizer reduction and efficiency can be achieved by reducing moisture leaching, accelerating fertilizer efficiency, controlling fertilizer efficiency and cooperating with other elements (additives) to improve the utilization rate. Lu Zongyun, a researcher at Shenyang Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, suggested that the innovation of fertilizer products should focus on the utilization rate and effective period of nitrogen fertilizer, the precise formula nutrition and the precise use of fertilizer, and the development of functions other than fertilizer nutrition. Li Jun, Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, proposed to improve and break through low-cost, high-yield industrial technology to promote green and high-efficiency fertilizer product innovation through the "fertilizer nutrition function, root absorption function, soil environmental function" system. Dr. Ma Zhipan, Nanjing Institute of Soil Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, introduced the research on the mechanism of controlling the efficiency and loss of new urea fertilizer.

In view of the situation of nitrogen fertilizer market in winter and spring, Gao Li, deputy secretary-general of China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association, said that the supply of nitrogen fertilizer market may decline this winter and spring. In addition, due to increased uncertainty, circulation links and compound fertilizer enterprises to avoid risk, may reduce inventory, market price fluctuations will increase.

Looking forward to the future, Gu Zongqin said that the next work of the nitrogenous fertilizer industry should focus on adhering to the concept of resource conservation and green development, strengthening scientific innovation, improving the quality and efficiency of industry development, speeding up the research and development and promotion of green and efficient products, and injecting new vitality into industry development. Specifically, the first is to control production capacity and improve the level of cleaner production in the nitrogenous fertilizer industry. Two, we should vigorously adjust the product mix with the aim of increasing nitrogen use efficiency and enhancing the economic efficiency of enterprises. Three, we should seize the current favorable opportunity to produce more fertilizer and supply the market. Four, we must strive for a favorable policy environment to ensure the basic agricultural fertilizer demand. Five, we should strive to improve the quality of agricultural services in order to meet the new demands of modern agricultural development.