On the morning of October 28^th, the 15th National Agrochemical Exchange Meeting & Agrochemical Product Expo began at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center. Li Zhonghua, general secretary of CCPIA, host the opening ceremony.

First, Sun Shubao, chairman of CCPIA, delivered a welcome speech. AgroChemEx covered an exhibition area of 33,500 m² with 573 domestic and overseas exhibitors attending, including over 30 foreign exhibitors from America, Germany, Brazil, Australia, Nigeria, Japan, Malaysia and India. Foreign purchasing agents from more than 80 countries and 1000 regions would attend for visiting and negotiating and more than 25,000 domestic and overseas audiences were expected to participate. Meanwhile, nearly ten distinctive theme meetings and industrial forums were also held to summarize the development, changes and impacts of agrochemical industry last year from different perspectives.

Using this opportunity of gathering professionals and pooling agrochemical products and services, Sun Shubao wished to further enhance the status and influence of Chinese agrochemical industry in global agrochemical manufacturing, as well as promote the development and integration of China pesticide industry and global agrochemical industry.

Next, Yang Shouhai, chairman of Nanjing Red Sun Co., LTD., made a speech on behalf of exhibitors. Then, Mr. Pradip Dave, chairman of PMFAI, also made a speech.

Finally, Luo Haizhang, honorary chairman of CCPIA, Sun Shubao, chairman of CCPIA, Mr. Pradip Dave, chairman of PMFAI, Uskov Alexander Mikhailovich, chairman of Russia Pesticide and Industry Union and co-organizers cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony of AgroChemEx. The 15th National Agrochemical Exchange Meeting & Agrochemical Product Expo officially began.