Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group

What Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group does

Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group (Wynca, 600596.SH) is a publicly listed Chinese chemical conglomerate operating three integrated business platforms: Crop Protection, Silicon-based New Materials, and Phosphorus-based New Materials. The group traces its origins to 1965 and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2001. Its core technology is a Chlorine-Silicon-Phosphorus (Cl-Si-P) circular economy system in which chloromethane recovered from glyphosate production tail gas is reused as raw material for organosilane monomer synthesis, achieving over 97% resource utilization across all three elements and generating RMB 44.3 billion in cumulative economic benefits since 2006. This architecture enabled the world's first 10,000-ton continuous glyphosate manufacturing line and a globally pioneering phosphorus recovery process for high-concentration organic wastewater.

The company's product portfolio spans glyphosate technical and formulations (including patent-protected sole-supplier solid granule forms of potassium, isopropylamine, and dimethylamine salts), glufosinate-ammonium herbicides, silane specialty gases, silicone oils, silicone rubber (47,000 tons/year at subsidiary Xinan Tianyu), high-purity photovoltaic-grade trichlorosilane, paper-making chemicals (subsidiary Huayang Chemical), and emerging phosphorus-based battery anode materials. Wynca operates three domestic production bases in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Ningxia, an overseas formulation factory in Ghana (30,000 tons/year, expanded with Nigeria Phase 2 in 2023), and sales/service offices in the USA, Germany, Brazil, and Tanzania. Silicone products reach 130+ countries; agrochemical trading reaches 80+ countries via the Zhejiang Xinan Import & Export subsidiary.

Revenue is generated through direct sales of manufactured goods, international trading exports, and regional distributor/agent networks across global markets. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The customer base is diversified across agricultural end-users (Chinese farmers, Brazilian soybean growers, West African distributors), industrial silicone buyers (power/communications, rail/automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics), and emerging battery materials customers. Strategic positioning centers on a vertically integrated raw-materials-to-finished-products value chain, a circular economy cost advantage, and 84 ICAMA pesticide registrations plus 23-product GLP data assets that create regulatory barriers for competitors in overseas markets.

Name

Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group

Legal name

浙江新安化工集团股份有限公司

Website

https://wynca.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Wynca (600596.SH) is a Chinese integrated chemical conglomerate producing crop protection products (glyphosate, glufosinate), silicon-based materials (silicone rubber, silane gases, photovoltaic-grade trichlorosilane), and phosphorus-based materials for batteries and paper chemicals, serving agricultural and industrial customers in 130+ countries through vertical integration and a circular economy model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (325320), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Crop Protection Chemicals (Herbicides/Insecticides/Fungicides) (IMAEAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Biochemicals & Bio-based Platform Chemicals (cellulose sugars, lignin derivatives, organic acids) (IMAMALAB)

Keywords

• Crop protection chemicals
• Silicon-based materials
• Organosilicon manufacturing
• Phosphate-based materials
• Glyphosate herbicides

Headquarters

HQ city

Hangzhou

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Crop Protection Products: Manufacturing and sale of agrochemical products including glyphosate (and its various salt forms: ammonium, potassium, isopropylamine, dimethylamine), herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, and adjuvants. Products are sold domestically in China and exported globally. The company holds 84 ICAMA pesticide registrations (20 technical products, 64 formulations).
2. Silicon-based New Materials (Silicone Products): Production and sale of organosilicon products including silane gases, silicone oils, silicone rubber, silicone resins, and silane coupling agents. Products serve power/communications, rail/automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics, and new energy sectors. The company operates a complete upstream-to-downstream integrated supply chain.
3. International Trading: Zhejiang Xinan Import & Export operates as the group's international trading platform, handling export and import of agrochemicals, chemical products, minerals, electronics, machinery, and daily goods. Serves customers in nearly 80 countries. Also provides procurement services for third-party products.
4. Phosphorus-based New Materials: Production and sale of phosphorus-based new materials and battery materials including graphite anodes, silicon-based anodes, and new anode materials for power batteries, energy storage batteries, and consumer electronics.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group (Wynca) manufactures and sells crop protection chemicals (glyphosate and glufosinate herbicides plus other insecticides, fungicides, and seed treatment products), silicon-based new materials (silane, silicone oil, silicone rubber, and high-purity photovoltaic-grade trichlorosilane across a vertically integrated silicon-to-silicone industrial chain), and phosphorus-based new materials (battery anode materials for power, energy storage, and consumer-electronics batteries). The company also operates an international trading arm exporting its chemicals and third-party products to customers in nearly 80 countries, with manufacturing bases in China and Ghana.

Product overview

Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group (Wynca) operates as a diversified chemical conglomerate with three core business platforms: Crop Protection (作物保护), Silicon-Based New Materials (硅基新材料), and Phosphorus-Based New Materials (磷基新材料). The Crop Protection platform centers on a complete 'intermediate-active ingredient-formulation' integrated development model, featuring flagship products including Glyphosate series (草甘膦原药, 草甘膦铵盐, 草甘膦钾盐, 草甘膦异丙胺盐, 草甘膦二甲胺盐) and Glufosinate-Ammonium (草铵膦), along with a full portfolio of insecticides, fungicides, and crop nutrition solutions. The Silicon-Based New Materials platform leverages a complete industrial chain from silicon mining through monomer synthesis to downstream manufacturing, offering Silane (硅烷), Silicone Oil, Silicone Rubber, and High-Purity Photovoltaic-Grade Trichlorosilane. Wynca also operates subsidiaries including Wynca Tianyu (specializing in silicone rubber with 47,000 tons annual capacity), Huayang Chemical (green paper-making chemicals), and Wynca Import & Export (international trade with 84 ICAMA pesticide certificates). The Group serves global markets across 130+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 重骑士®: Brand name for Xinan's precision glufosinate-ammonium soluble granule herbicide product for crop protection.
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Products and services

• Glyphosate Series (草甘膦系列) Complete range of glyphosate technical and formulated products including ammonium salt, potassium salt, isopropylamine salt, and dimethylamine salt variants. Wynca is the global pioneer and sole manufacturer of solid granule formulations for the potassium, isopropylamine, and dimethylamine salts, protected by patent technology. Sold to agrochemical distributors, formulation companies, and large farms in China and globally.
• Glufosinate-Ammonium (草铵膦) Non-selective herbicide with fast-acting weed control, long-lasting efficacy, broad weed spectrum, and environmental safety characteristics. Effective against glyphosate- and paraquat-resistant weeds including goosegrass, small feathery fleabane, and horsetail. Sold to agrochemical distributors and large-scale farming operations.
• Silane (硅烷) Specialty gas used as a primary specialty gas in semiconductor microelectronic processes, also serving as a precursor for photovoltaic polysilicon production. Targeted at semiconductor, photovoltaic, and electronic materials manufacturers.
• Silicone Oil and Processed Products (硅油及二次加工品) Silicone oil and processed products with electrical insulation, radiation resistance, flame retardancy, corrosion resistance, and high/low temperature resistance properties. Serves industrial buyers in power, electronics, personal care, textile, and machinery sectors.
• Silicone Rubber (硅橡胶) Silicone rubber used primarily for insulation, moisture prevention, sealing, bonding, and vibration damping across power communications, personal care, OA equipment, automotive parts, and medical equipment. Wynca TINYO (新安天玉) is a wholly-owned subsidiary producing 47,000 tons of silicone rubber annually, ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified with intellectual property management system.
• High-Purity Photovoltaic-Grade Trichlorosilane (高纯度光伏级三氯氢硅) High-purity trichlorosilane serving as foundational material for polysilicon and silane coupling agent production in the photovoltaic industry. Features multi-stage boron removal technology achieving 99.9%+ impurity removal rate. Manufactured by subsidiary Kaihua Hecheng. Target customers include polysilicon producers, photovoltaic manufacturers, and silane coupling agent producers.
• Crop Protection Integrated Solutions (作物保护) Complete integrated crop protection platform covering seeds and seedlings, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and crop nutrition, providing comprehensive plant protection solutions. Backed by 84 ICAMA pesticide registrations (20 technical products, 64 formulations) plus GLP data for 23 pesticide products. Targeted at distributors, large-scale farms, and agricultural cooperatives in China and globally.
• Silicon-Based New Materials Solutions (硅基新材料) Complete industrial chain platform from upstream silicon mining and smelting through organosilicon monomer synthesis to downstream product manufacturing. Products serve power communications, rail transit and automotive, medical health, new energy materials, and consumer electronics. Sold to over 130 countries and regions worldwide.
• Phosphorus-Based New Materials (磷基新材料) Phosphorus-based new materials for energy applications, including graphite anodes, silicon-based anodes, and new anode materials for power batteries, energy storage batteries, and 3C consumer electronics batteries. Forms the third pillar of Wynca's three-pillar strategy alongside crop protection and silicon-based new materials. Targeted at battery and energy storage manufacturers.
• Agricultural Silicone Adjuvant XHG248 (农用有机硅助剂XHG248) Next-generation agricultural spray adjuvant with high surface activity, functioning as a super spreader with superior spreading, penetration, and wetting properties. Used by agricultural sprayers and pesticide formulators to improve droplet coverage and active ingredient uptake.
• Flame Retardants (阻燃剂) Industrial flame retardants including TCPP (Tris(2-chloropropyl) phosphate), TCEP (Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate), and IPPP (Triaryl phosphate) for use in polyurethane foams, plastics, coatings, and other industrial applications. Strategic focus of the 2025 Valtris partnership. Targeted at plastics, coatings, and polyurethane manufacturers.
• Green Paper-Making Chemical Solutions (华洋化工造纸化学品) Green chemical solutions covering the entire paper-making process including pulping, forming, coating, and post-processing. Products include eco-friendly coating emulsions replacing traditional PE coating, low-chlorine/high-efficiency wet strength agents, food-grade card paper high-performance emulsions, fluorine-free oil-resistant agents, and food-grade dry strength agents. Manufactured and sold through subsidiary Huayang Chemical (华洋化工) to paper mills and converters.
• Zhejiang Xinan Import & Export International Trading Services (浙江新安进出口) Wholly-owned international trading subsidiary handling export and import of agrochemicals, chemical products, minerals, electronics, machinery, and daily goods. Serves customers in nearly 80 countries and regions. Also provides procurement services for third-party products. Targeted at overseas buyers and trading partners requiring a regulated Chinese supply channel.

Quantifiable outcome

• Resource utilization rate of 97%+ for chlorine, silicon, and phosphorus elements
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Valtris (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2025Xinan signed a strategic cooperation agreement with US-based Valtris in September 2025. Valtris is a global leading specialty chemical additives and precursors company serving plastics, coatings, adhesives, sealants, pharmaceuticals, flavors, fragrances, and personal care sectors. The partnership focuses on technology cooperation and future market development in flame retardant materials. Valtris COO Robert Parker visited Xinan facilities including Fujian Xinan Technology and Huayang Chemical to explore deeper collaboration.
• Yunnan University (云南大学)supportingTechnology or Integration · 1 August 2025Yunnan University President Ma Wenhui visited Xinan to discuss technology cooperation. Yunnan University shared latest research progress in low-carbon smelting technology for industrial silicon. Both parties expressed intent to deepen cooperation in new materials and green technology R&D, focusing on industrial silicon smelting technology innovation and green transformation.
• Kunming University of Science and Technology (昆明理工大学)supportingTechnology or Integration · 1 August 2025Kunming University of Science and Technology experts visited Xinan alongside Yunnan University to explore technology cooperation. Both parties aim to conduct joint research in industrial silicon low-carbon smelting technology and accelerate innovation and green transformation of smelting technology.
• Zhejiang Zhongke Technology Co., Ltd. (浙江中控)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerXinan partnered with Zhejiang Zhongke Technology to establish joint venture 'Zhongke Zhixin' (中控智新), providing digital transformation solutions for SMEs in the chemical industry's value chain. This partnership leverages Xinan's industry experience and Zhongke's automation and control technology expertise.
• Huayang Chemical (华洋化工)coreOthersHuayang Chemical is a subsidiary of Xinan Group specializing in green paper chemicals. It showcased innovative products including eco-friendly coating emulsions, high-efficiency wet strength agents, and fluorine-free oil-resistant agents at CIPTE 2025.
• Xinan Tianyu Silicone (新安天玉有机硅有限公司)coreOthersXinan Tianyu is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinan Group, committed to being a global leader in silicone integrated services. With 25 years of experience and 47,000 tons/year silicone rubber production capacity. Located in Guangdong Qingyuan with a planned high-performance intelligent manufacturing base.
• Shandong Xinfeng (山东鑫丰种业)coreOthersSubsidiary specializing in seed processing and production. Key contributor to Xinan's seed-pesticide-fertilizer integrated solutions. Operates automated production lines during peak seasons to ensure seed supply for farmers.
• Ghana Sunshine Factory (加纳阳光工厂)coreOthersFirst modern pesticide formulation factory built by a Chinese company in Africa. Produces 30,000 tons/year of glyphosate formulations. China's pesticide industry's first overseas modern formulation factory, recognized as a Belt and Road cooperation benchmark project.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• UPL Limited: India-based crop protection and seed company with global distribution across Latin America, Africa, and Asia — comparable in geographic footprint, generic agrochemical strategy, and emerging-market focus.
• Syngenta Group: Global crop protection and seeds major with deep overlaps in herbicides (including glyphosate formulations) and adjacent seeds business, and now owned by Sinochem — making it the most directly comparable large-scale crop protection peer to Wynca.
• Wacker Chemie: German silicones and polysilicon manufacturer; directly comparable to Wynca's silicon-based new materials platform in silicone rubber, silicone oils, and silane/pyrolytic silicon operations.
• ADAMA: Israel-headquartered generic crop protection manufacturer with strong Asia distribution and a parallel portfolio of herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides — directly comparable to Wynca's crop protection platform.
• Jiangxi Yangnong Chemical: Chinese domestic crop protection producer with overlapping glyphosate and pyridine chemistry product lines; a direct Chinese-domestic peer to Wynca's crop protection platform.
• Hubei Xingfa Chemicals: Chinese-listed specialty chemicals company with phosphorous and silicon chemistry platforms; comparable to Wynca's phosphorus-based and silicon-based new materials portfolios.

Broad incumbents

• BASF Agricultural Solutions: Diversified chemical giant's crop protection division offers overlapping herbicides/insecticides/fungicides plus seed treatment; broad incumbent with both upstream chemistry and downstream applications comparable to Wynca.
• FMC Corporation: U.S. diversified crop protection leader with overlapping herbicide/insecticide portfolios; broader specialty ingredients exposure makes it a broad incumbent rather than direct formulation peer to Wynca.
• Corteva Agriscience: Major U.S. crop protection and seed company with a strong herbicide portfolio (including branded glyphosate alternatives); overlaps with Wynca in crop protection but anchored in proprietary chemistry and seeds rather than generic formulations.
• Shin-Etsu Chemical: Japan-based global leader in silicones and PVC with very large-scale organosilicon monomer and downstream operations; overlaps with Wynca across the silicon-based new materials chain at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries9 records

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