CITIC Securities: The merger and reorganization of pesticide companies accelerates, and complementary advantages enhance competitiveness

CITIC Securities research report indicates that under the drive of policies and market pressures, China's pesticide industry is accelerating consolidation, with leading companies strengthening their competitive advantages through mergers and acquisitions. Zhongnong Lihua plans to take a controlling stake in Taizhou Agricultural Materials to expand market coverage through channel synergy, complementing advantageous crops and pesticide products; LIER CHEMICAL intends to acquire control of Shandong Huimeng to solidify the competitiveness of the pyridine and glyphosate/precision glyphosate industry chain, reinforcing the fluorine intermediate industry chain and highlighting the value of technological integration. The industry is currently in a strategic consolidation phase, with leading companies achieving resource complementarity and scale effects through mergers and acquisitions. Focus on pesticide companies that achieve "1+1>2" through synergistic empowerment, and seize investment opportunities amid the increasing industry concentration