Shanghai Profirst Launches Its New Corporate Website
Six complete language versions, fully searchable, with online inquiry and live chat
Read moreNews
Holiday Notice | Mid-Autumn Festival & National Day
Shanghai Profirst wishes our partners and friends a joyful Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. Our team will continue to provide online service and support during the holidays.
Read more
PROFIRST Launches Instagram Channels to Better Serve Global Customers
PROFIRST announces the launch of three Instagram channels
Read more
Dragon Boat Festival Greetings and Holiday Notice
PROFIRST celebrates the Dragon Boat Festival and announces the holiday from June 19 to 21, 2026, with continuous online support during the break.
Read more
International Labor Day Celebration and Holiday Notice
PROFIRST celebrates International Labor Day and announces the holiday schedule.
Read more
Biocompatible Adjuvants from PROFIRST
PROFIRST manufactures a range of biocompatible adjuvants designed to work effectively with modern pesticide formulations while meeting increasingly strict environmental requirements.
Read more
A Great Time at CAC 2026: See You Next Year!
PROFIRST took part in CAC 2026, reconnecting with global partners and building new relationships for future cooperation in agrochemical adjuvants.
Read more
PROFIRST Attends CAC 2026 Exhibition
Visit our booth at the China International Agrochemicals exhibition.
Read more
2026 Chinese New Year Holiday Notice
PROFIRST wishes you a Happy Chinese New Year 2026, Year of the Horse. Success arrives with the horse. Holiday: Feb 15–23, 2026. Online support available
Read more
PROFIRST to Exhibit at CAC 2026, Booth 52M70
PROFIRST will exhibit at CAC 2026 in Shanghai, showcasing agrochemicals, adjuvants, fertilizers and formulation solutions for global agriculture.
Read more
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2026!
PROFIRST wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026.
Read more
Dragon Boat Festival Notice 2025
PROFIRST will be closed for the Dragon Boat Festival holiday.
Read more
Spring Festival Holiday Notice 2025
PROFIRST will be closed for the 2025 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) holiday.
Read more
Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday Notice 2024
PROFIRST will be closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.
Read more
Dragon Boat Festival Holiday Notice 2024
PROFIRST's 2024 Dragon Boat Festival notice: the office closed on 10 June.
Read more
PROFIRST team trip to Beijing in 2024
PROFIRST held a team-building trip to Beijing in late April 2024.
Read more
Qingming Festival Holiday Notice 2024
PROFIRST will be closed for the Qingming Festival holiday.
Read more
Spring Festival Holiday Notice 2024
PROFIRST will be closed for the 2024 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) holiday.
Read more
New Year's Day Holiday Notice 2024
PROFIRST will be closed for the New Year's Day holiday.
Read more
Mid-Autumn Festival & National Day Holiday Notice
PROFIRST will be closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays.
Read more
Dragon Boat Festival Notice
PROFIRST's 2023 Dragon Boat Festival notice: holiday from 22 to 24 June, with 25 June as a working day.
Read more
Labor Day Holiday Notice 2023
PROFIRST's 2023 Labor Day notice: holiday from 29 April to 3 May.
Read more
Qingming Festival Holiday Notice 2023
PROFIRST's 2023 Qingming Festival notice: the office closed on 5 April, with enquiries handled by e-mail.
Read more
2023 Spring Festival Holiday Notice
PROFIRST's 2023 Spring Festival notice: office closed from 19 to 28 January, returning to work on 29 January.
Read more
PROFIRST working in new office
PROFIRST opened an additional office in Pudong, Shanghai, where its international team is based. The new office is at Room 805, No. 30, Lane 2419, Hunan Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 201204.
Read more
New Year's Day Holiday Notice 2023
PROFIRST's 2023 New Year notice: office closed from 31 December to 2 January, returning to work on 3 January.
Read more
National Day Holiday Notice 2022
PROFIRST's 2022 National Day notice: holiday from 1 to 7 October, returning to work on 8 October, with 9 October also a working day.
Read more
2022 Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday Notice
PROFIRST's 2022 Mid-Autumn Festival notice: holiday from 10 to 12 September.
Read more
Dragon Boat Festival Notice 2022
PROFIRST's 2022 Dragon Boat Festival notice: the office closed on 3 June.
Read more
Labour Day Holiday Notice 2022
PROFIRST's 2022 Labour Day notice: holiday from 30 April to 4 May, with 24 April and 7 May as working days.
Read more
Online Office Notice
PROFIRST's online office notice during the March 2022 Shanghai pandemic period: the team worked remotely from 28 to 31 March and continued to handle customer enquiries.
Read more
2022 Spring Festival Holiday Notice
PROFIRST's 2022 Spring Festival notice: holiday from 29 January to 6 February, returning to work on 7 February.
Read more
2022 New Year Holiday Notice
PROFIRST's 2022 New Year notice: holiday from 1 to 3 January 2022, with enquiries handled by e-mail.
Read more
National Day Holiday Notice 2021
PROFIRST's 2021 National Day notice: office closed from 1 to 7 October, with 9 October as a working day.
Read more
Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday Notice 2021
PROFIRST's 2021 Mid-Autumn Festival notice: office closed from 19 to 21 September, with 18 September as a working day.
Read more
Review of CAC 2021
PROFIRST thanked all guests who visited during CAC 2021, which closed on 24 June. Discussions centred on the future development of agriculture, and the company reaffirmed its commitment to more environmentally friendly products.
Read more
Dragon Boat Festival Holiday Notice 2021
PROFIRST's 2021 Dragon Boat Festival notice: holiday from 12 to 14 June 2021.
Read more
International Labor Day Holiday Notice
PROFIRST's 2021 International Labor Day notice: holiday from 1 to 5 May, with 25 April and 8 May as working days.
Read more
Spring Festival Holiday Notice
PROFIRST's Spring Festival notice: holiday from 11 to 17 February 2021, returning to normal work on 18 February.
Read more
New Year's Holiday Notice 2021
PROFIRST's 2021 New Year notice: holiday from 1 to 3 January 2021, with enquiries handled by e-mail.
Read more
Holiday Notice
PROFIRST's 2020 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day notice: holiday from 1 to 8 October, with 27 September and 10 October as working days.
Read more
Some Views from 7th environmental friendly Formulations Preapration Technical Research Conference, CCPIA
Notes and views from the 7th Environmental Friendly Formulations Preparation Technical Research Conference held by CCPIA in Yangzhou from 3 to 6 August 2020, covering around 30 presentations on green formulation technology.
Read more
Dragon Boat Festival Holiday Notice 2020
PROFIRST's 2020 Dragon Boat Festival notice: holiday from 25 to 27 June, returning to work on 28 June.
Read more
May Day holiday notice 2020
PROFIRST's 2020 May Day notice: holiday from 1 to 5 May, with 26 April and 9 May as working days.
Read more
QingMing Festival holiday notice 2020
PROFIRST's 2020 Qingming Festival notice: holiday from 4 to 6 April, returning to work on 7 April.
Read more
Notice of resumption of work
PROFIRST's notice on resuming work during the COVID-19 outbreak: the company operated in online mode from 10 to 14 February 2020 and continued serving customers remotely.
Read more
PROFIRST Resumes Remote Working Arrangement
PROFIRST has resumed its online working arrangement to maintain service continuity.
Read more
Happy Spring Festival 2020
PROFIRST's 2020 Spring Festival notice: holiday from 21 to 30 January 2020, returning to work on 31 January, with 1 February also a working day.
Read more
Happy New Year 2020
PROFIRST's 2020 New Year greeting, with a notice that the office would be closed on 1 January and enquiries welcomed by e-mail.
Read more
Team building of PROFIRST on November 22, 2019
PROFIRST held a team-building day at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park on 22 November 2019.
Read more
2019 Ag Formulation & Application Technology Congress
PROFIRST attended the 2019 Ag Formulation & Application Technology Congress on 14-15 November 2019, exchanging views with experts from various fields on formulation and application technology.
Read more
National Day Holiday Notice 2019
PROFIRST's 2019 National Day holiday notice: the office closed from 1 to 7 October and resumed on 8 October, with 12 October as a working day.
Read more
Mid-Autumn festival holiday notice 2019
PROFIRST will be closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.
Read more
PROFIRST Adjuvants & Pesticides website new edition put into serivice !
PROFIRST announced the launch of the new edition of its adjuvants and pesticides website at www.profirst.cn, offering customers an easier way to browse products and find the information they need.
Read more
How to use this website?
A short guide to using the PROFIRST website, covering how to search for a product by name or CAS number and how to browse by product category.
Read more
Alan Chen attending CPEW2019
Mr. Alan Chen, President of PROFIRST, attended CPEW2019 in Hangzhou from 3 to 5 July 2019, where he discussed pesticide marketing trends and exchanged product information with industry colleagues.
Read more
The world needs a global system to detect and halt the spread of emerging crop diseases
Writing in Science, a team of experts argued for a global surveillance system for crop diseases — modelled on the collaboration that detects and halts human pandemics — to protect agricultural trade and food security, noting that over 20 percent of staple crop production is lost.
Read more
Second National Pesticide Industry Innovation Forum Held in Guiyang
PROFIRST reports that the Second National Pesticide Industry Innovation Forum was held in Guiyang.
Read more
Yellow Phosphorus Exposed on CCTV; Organophosphate Prices to Rise
PROFIRST notes that following CCTV's report on the yellow phosphorus industry, organophosphate pesticide prices are set to rise.
Read more
Documentary 'Pesticides' Premieres on CCTV-7; PROFIRST Staff Tune In
PROFIRST staff tuned in as the science documentary 'Pesticides' premiered on CCTV-7 on July 9.
Read more
How agtech companies are teaching robots to be farmers
An examination of how agricultural technology companies are training robots for farming — from teaching computer vision to recognise produce quality to automating field operations — and the opportunities and challenges these systems present.
Read more
Market trends and breeding innovation charting the path for indoor farming
The second annual Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit in New York brought together over 300 thought leaders to advance the sustainability, profitability and health focus of indoor farming.
Read more
Use of 2,4-D to be restricted in Brazil in 2019
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture signalled that agrochemicals based on 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) would soon face restrictions in Brazil, as authorities moved to tighten control over the widely used herbicide.
Read more
Alan Chen attending The Seminar of FTPP of pesticide in Nanjing.
Alan Chen attending The Seminar of FTPP of pesticide in Nanjing.
Read more
Ms. Susan Hu acts as Marketing Director
Shanghai Profirst Co., Ltd. announced the appointment of Ms. Susan Hu as Marketing Director, effective 28 March 2019.
Read more
U.S. and 15 others slam EU regulation of pesticides at WTO
The United States and 15 other countries criticised the European Union at the WTO over its hazard-based approach to regulating pesticides, arguing it damages farmers' livelihoods worldwide.
Read more
PROFIRST at CAC2019 Shanghai
PROFIRST took part in the CAC exhibition in March 2019, introducing the company and its products to visiting customers and partners.
Read more
Rapeseed Pest Area Hits 26.51 Million Mu; Sclerotinia Up 54.3%
PROFIRST reports rapeseed pest and disease affected 26.51 million mu nationwide, with sclerotinia up 54.3% year on year.
Read more
PROFIRST Booth No.N1M19 at CAC2019 Shanghai
PROFIRST invited friends and customers to visit Booth N1M19 at CAC2019 in Shanghai.
Read more
2019 Chinese Spring Festival holiday from February 4th to February 10th, 2019
PROFIRST's notice for the 2019 Chinese Spring Festival holiday from 4 to 10 February 2019, with enquiries handled by e-mail during the break.
Read more
Annual Review and Analysis of Global Pesticides Hot Events in 2018
Review and analysis of key events in the global pesticide market in 2018: dicamba, neonicotinoid insecticides, bioherbicides and new pesticide compounds.
Read more
Happy New Year 2019!
PROFIRST's 2019 New Year greetings, together with its holiday period from 30 December 2018 to 1 January 2019 and arrangements for handling enquiries by e-mail.
Read more
The pathogen of soybean rust has developed resistance to a single-acting fungicide in South America (10.08.2018)
The soybean rust pathogen in South America developed resistance to a single-site acting fungicide, a development with significant implications for disease management programmes in one of the world's most important soybean producing regions.
Read more
Company Tourism in 2018 - Part 2
Part two of PROFIRST's 2018 company trip, spending the second day at Shanghai Madame Tussauds.
Read more
Trump EPA Proposes Expanded Use of Antibiotic as Citrus Pesticide in Florida, California
The Trump administration proposed greatly expanding the spraying of streptomycin — an antibiotic also used in human medicine — as a pesticide on citrus fruits such as grapefruits, oranges and tangerines, following earlier approval of another antibiotic for the same use.
Read more
Asia prepares for crop battle with Fall Armyworm
Fall Armyworm swept across Asia, alarming smallholder farmers and threatening livelihoods. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization reported that while the pest can devastate maize fields, damage can be limited with the right control measures.
Read more
Improved model could help scientists better predict crop yield, climate change effects
A new computer model incorporates how microscopic pores on leaves may open in response to light—an advance that could help scientists create virtual plants to predict how higher temperatures and rising levels of carbon dioxide will affect food crops
Read more
Over 50% of New Pesticide Registrations in Kenya Come from China
PROFIRST reports that more than 50% of new pesticide registration applications in Kenya originate from China.
Read more
Company Tourism in 2018 - Part 1
Part one of PROFIRST's 2018 company trip, beginning with a visit to the Shanghai Film Park and its recreation of 1930s Shanghai.
Read more
Fall Armyworm keeps spreading and becomes more destructive
Fall Armyworm continued to spread across sub-Saharan Africa and grew more destructive as it fed on an expanding range of crops including sorghum and millet alongside maize, with the risk of moving into Northern Africa and beyond.
Read more
NEW Products Landing: Water conditioner and Penetrant -PROFIRST
PROFIRST launched four new water conditioner and penetrant products — Pro-MSO and the Pro-MSO spreading series among them — following years of research by its technical team.
Read more
Collect explains and feedback for agriculture silicone surfactant
PROFIRST invited customers and peers to share their explanations of and feedback on agricultural silicone surfactant — marketed under the PASS brand — to build a clearer picture of how the product is understood and used in the field.
Read more
Drought severely stresses Argentina corn, soybeans
Drought in Argentina placed severe stress on corn and soybean crops during their critical development stages. The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange cut its soybean production estimate to 44 million tonnes, with 52 percent of the crop reported under drought.
Read more
PROFIRST Booth No.N1M19 at CAC2018 Shanghai
PROFIRST invited customers to Booth N1M19 at CAC2018 in Shanghai.
Read more
Happy New Year 2018!
PROFIRST's holiday notice for the 2018 New Year, together with season's greetings to customers and partners.
Read more
Company Tourism on November 18, 2017
PROFIRST employees spent three days on a company trip in November 2017, beginning with a visit to Shanghai Disney Resort.
Read more
Adding glyphosate to dicamba increases volatility, researchers find
Glyphosate is often tank-mixed with dicamba. New research suggests spraying dicamba in warm temperatures and adding glyphosate to a dicamba spray mixture could increase dicamba volatility, potentially leading to increased off-target movement and damage to
Read more
Herbicide tolerance is no longer novel
An argument that herbicide tolerance is no longer a novel trait, and that in Canada — where new plant varieties are regulated on the basis of the final product rather than the process — outdated regulation could be lifted to lower costs for consumers.
Read more
IPM central to wheat anti-resistance strategies
EuroWheat stressed the need for Integrated Pest Management in wheat as fungicide resistance spreads. SDHIs are now the only fungicides that efficiently control Septoria tritici blotch, yet carry a high resistance risk — making dose control, mode-of-action rotation and fewer treatments essential.
Read more
Scientists confirm first case of waterhemp with six-way herbicide resistance
University of Missouri weed scientists confirmed the first waterhemp population resistant to six herbicide sites of action, discovered after farmers in Randolph County reported poor control — a significant escalation in herbicide resistance.
Read more
The big picture of how Australia protects itself from plant pests and diseases
The tenth edition of Australia's National Plant Biosecurity Status Report set out the scale of the country's effort to protect plant industries, unique ecosystems and living standards from exotic plant pests and diseases.
Read more
Scientists in Brazil Parana confirm presence of new corn bacterial disease
Researchers in Parana, southern Brazil, confirmed a new bacterial disease in corn. The Agronomic Institute of Parana (Iapar) issued an alert to farmers in the state regarding the presence of bacterial leaf disease.
Read more
Ms. Susan Hu act as Manager of Agrochemical department
PROFIRST announced the appointment of Ms. Susan Hu as Manager of the Agrochemical Department, effective immediately.
Read more
The new Email System @profirst.cn
PROFIRST announced a new e-mail system on the @profirst.cn domain, running alongside the existing @profirst.biz system which remains in service.
Read more
PROFIRST Introduces a New Email Management System
PROFIRST has introduced a new email management system to improve communication with global partners.
Read more
EU set to completely ban outdoor use of three neonic insecticides
EU Member State representatives backed a Commission proposal to ban all outdoor use of the three neonicotinoids — imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam — after a scientific review concluded outdoor use harms bees. Use will be permitted only in permanent greenhouses.
Read more
CAC 2017 booth no.1G41
PROFIRST welcomed customers to meet its team at Booth 1G41 during CAC 2017.
Read more
Most Welcomed Agrochemical Products during CAC2017 by Shanghai PROFIRST
A recap of the products most in demand at PROFIRST's Booth during CAC 2017, led by PASS, the best-selling silicone surfactant tank-mix adjuvant and super spreader, alongside the PASS-PH spreading series.
Read more
Biopesticides could be a safe solution to combat fall armyworm in African countries
Writing on fall armyworm, Dr Melanie Bateman of CABI noted that the caterpillars can feed on over 350 plant species, and argued that biopesticides offer a safe and sustainable option for African farmers facing the pest.
Read more
Philippine Researchers Develop Biological Control for Cocoa Pests
PROFIRST reports that researchers in the Philippines have developed a biological method to control cocoa pests and diseases.
Read more
Brazilian Cotton Growers Seek New Compounds Against Ramularia
PROFIRST reports that Brazilian cotton growers are seeking new compounds to control Ramularia effectively.
Read more
Global Soil Conditioner Market to Reach USD 7.83 Billion by 2022
PROFIRST notes that the global soil conditioner market is projected to reach USD 7.83 billion by 2022.
Read more
PROFIRST on 2016 Lain America Focus Magazine
PROFIRST was featured in the 2016 Latin America Focus magazine, and copies of the issue are available for download or on request by e-mail.
Read more
Nematodes cause losses of US$ 3000 per hectare in Brazil
Nematodes can generate losses of more than US$3,000 per hectare in Brazil. Root-knot and root-lesion nematodes are the main culprits, causing average carrot losses of 20 percent and potato losses of 33 percent, with intensive soil use and short rotations driving their spread.
Read more
Best way to control soybean rust is multipronged approach
The 8th Brazilian Soybean Congress concluded that soybean rust is best controlled through a multipronged approach, combining fungicide programmes with other management practices.
Read more
CAC 2016 PROFIRST Booth No. 1G41
At CAC 2016 PROFIRST focused on its core agricultural adjuvants and pesticides, presenting PASS (agricultural silicone surfactant and super spreader) and Pro-DFM (high-efficiency defoamer) among other products.
Read more
PROFIRST team trip to Yellow Moutain in the early winter 2015
PROFIRST held a company trip to Yellow Mountain in Anhui Province, China, in the early winter of 2015.
Read more
Enjoy the beautiful Osmanthus fragrans！
A seasonal greeting from PROFIRST, sharing the osmanthus blossom around its office with customers and friends.
Read more
PROFIRST Launches New Low-Foam Silicone Adjuvant
PASS-LF reduces drift and foam in tank-mix applications.
Read more
US bill would ban pre-harvest glyphosate on oats
A bill introduced in the US Congress, the Keep Food Safe from Glyphosate Act, would require routine USDA testing of food for glyphosate residues and prohibit spraying glyphosate on oats as a pre-harvest drying agent.
Read more
European-origin pathogen poses big threat to potato crop in India
Researchers at West Bengal State University identified 19 aggressive variants of Phytophthora infestans, the late blight pathogen, descended from the European 13_A2 lineage responsible for a devastating 2013-14 epidemic in West Bengal. Most variants were resistant to metalaxyl.
Read more
Soybean stem fly found in central Brazil for the first time
Brazilian scientists detected the Soybean Stem Fly in the cerrado regions of central Brazil for the first time, prompting an immediate survey and destruction of infected plants in Goias. Yield losses from the pest can range from 2 to 36 percent.
Read more
CAC 2015: PROFIRST Booth No. 1G41
PROFIRST invited customers to Booth 1G41 at CAC Shanghai 2015, held from 11 to 13 March 2015.
Read more
Welcome to PROFIRST in CAC2014—Booth No. 1G45
PROFIRST invited customers to visit Booth 1G45 at CAC2014, the 15th China International Agrochemical & Crop Protection Exhibition, held from 6 to 8 March 2014 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
Read more
PASS and APG in CAC2013 Shanghai
PROFIRST's Booth 1G35 at CAC2013 Shanghai welcomed visitors from more than 60 companies across 15 countries during the three-day exhibition, where PASS and APG drew particular attention.
Read more
Welcome to our Booth 1G35 of PROFIRST in CAC2013
PROFIRST invited customers to visit Booth 1G35 at CAC2013, held from 26 to 28 February 2013 in Shanghai.
Read more
AgroChemEx2012 in Shanghai from 20-22th this October
PROFIRST invited customers to visit Booth 2C42 at AgroChemEx 2012, held from 20 to 22 October 2012 at the Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Read more
Agricultural silicone surfactant PASS in Agrochemex2012
PROFIRST thanked visitors to Booth 2C42 at AgroChemEx 2012, where live demonstrations of silicone surfactant PASS showed its super-spreading and fast leaf absorption — helping spray solutions cover more leaf area and resist wash-off shortly after application.
Read more
Preview of PROFIRST Booth
Ahead of AgroChemEx 2012, PROFIRST published a preview of its Booth 2C42 to help visitors locate it easily, and offered assistance with travel arrangements such as hotel bookings.
Read more
More and more caring for PASS from our customers
Growing interest in PASS, PROFIRST's agricultural silicone surfactant, brought customers from Europe, Southeast Asia and beyond to visit the company. Its super-spreading and penetrating action cuts water, pesticide and labour use, making it especially valuable in water-scarce and high-labour-cost markets.
Read more
Need to save water! United States hit by most severe drought since 1950s
The United States entered summer facing its most severe drought since the 1950s, with 55 percent of the contiguous country classified as in moderate to extreme drought by the end of June — a reminder of how much water agricultural adjuvants can help save.
Read more
Structural changes in the seed industry
An analysis of structural change in the seed industry, where each new variety involves around USD 136 million in total spending, and modern breeding technology is being used to create higher-value crop varieties while cutting R&D time and cost.
Read more
Most welcome product of PROFIRST in CAC2012
At CAC2012 in Shanghai, PROFIRST's agricultural organosilicone additive PASS drew strong visitor interest. Demonstrated to match the well-known reference product Silwet, its super-spreading and wetting performance was verified in one-minute on-site tests.
Read more
Promoting agricultural organic silicon additive
PROFIRST promoted its agricultural organosilicone additive PASS with competitive seasonal pricing, inviting customers to enquire for full product information.
Read more
PROFIRST Registration research meeting hold
PROFIRST held an internal meeting on pesticide registration, bringing together its Registration and Marketing departments to review differing national requirements and agree on a registration classification framework.
Read more
AgroChemEx 2011 Concluded Successfully
PROFIRST concluded AgroChemEx 2011 successfully after productive meetings with global AgroChem partners.
Read more
AgroChemEx 2011
PROFIRST exhibited at AgroChemEx 2011, held from 20 to 22 October 2011 at the Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Centre, welcoming visitors at Booth 2C04.
Read more
PROFIRST in AgroChemEx-2011
PROFIRST exhibited at AgroChemEx 2011, held from 20 to 22 October 2011 at the Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Centre, where it presented its factory, registration capability and application technology at Booth 2C04.
Read more