联化科技：部分植保客户的产品确实面临专利到期的情况 预计其对公司的整体影响较为有限

Core Viewpoint - The company anticipates that the expiration of patents for some of its agricultural protection products will have a limited overall impact on its business, as it can continue to upgrade products and technologies based on past production experience [1] Group 1: Patent Expiration Impact - Some agricultural protection customers are facing patent expirations, but the company expects the overall impact to be limited [1] - The company believes that the business increment from product and technology upgrades will effectively cover the natural decline in existing business due to patent expirations, thus maintaining overall revenue stability in this segment [1] Group 2: Product and Technology Upgrades - The company can carry out product and technology upgrades with relatively low investment in existing production facilities, significantly lower than the capital expenditure required for new capacity [1] - If substantial investment is needed, customers are willing to share the costs [1]