Syngenta AG - Company Profile
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Syngenta AG (Syngenta), a subsidiary of Syngenta Group (HK) Investment Co Ltd, is an agribusiness specializing in seed and crop protection businesses. The company manufactures and markets crop protection chemicals such as insecticides; herbicides; fungicides; and seed treatments to control weeds, insects, and diseases in crops. It also offers seeds for field crops including corn, cereals, oilseeds and sugar beet, vegetable and flower, and high-quality pot and bedding plants. The company's products find application in the professional products sector in areas such as public health, turf, and ornamental markets. Syngenta through its subsidiaries and affiliates markets products across North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Syngenta is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.
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Products and Services
| Products | Brands |
|---|---|
| Crop Protection: | Axial |
| Selective Herbicides | Avid |
| Non-Selective Herbicides | Callisto |
| XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Contracts/Agreements | In November, the company signed an agreement to sell its malting barley seeds business to RAGT. |
| 2025 | Contracts/Agreements | In June, the company entered into an agreement to sell its Phillips, Nebraska, corn seed production facility to Beck’s. |
| 2025 | Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers | In February, the company acquired a repository of natural compounds and genetic strains from Novartis, a pharmaceutical company. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Syngenta AG | BASF SE | DuPont de Nemours Inc | GHW International | Bayer CropScience AG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Switzerland | Germany | United States of America | China | Germany |
| City | Basel | Ludwigshafen | Wilmington | Nanjing | Leverkusen |
| State/Province | Basel-Stadt | Rheinland-Pfalz | Delaware | Jiangsu | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| No. of Employees | 30,625 | 106,428 | 15,000 | 1,109 | - |
| Entity Type | Private | Public | Public | Public | Private |
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Rowe | Chief Executive Officer | Executive Board | 2024 | - |
| Hengde Qin | Director; Chief Financial Officer | Senior Management | 2023 | - |
| Saswato Das | Chief Communications Officer | Senior Management | 2023 | - |
| Caroline Barth | Chief Human Resources Officer | Senior Management | 2024 | - |
| Li Fanrong | Chairman | Non Executive Board | 2022 | - |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
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