Syngenta media releases

Syngenta to sell US fresh produce business

Basel, Switzerland, December 17, 2013 Syngenta announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell its Dulcinea Farms business ("Dulcinea") to Pacific Trellis Fruit LLC ("Pacific Trellis"), a US-based international grower and marketer of fresh produce. Based in California, Dulcinea was formed… Read more

Syngenta expands new planting solutions for sugar cane in Brazil

Basel, Switzerland, December 6, 2013 Syngenta today announced the launch of two new products for sugar cane under the company's exclusive PLENE® brand. Plene Evolve® and Plene PB will help growers increase yields and plant quality by providing healthy young plants with an assurance of genetic… Read more

Syngenta demonstrates strength of portfolio in Brazil

Basel, Switzerland December 4, 2013 Syngenta is today hosting a strategic crop update in Brazil for analysts and investors with a focus on Soybean, Specialty crops and Sugar cane. The combined sales potential of these three crops globally is around $10 billion in 2020. Soybean is the most efficient… Read more

Syngenta appoints new regional director for Latin America

Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 12, 2013 Translated from Portuguese Syngenta announces today the retirement of Antonio Carlos Guimarães, Regional Director Latin America effective December 31, 2013, after 14 successful years at Syngenta. As Regional Director since 2005, Antonio has led a business that… Read more

Syngenta launches novel seed treatment insecticide

Basel, Switzerland, October 30, 2013 Unrivalled early season broad spectrum insect control Powerful new grower tool for insect resistance management Registered in Argentina; multiple crops and countries pending Syngenta today announced the registration in Argentina of FORTENZA™, a novel seed… Read more

Third quarter 2013: sales growth accelerating

Basel, Switzerland, October 17, 2013 Sales up 11 percent at constant exchange rates to $2.9 billion Strong start to Latin American season Full year sales target maintained Exceptional US corn seed production yields: 2013 inventory write-down Sales in the third quarter of 2013 increased by 11… Read more

Business Commits to UNCCD Capacity Building for Soil Leadership

Windhoek, September 24, 2013 UNCCD today launched a Soil Leadership Academy with support from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and leading WBCSD member Syngenta and called on other business and stakeholders to join. The main goal of the joint initiative is to fill the… Read more

Syngenta launches The Good Growth Plan

Basel, Switzerland, September 19, 2013 Six commitments to address critical challenges for the planet and its people Comprehensive and ambitious with measurable targets for 2020 Focus on resource efficiency, the environment and rural communities Syngenta today announced six commitments to address… Read more

Appointments to the Executive Committee

Basel, Switzerland, August 30, 2013 Syngenta announced today two appointments to the Executive Committee. Patricia Malarkey is appointed Head Research and Development with effect from January 1, 2014. Ms. Malarkey, who began her career in toxicology, has over 15 years’ experience with the company… Read more

Syngenta files 2013 half year results for Syngenta Finance NV

Basel, Switzerland, August 29, 2013 Syngenta announced that the unaudited 2013 half year results for Syngenta Finance NV have been filed with the London Stock Exchange and the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). The document is available on the Syngenta corporate website here… Read more

Syngenta submits legal challenge to EU suspension of thiamethoxam

Basel, Switzerland, August 27, 2013 Syngenta has submitted a legal challenge to the European Commission’s decision to suspend the use of thiamethoxam on bee attractive crops. The Commission took the decision on the basis of a flawed process, an inaccurate and incomplete assessment by the European… Read more

Syngenta launches second trading line on SIX Swiss Exchange for the repurchase of registered shares

Basel, Switzerland, July 24, 2013 On April 24, 2012 the Annual General Meeting of Syngenta AG authorized the Syngenta Board of Directors to repurchase registered shares under a new share repurchase program up to a maximum value of 10% of the company's share capital, for the purpose of capital… Read more

2013 Half Year Results

Basel, Switzerland, July 24, 2013 Sales $8.4 billion, up 2 percent Underlying integrated sales excluding corn rootworm royalty 7 percent higher1 growth across all regions Double digit growth in emerging markets Lower royalty income, higher seeds production costs EBITDA $2.2 billion: 3 percent… Read more

Syngenta showcases significant potential of Diverse Field Crops portfolio

Krasnodar, Russia, July 10, 2013 Syngenta today continues a series of strategic crop updates with a focus on the potential of Diverse Field Crops. At a two day meeting for analysts and investors in Russia, the focus will be on sunflower, oilseed rape and sugar beet. These crops have a combined… Read more

Syngenta to acquire African corn seed business

Basel, Switzerland, July 3, 2013 Combined portfolios offer new integrated crop solution opportunities Comprehensive and diverse white corn germplasm portfolio secured Supports commitment to build a $1 billion business in Africa Syngenta announced today that it will acquire MRI Seed Zambia Ltd and… Read more

Syngenta's Mary-Dell Chilton named 2013 World Food Prize laureate

Washington, June 19, 2013 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry today presided over a ceremony at which distinguished Syngenta scientist Mary-Dell Chilton, Ph.D., was named a laureate of the prestigious 2013 World Food Prize. The prize is the foremost international award recognizing individuals who… Read more

Syngenta files 2012 annual report for Syngenta Finance NV

Basel, Switzerland, June 4, 2013 Syngenta announced that the 2012 annual report for Syngenta Finance NV has been filed with the London Stock Exchange and the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). The document is available on the Syngenta corporate website here. Syngenta is one of… Read more

Syngenta launches breakthrough seed treatment nematicide

Basel, Switzerland, May 27, 2013 Novel innovation against damaging nematodes First commercial product from Pasteuria Bioscience acquisition Initial launch in USA for use on soybeans; further registrations pending Syngenta announced today the launch of CLARIVA™, a proprietary seed treatment… Read more

Winners of 2013 Syngenta Photography Award announced

Basel, Switzerland, May 15, 2013 Jan Brykczyński wins Professional Commission for his series Árnes Holly Lynton wins Open Competition for Sienna, Turkey Madonna Major exhibition at Somerset House, London The winners of the Syngenta Photography Award, a new international competition to stimulate… Read more

Syngenta and DuPont agree on technology exchange to launch new fungicide solutions

Basel, Switzerland, and Wilmington, Del., USA, May 14, 2013 Syngenta and DuPont today announced technology licensing agreements that will broaden each company’s crop protection product portfolio and enable both to bring new products to market more efficiently. Syngenta has obtained a global license… Read more

USAID, Syngenta Collaborate to Improve Global Food Security

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, May 9, 2013 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Syngenta International AG to support agriculture and food security activities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Under this MOU, USAID and Syngenta will… Read more

EU Member States again fail to agree restriction on key crop protection technology

Basel, Switzerland, April 29, 2013 Syngenta today acknowledged that European Union (EU) Member States for the second time failed to agree on the European Commission’s proposal for a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides. The latest decision should compel the Commission to return to the negotiating table… Read more

Syngenta holds Annual General Meeting

Basel, Switzerland, April 23, 2013 At the Annual General Meeting of Syngenta AG on April 23, 2013, the 1,142 shareholders representing 48.27% of the total shares approved all the motions proposed by the Board of Directors. Shareholders also approved a dividend of CHF 9.50 per share, an increase of… Read more

First quarter 2013 sales $4.6 billion

Basel, Switzerland, April 18, 2013 Integrated regional sales up 8 percent at constant exchange rates Continuing momentum, growth across all regions High grower profitability supporting ongoing technology adoption In the first quarter of 2013 integrated sales increased by 8 percent at constant… Read more

Syngenta and Bayer CropScience propose a comprehensive action plan to help unlock EU stalemate on bee health

Basel, Switzerland, March 28, 2013 Syngenta and Bayer CropScience today proposed an action plan to help unlock the EU stalemate on bee health. This follows the failure of the European Commission to reach agreement with Member States on an appropriate response to EFSA’s report on the theoretical… Read more

No majority in favor of banning key crop protection technology

Basel, Switzerland, March 15, 2013 Syngenta today responded to the failure of the European Commission to win support for an EU-wide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides. A majority of Member States refused to support the proposal to restrict their use on all bee attractive crops. The Commission must now… Read more

USDA approves Agrisure® Duracade™ corn rootworm trait

Basel, Switzerland, February 28, 2013 Approval sets new standard for corn rootworm control Unrivalled dual mode of action when combined with Agrisure® RW Fourth proprietary corn trait introduction in six years Confirms leading biotech innovation Syngenta announced today that the United States… Read more

Delisting of Devgen NV

Basel, Switzerland, February 27, 2013 Syngenta announced today that Devgen has been delisted from NYSE Euronext Brussels. Syngenta will hold 100% of the Devgen shares upon the closing and settlement of the squeeze-out. The squeeze-out opened on February 6, 2013 and closed on February 26, 2013 (16… Read more

EFSA review of risk to bees from neonicotinoid technology is fundamentally flawed

Basel, Switzerland, February 15, 2013 Syngenta today requested that the European Commission retract its proposal to restrict the use of neonicotinoid technology after revealing that the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) report on the risks to bees from their use was fundamentally flawed… Read more

Filing of 2012 Annual Report on Form 20-F

Basel, Switzerland, February 15, 2013 Syngenta announced that the 2012 Annual Report on Form 20-F has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The document is available on the Syngenta website at www.syngenta.com in the Investor Relations section; hard copies of the audited… Read more