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Syngenta
Syngenta AG is a global agricultural technology company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. It primarily covers crop protection and seeds for farmers. Syngenta is part of the Syngenta Group, entirely owned by Sinochem, a Chinesestate-owned enterprise.
Syngenta was founded in 2000 by the merger of the agrichemical businesses of Novartis and AstraZeneca, and acquired by China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) in 2017. In 2020, the Syngenta Group was formed, bringing together Syngenta (Syngenta Crop Protection and Syngenta Seeds), Adama, and the agricultural business of Sinochem, now called Syngenta Group China, under a single entity.
Syngenta's primary products include pesticides such as selective herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, as well as corn, soya, and biofuel.