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Syngenta Group is a global agricultural technology (AgTech) company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, with over 50,000 employees in more than 90 countries. It describes itself as the world's largest AgTech company by revenue, ranked number one in crop protection, number one in biologicals and number three in seeds. The group operates through major business units including Syngenta Crop Protection, Syngenta Seeds, ADAMA and Syngenta Group China. Its stated purpose is to deliver breakthroughs for farmers in every field, helping them grow resilient, healthy crops to feed a growing global population while reducing agriculture's impact on the planet. The group is part of Sinochem Holdings, a Chinese state-owned enterprise, and maintains a global commercial and innovation footprint spanning crop protection, seeds, biologicals and digital agriculture.

Syngenta Group is a global agricultural technology company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, with over 50,000 employees in more than 90 countries. It operates as the parent group for several agricultural businesses, including Syngenta Crop Protection, Syngenta Seeds, ADAMA and Syngenta Group China. ADAMA joined Syngenta Group in 2020, bringing its global off-patent crop protection portfolio into the group. The group is part of Sinochem Holdings, a Chinese state-owned enterprise, and positions itself as the world's largest AgTech company by revenue, ranked number one in crop protection, number one in biologicals and number three in seeds. In 2026, Syngenta Group appointed Hengde Qin as Chief Executive Officer, and in the first half of 2026 the group reported strengthened profitability with EBITDA margins expanding across all business units. The group continues to invest in R&D and AI to accelerate innovation in agriculture.

• 2026

  Syngenta Group appoints Hengde Qin as Chief Executive Officer.

• 2026

  Syngenta Group reports strengthened profitability in H1 2026 with EBITDA margins expanding across all business units.

• 2020

  ADAMA joins Syngenta Group, adding a global off-patent crop protection portfolio.

• 2021

  Syngenta Faces US Paraquat Parkinson's Suits; RMB 65 Billion A-Share IPO Withdrawn

  Syngenta faces thousands of lawsuits from US farmers alleging its paraquat herbicide caused Parkinson's disease and other conditions; the company says there is insufficient causal evidence. Its Shanghai Stock Exchange IPO seeking to raise RMB 65 billion lasted nearly three years and was withdrawn in March 2024; Reuters reported that regulators suggested withdrawal due to weak markets. Litigation ongoing; IPO terminated.

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