Business, Products
| Nov 19, 2009 | Syngenta and Makhteshim Agan supply agreement
Syngenta and Makhteshim Agan today announced a long term agreement under which Syngenta will supply Makhteshim Agan with its fungicide azoxystrobin.
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| Nov 13, 2009 | Syngenta receives approval for new corn technologies in Brazil
Syngenta announced today that its genetically modified corn traits MIR162 and Bt11xGA21 are now fully approved for cultivation in Brazil.
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| Sep 7, 2009 | Syngenta and IRRI collaborate to benefit Asia’s rice farmers
Syngenta and IRRI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in undertaking rice research, build scientific capacity, and establish a Scientific Know-how Exchange Program.
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| June 26, 2009 | Syngenta Licenses Chromatin Gene Stacking Technology for Sugar cane
Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. has entered into an exclusive worldwide research and commercial license agreement for Chromatin’s proprietary gene stacking technology in sugar cane. German |
| June 26, 2009 | Syngenta and Evogene to Collaborate on Soybean Nematode Resistance
Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. has entered into a collaboration agreement with Evogene, Ltd., focusing on identifying plant genes related to soybean nematode resistance. German |
| June 11, 2009 | Syngenta acquires innovative bio-control technology to improve usable crop yields
Syngenta has acquired Circle One Global, Inc., to add an innovative antitoxin crop protection technology to the company’s portfolio. Circle One Global markets the product Afla-Guard®, which is aimed at reducing aflatoxin, particularly during heat and drought stress. German |
| Apr 1, 2009 | Syngenta, Dow AgroSciences Agree to Cross License Corn Traits
Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences today announced an agreement to cross license their respective corn traits for commercialization within their branded seeds businesses. German |
| Feb 10, 2009 | Syngenta enters into research collaboration with Anhui Academy, China
Syngenta announced an eight-year research collaboration with Anhui Rice Research Institute of China to conduct tests of novel gene functions in key crops such as corn and soybean. German French |
| Dec 04, 2008 | Syngenta, Dow AgroSciences jointly to develop Dow compounds for use in Syngenta Seed Care
Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences announced a research and development agreement to evaluate current and future Dow AgroSciences compounds for incorporation into Syngenta's market-leading seed treatment portfolio.
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| Oct 31, 2008 | Syngenta to acquire assets from Bulgarian distributor AgroStar and to set up own organization in Sofia
Syngenta announced today that it will take over certain assets of AgroStar AD, a leading company in import and distribution of crop protection products and vegetable seeds in Bulgaria. After closing of the transaction, the acquired assets will be integrated in a newly established company, Syngenta Bulgaria EOOD. It will be based in Sofia and is expected to start operations as of January 1, 2009.
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| Oct 29, 2008 | Syngenta announces breakthrough sugar cane planting technology in Brazil
Syngenta announced today that it is developing a new technology to dramatically improve the cost efficiency of sugar cane planting in Brazil. Syngenta´s innovation would reduce planting costs per hectare by some 15%.
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| Sep 25, 2008 | Syngenta's tropical sugar beet receives World Business and Development AwardSyngenta announced that yesterday it received the 2008 World Business and Development Award (WBDA) for the development and successful introduction of a new sugar beet that can be grown under tropical climate conditions and brings significant advantages to farmers, the environment, the sugar and ethanol industries and the economy.
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| Aug 19, 2008 | USDA Approves Syngenta and John Deere for Broadened Biotechnology Endorsement for Corn Crop InsuranceSyngenta Seeds, Inc. and John Deere Risk Protection, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) has approved Syngenta Agrisure® and other approved biotech corn seed brands for a broadened crop insurance endorsement that provides insurance premium discounts to farmer.
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| July 8, 2008 | Syngenta and DuPont sign corn insecticide seed treatment agreement for North America Syngenta and DuPont today announced a multi-year agreement for DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred to use Syngenta Cruiser® on corn seed products sold in North America. German French |
| 24 Juni 2008 | DuPont and Syngenta enter into crop protection technology exchangeSyngenta and DuPont today announced an agreement that will broaden each company's crop protection insecticide portfolio. German French |
| June 20, 2008 | Syngenta receives approval for Bt11 corn in Brazil
The National Biosafety Committee (CNBS) in Brazil has approved sales of GM corn containing Syngenta’s Bt11 trait in the country. German French |
| Apr 10, 2008 | Syngenta strengthens Stein campus: inauguration of expanded research center
The expansion, in which the company has invested some CHF 85 million, allows Syngenta to consolidate its biological and chemical research activities in one site. The move represents a long-term strengthening of Stein’s status as one of Syngenta’s five global research and development centers. German |
| Mar 27, 2008 | Forum calls for integrated approach to food and environmental security in Europe
The Forum, an initiative of the European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) and Syngenta, has called for a re-evaluation of policies affecting agriculture, food and the environment in Europe. It brought together a diverse range of stakeholders to catalyze thinking on the way European agriculture needs to respond to the major challenges that it faces in delivering food and environmental security. German |
| Feb 28, 2008 | Syngenta Corn Genetic Stocks Donation Will Accelerate Research from Genome Map to Advanced Corn Seed
Syngenta will donate corn genetics stocks to the Maize Functional Diversity Group. The donation was announced at the 50th Annual Maize Genetics Conference in Washington, DC. German |
