Syngenta Group China / Sinochem Agro
Syngenta Group is a global agricultural technology (AgTech) company, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, with over 50,000 employees in more than 90 countries. We create best-in-class solutions to local and global agricultural challenges by accelerating innovation through R&D and AI. We are the world’s largest AgTech company by revenue, ranked number one in crop protection, number one in …
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Syngenta Group China (Sinochem Agro) operates global-scale agtech in China, with a portfolio spanning crop protection, seeds, crop nutrition/fertilizers (until deconsolidation), and “Modern Agriculture Platform” (MAP) plus digital agriculture services. Core products/tech include branded crop protection technologies such as PLINAZOLIN, ADEPIDYN, and TYMIRIUM, seeds R&D/processing centers, and MAP’s beSide traceability/quality system; crop protection also emphasizes localized production and formulation/active-ingredient creation. Syngenta Group China had 19,000+ employees and about $8.6B annual sales as of 2022. Latest developments: Syngenta spun off Sinofert (fertilizer) effective Jan 2026 (no longer consolidated); Syngenta Group China sales were $2.5B in H1 2026 (down vs prior year due to grain trading reduction and exclusion of Sinofert), and the company is active in 2026. In Jan 2026 it inaugurated the Nantong crop protection formulation plant, with commercial production beginning May 2026. Ownership/stock listing and founding year/headquarters/investors aren’t specified in the provided results.
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- Syngenta Group China | Syngenta Group
- Syngenta Group Reports 2025 Full Year Results | Syngenta Group — 2026-03-31
- Syngenta Group Reports Q1 2026
- Media Release
- Get to know Syngenta Group
- Syngenta Group Reports Q3 2025 Results
- ChemChina and Sinochem will combine their agriculture assets — 2025-01-21
- Syngenta Group posts $12.2 Billion H1 sales as crop protection gains momentum — 2026-08-28
- Industry
- Crop protection, Digital & robotics, Fertilisers & plant nutrition, Seeds & genetics
- Topics
- Crop protection chemicals & fertilizers, Hybrid seeds & crop breeding
- Role
- Producer — “…YN, and TYMIRIUM, seeds R&D/processing centers, and MAP’s beSide traceability/quality system; crop protection…”
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What they offer
Subsidiaries: Syngenta Crop Protection China · Yangnong Chemical · China National Seed Group · Syngenta Seeds China · Win-All High-Tech · Sinochem Grain
News & status 6
- 2025-12 Latest status: Syngenta Group transferred its entire equity stake in the Sinofert fertilizer business to Sinochem Holdings, effective December 31, 2025, and it is no longer consolidated as of January 2026. ↗ ↗ ↗
- 2026-01-30 Syngenta Group Expands Innovation and Manufacturing Footprint in China with Major Milestones in Nantong and ShanghaiSyngenta Group, in partnership with Sinochem Agro, is expanding China’s innovation and manufacturing footprint with a flagship high-efficiency formulation plant in Nantong and a new AI-enabled Crop Protection Innovation Center in Shanghai, underscoring China …
- 2026-08-31 Syngenta H1 2026 sales fall 2% to $12.2B as China grain trading cuts weigh on revenue — Fertilizer DailySyngenta Group China remains a drag on overall revenue, with sales down 15% as it continues to wind down low-margin grain trading and optimize its MAP business, and it no longer includes Sinofert after its ownership transfer to Sinochem Holdings in 2025.
- 2026-01-22 Interview: China emerging as key hub for agricultural innovation, says Syngenta CEOSyngenta Group CEO Jeff Rowe says China is becoming a key hub for agricultural innovation and R&D, with rising productivity and rapid adoption of AI and digital tech; Syngenta is expanding its China innovation centers and plans new facilities, signaling strong …
- 2026-02-05 EXCLUSIVE: Syngenta plans Hong Kong listing worth up to $10 billion, sources say | ReutersSyngenta Group, owned by China’s Sinochem (state-owned), is planning a Hong Kong IPO of up to about $10 billion (potentially 10–20% of equity) to reduce debt, fund R&D, and expand, signaling continued Chinese state-backed expansion and a move to diversify …
- 2026-07-23 Three-way Daconil partnership renewed as Limin, Syngenta target global growthSyngenta Shanghai (Syngenta) continues its strategic collaboration with Limin Group and Suken Biochemical on the Daconil fungicide portfolio, renewing the partnership through 2031 to strengthen manufacturing, branding, and global market expansion in China and …
- 2026-09-15 Syngenta files for Hong Kong IPO, aiming to raise at least $5 billion, sources say - CNASyngenta Group, controlled by Chinese state-owned Sinochem, confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO aiming to raise at least $5 billion (potentially up to $10 billion), signaling ongoing China-linked state support and expansion of its capital-raising abroad …
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Ownership & investors 8
| parent | Sinochem Holdings |
| investor | Sinochem Holdings |
| subsidiary | Syngenta Crop Protection China |
| subsidiary | Yangnong Chemical |
| subsidiary | China National Seed Group |
| subsidiary | Syngenta Seeds China |
| subsidiary | Winall Hi-Tech 荃银高科 (SZ 300087) |
| subsidiary | Sinochem Grain |
Partners & deals 1
| counterparty | Sinochem Holdings (transferred Sinofert business) …Syngenta Group transferred its entire equity stake in the Sinofert fertilizer business to Sinochem Holdings, effective December 31, 2025, and it is no longer consolidated as of January 2026.… |
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