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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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| Sep 12, 2008 | Board appoints new Head of Global R&D to Executive Committee, proposes retiring Head to join Board of DirectorsDr David Lawrence, Head of Global R&D, will be retiring from Syngenta in April 2009. He will be succeeded by Dr Alejandro Aruffo who joins the Executive Committee on 1 October 2008. At the 2009 AGM, the Board of Directors will propose that David Lawrence be appointed to the Board.
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| Sep 12, 2008 | Announcement: business unit appointments German |
| 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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| Aug 19, 2008 | Syngenta Annual Report wins international gold and platinum awards
The International Annual Report Competition (ARC) Awards awarded Syngenta Gold in the Agriculture/Agri-business industry. Syngenta’s Annual Report also earned a Platinum Award from the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) in the Agribusiness category.
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| July 24, 2008 | Half Year Results 2008: Strong performance, positive outlook
Syngenta announced its half year results 2008. Performance was strong, with sales up 20% and earnings per share up 36%.
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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 |
| June 24, 2008 | DuPont and Syngenta enter into crop protection technology exchange
Syngenta and DuPont today announced an agreement that will broaden each company’s crop protection insecticide portfolios. 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 |
| May 23, 2008 | Syngenta and Monsanto reach agreement on corn and soybean technologies
Syngenta today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with Monsanto which settles all outstanding litigation relating to the two companies’ global corn and soybean businesses. German French |
| Apr 28, 2008 | Syngenta launches refreshed corporate brand and visual identity With the external introduction of its company purpose “Bringing plant potential to life”, Syngenta launched a refreshed look and feel for its corporate brand. German |
| Apr 22, 2008 | Syngenta holds Annual General Meeting
Shareholders approved all motions proposed by the Board of Directors at Syngenta's Annual General Meeting in Basel. German French |
| Apr 22, 2008 | Q1 2008 sales: Capturing opportunity in expanding markets
Sales in the first quarter of 2008 increased by 20 percent at constant exchange rates (CER). Reported sales benefited from the weakness of the dollar and were 28 percent higher at $3.8 billion. Substantial volume growth was supplemented by a three percent increase in pricing. German French |
| Apr 17, 2008 | Syngenta to build major global biotech research center in Beijing, China
Syngenta today announced that it will build a new biotech research & technology center in Beijing, China. Its focus will be on early-stage evaluation of GM and native traits for key crops such as corn and soy, in the areas of yield improvement, drought resistance, disease control and biomass conversion for biofuels. The new facility will have a global scope and will complement Syngenta’s biotech research activities in the US. The investment will be approximately $65 million in the first five years. German |
| Apr 10, 2008 | Syngenta strengthens Stein campus: inauguration of expanded research center
Growth in the first quarter of 2008 has exceeded expectations and preliminary first quarter sales figures indicate an increase of 20 percent at constant exchange rates compared with the first quarter of 2007. German |
| Apr 03, 2008 | Preliminary First Quarter 2008 sales
Growth in the first quarter of 2008 has exceeded expectations and preliminary first quarter sales figures indicate an increase of 20 percent at constant exchange rates compared with the first quarter of 2007. 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 |
| Mar 05, 2008 | Syngenta successfully issues CHF 500 million domestic bond
Syngenta successfully issued a CHF 500 million domestic bond with five years maturity. German |
| Feb 29, 2008 | Filing of 2007 Annual Report on Form 20-F
Syngenta announced today that the 2007 Annual Report on form 20-F has been filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. 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 |
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