| Business Summary | | Syngenta
AG
is
a
global
provider
of
agribusiness
products
and
solutions.
The
Company's
major
products
include
herbicides,
insecticides
and
fungicides,
and
field
crop,
vegetable
and
flower
seeds.
The
Company
is
the
result
of
the
demerger
of
Novartis
agribusiness
from
Novartis
AG
and
of
Zeneca
agrochemicals
business
from
AstraZeneca
PLC,
and
the
combination
of
these
businesses
into
Syngenta,
which
took
place
in
November
2000.
The
Company's
combined
major
research
and
manufacturing
operations
are
located
in
over
20
countries
around
the
world.
The
Company's
product
portfolio
includes
key
marketed
products,
recently
launched
products
(within
the
last
three
years)
and
products
in
development
(with
no
attributed
sales,
all
expected
to
be
launched
between
2000
and
2002). | More
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| Financial Summary | | Syngenta
AG
is
a
global
provider
of
agribusiness
products
and
solutions.
SYT's
major
products
include
herbicides,
insecticides,
fungicides,
and
field
crops,
vegetables
and
flowers
seeds.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/01,
revenues
rose
36%
to
$4.03
billion.
Net
income
under
U.S.
GAAP
rose
2%
to
$357
million.
Revenues
reflect
the
Zeneca
acquisition.
Earnings
were
partially
offset
by
lower
profit
margins,
and
increased
R
and
D
spendings. | More
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Heinz Peter Imhof, 58 | Chairman | Michael Patrick Pragnell, 53 | CEO,
Director | David Barnes, 64 | Vice
Chairman | Richard Jean-Paul Steiblin, 49 | CFO | John Christopher Atkin, 47 | COO-
Crop Protection |
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