Syngenta Group

What Syngenta Group does

Syngenta Group is a Chinese state-owned agricultural inputs and technology company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland with its registered entity in Shanghai, and ultimately controlled by Sinochem Holdings. Formed on June 18, 2020 through the combination of Syngenta AG, ADAMA, and Sinochem's agriculture businesses—itself following ChemChina's 2017 $43B acquisition of Syngenta AG—the group operates four core business units: Syngenta Crop Protection (Basel, Switzerland), Syngenta Seeds (Chicago, USA), ADAMA (Airport City, Israel), and Syngenta Group China (Shanghai). The group sells crop protection chemicals (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, seed treatments), field-crop and vegetable seeds with proprietary trait stacks, biological products through the Valagro and Intrinsyx Bio brands, and the Cropwise AI-powered digital agriculture platform, with combined FY2025 sales of $28.4 billion across more than 90 countries and 56,000+ employees.

The company's product moat rests on a multi-decade R&D program that has produced proprietary platforms such as TYMIRIUM® (nematode and soil-disease control, 8x lower CO2 footprint), PLINAZOLIN® (novel insecticide with US EPA approval after 12 years and 3,000+ trials), ADEPIDYN® (fungicide now registered in 61 countries), DURASTAK™ (triple Bt corn rootworm trait), ENLIST E3 EXPANCE™ (soybean trait stack) and X-TERRA® (first scalable hybrid wheat system, registered in France for 2026 launch). Digital infrastructure is anchored by Cropwise, covering 76–100 million hectares globally, integrating a multilingual GenAI chatbot, predictive pest and disease models, drone services, and integrations with government platforms such as India's Bharat VISTAAR.

Revenue is generated through one-time and recurring streams: Crop Protection ($13.7B FY2025, +4%), Seeds ($4.8B, +2%), ADAMA ($4.1B, –2%) and Syngenta Group China ($8.3B, –10% reported due to grain trading exit). Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales with dedicated agronomists, MAP technical service centers in China, regional distributors across 90+ countries, logistics partners like WSI in the US Midwest, the Cropwise self-serve digital platform serving smallholders, and strategic supply-chain partnerships with food majors including McDonald's China, McCain China, and McDonald's USA/Lopez Foods. Profitability is expanding, with FY2025 EBITDA up 13% to $4.4 billion (margin +1.9pp to 15.4%) and Q1 2026 EBITDA margin reaching 21.9%, supported by a $2B annual R&D budget and consistent product registration cadence (1,800+ global product registrations in 2025).

Name

Syngenta Group

Legal name

Syngenta Group Co. Ltd.

Website

https://syngentagroup.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Syngenta Group is a Chinese state-owned agricultural innovation company (controlled by Sinochem Holdings) that develops and sells crop protection chemicals, seeds, biologicals, and the Cropwise AI digital farming platform to commercial growers and smallholders across 90+ countries, with FY2025 sales of $28.4 billion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Crop Protection and Seeds

NAICS

Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532), Compost Manufacturing (325315), Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production (1114)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870), Agricultural Services (700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic & Biological Input Retail (Biostimulants, Biopesticides, OMRI) (AFABAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compost Tea, Extracts & Microbial Inoculants (AFABAKAD), Compost & Soil Amendment Product Manufacturing/Blending (Value-Added Organics) (BPALAEAH)

Keywords

• Crop protection products
• Agricultural seed technology
• Digital agriculture platform
• Crop biological solutions
• Agronomic services

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Crop Protection: Syngenta Crop Protection generates revenue from selling herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and seed treatments. The segment reported $13.7 billion in FY 2025 sales, up 4% year-on-year. Includes proprietary formulations like TYMIRIUM®, PLINAZOLIN®, and ADEPIDYN® technologies. North America led regional growth at 10%, with China maintaining strong momentum at 8% growth.
2. Seeds: Syngenta Seeds revenue from field crops (corn, soybean, wheat, rice), vegetable seeds, and flowers. FY 2025 sales of $4.8 billion, up 2%. Includes DURASTAK™ trait technology, hybrid wheat X-TERRA®, and vegetable seed innovations. Strong performance in Brazil (+17%) and Latin America (+10%).
3. Syngenta Group China: Revenue from Seeds, Branded Formulations, Yangnong Chemical, and MAP (Modern Agriculture Platform) services. FY 2025 sales of $8.3 billion, down 10% due to grain trading reduction. Seeds and Branded Formulations grew 7% and 5% respectively. MAP undergoing strategic transformation to higher-margin services.
4. ADAMA: Post-patent active ingredients and proprietary formulations. FY 2025 sales of $4.1 billion, down 2%. North America grew 11%. Strategic transformation plan improving earnings and cash delivery with margin improvements for sixth consecutive quarter.
5. Biologicals: Double-digit sales growth in biologicals including biostimulants, biocontrols, and nutrient efficiency products. New production facility in South Carolina (Orangeburg). Valagro acquisition provides biostimulant portfolio. ISABION® achieved 23% growth in China.
6. Digital Agriculture Services: Revenue from Cropwise digital platform services including AI-driven agronomic advice, drone services, market access support. Platform covers 76-100 million hectares globally serving over 2 million farmers in India. Services integrated with government initiatives like Bharat VISTAAR.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Syngenta Group is a global agricultural innovation and technology company that develops, manufactures, and sells crop protection chemicals (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, seed treatments), seeds and traits (corn, soybean, wheat, rice, vegetables), biologicals (biostimulants, biocontrols), and AI-powered digital farming services through its Cropwise platform. It operates four business units—Syngenta Crop Protection, Syngenta Seeds, ADAMA, and Syngenta Group China—serving farmers, agricultural enterprises, and food companies in over 90 countries.

Product overview

Syngenta Group operates as a diversified agricultural innovation company with four business units: Syngenta Crop Protection (Switzerland), Syngenta Seeds (United States), ADAMA (Israel), and Syngenta Group China. The company's product portfolio centers on Cropwise, its AI-powered digital agriculture platform, complemented by advanced crop protection technologies including TYMIRIUM® (nematicide/fungicide) and PLINAZOLIN® (insecticide), seed trait technologies such as DURASTAK™ (corn rootworm control) and ENLIST E3 EXPANCE™ (soybean), and the X-TERRA® hybrid wheat platform. The group also offers biological products through acquired brand Valagro, and in China operates the MAP (Modern Agriculture Platform) providing integrated agronomic solutions and digital services to farmers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cropwise: AI-powered digital agriculture platform serving farmers with agronomic insights, pest forecasting, and precision farming tools
• Valagro (瓦拉格罗)
• TYMIRIUM
• X-TERRA
• PLINAZOLIN
• ADEPIDYN
• MAP (Modern Agriculture Platform)
• Durastak
• REVERTE

Products and services

• Cropwise AI-powered digital agriculture platform providing farmers with agronomic insights, predictive analytics, multilingual chatbot support, drone services integration, and market access. Covers over 76 million hectares globally and serves over 2 million farmers in India via the Cropwise Grower GenAI Chatbot. Being opened to third-party developers as an open platform.
• TYMIRIUM Technology Dual-mode technology for nematode and fungal disease control with extension into early foliar disease protection. Features 8x lower CO2 footprint compared to competitors, applied through seed coating, drip irrigation, or soil drench systems across 44 crops for nematode control and 20 crops for disease control. Registered in Canada, Australia, US, and Brazil.
• PLINAZOLIN Technology Novel insecticide technology applied across five insecticide products after EPA approval. Developed over 12 years with over 3,000 US trials. Targets pests with a new mode of action.
• DURASTAK Trait Technology Industry's first triple Bt protein stack providing three modes of action for corn rootworm control in North American corn. Sold as part of Syngenta Seeds corn hybrid offerings.
• ENLIST E3 EXPANCE Soybean Trait Next-generation soybean trait stack developed with M.S. Technologies, LLC, offering tolerance to more active ingredients than any other soybean trait stack currently available.
• X-TERRA Hybrid Wheat First scalable genetic system for hybrid wheat production, developed over 15 years. Provides higher yields, stability, and predictability versus conventional varieties. Two products registered in France for 2026 launch.
• MAP (Modern Agriculture Platform)

Quantifiable outcome

• 10-12% yield increase in Brazil with TYMIRIUM® technology
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability10 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core, innovation and operational.

• McDonald's ChinastrategicGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 June 2026Syngenta Group China signed MoU with McDonald's China and McCain at China International Supply Chain Expo to build a more resilient and sustainable potato supply chain. Focus on transforming local potato farming through science-based planting approaches including soil health management, precision fertigation, integrated pest management, and intelligent field monitoring.
• McCain ChinastrategicGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 June 2026Partnership to leverage Syngenta's agronomic inputs and digital farming solutions through MAP technical service centers to deliver higher-quality fries to Chinese consumers while supporting potato farmers.
• ANNAM.AI / IIT RoparcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Syngenta signed MoU to be strategic partner in Annam.AI, India's first open-data agricultural ecosystem led by IIT Ropar and backed by ₹1,000 crore ($100 million) in government funding. Syngenta will contribute R&D and agronomic expertise to develop AI-powered crop health, pest forecasting, and heat stress models benefiting 600+ million people in India. Ceremony attended by India's PM Modi and France's President Macron.
• Dümmen OrangestrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2026Syngenta announced agreement to divest its Flowers business into a strategic joint venture with Dümmen Orange, bringing together two global ornamental breeding and propagation players. Both boards approved the deal subject to regulatory approvals. Joint venture integrates complementary portfolios combining Dümmen Orange's cut flower expertise with Syngenta's seed varieties and potted plants.
• QuantumBaselinnovationTechnology or Integration · 16 March 2026Syngenta announced partnership with QuantumBasel, Switzerland's first commercial quantum computing hub, at World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit. Collaboration to explore quantum computing for understanding complex molecular interactions in crop science that classical computers cannot adequately model.
• AgZeninnovationTechnology or Integration · 2 March 2026Partnership with MIT-affiliated AgZen for AI-powered RealCoverage crop spraying system using computer vision to detect droplets as small as 150 microns and optimize spray application. Technology aims to address $60 billion global crop spraying market.
• SAP SEcoreTechnology or Integration · 19 January 2026SAP and Syngenta announced multi-year strategic technology partnership to deploy SAP Cloud ERP Private, SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Business AI, and Joule copilot to modernize Syngenta's operations from manufacturing to grower-facing products. Partnership aims to drive operational efficiency and support food security goals.
• McDonald's USA and Lopez FoodsstrategicGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 December 2025Collaboration with McDonald's USA and Lopez Foods to help produce beef more sustainably in the United States as part of regenerative agriculture supply chain initiatives.
• WSI (Warehouse Specialists, LLC)operationalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 23 October 2025Expanded five-year partnership with WSI transitioning from single-service to integrated logistics partner for Midwest operations. Council Bluffs, Iowa facility (137,000 sq ft with Foreign Trade Zone) now includes dedicated freight shuttle services.
• SALIC (Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2025SALIC and Syngenta signed Letter of Intent for agricultural projects enhancing food security globally and in Saudi Arabia. Planned initiatives include sustainable farming, digital agriculture, and soil health to transform agriculture practices and improve resilience.
• Heritable AgricultureinnovationTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Partnership with Heritable Agriculture to expand AI capabilities. Vegetable seeds business partnered to apply artificial intelligence for predicting top-performing vegetable varieties by region.
• TaranisinnovationTechnology or Integration · 16 October 2024Syngenta Crop Protection and Taranis partnered to drive AI-powered agronomy solutions and business opportunities for retailers.
• Intrinsyx BioinnovationStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2024Syngenta and Intrinsyx Bio partnered to enhance crop nutrient efficiency with new biological solution. Partnership expanded biologicals portfolio through California-based Intrinsyx acquisition.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Bayer (Crop Science division): World's largest crop science business after the $63B Monsanto acquisition. Directly comparable crop protection, seeds, and digital agriculture portfolio across all major crops and geographies. Broader parent conglomerate also includes pharmaceuticals.
• Sumitomo Chemical: Japanese chemical conglomerate with significant agricultural chemicals division offering crop protection and biorational products. Broader portfolio includes petrochemicals and IT-related materials.

Direct peers

• Corteva Agriscience: US-based pure-play agricultural inputs company spun out from DowDuPont, offering crop protection, seeds (especially corn/soybean), and digital farming solutions. Closest direct competitor in seeds + crop protection combination model.
• BASF Agricultural Solutions: Germany-based chemical giant with major agricultural solutions division offering fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and seeds. Direct competitor across crop protection chemistry, with similar global scale.
• FMC Corporation: US-listed specialty crop protection company focused on insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides with novel formulations. Direct competitor in crop protection chemistry, particularly in plant health and pest management.
• UPL Limited: India-based global crop protection company with strong post-patent portfolio. Directly comparable in off-patent/generic crop protection, with similar emphasis on emerging markets and integrated solutions.
• Nufarm: Australia-based crop protection specialist with significant post-patent (Nuseed) and branded crop protection portfolio. Direct peer in crop protection chemistry, particularly in Asia-Pacific and Americas.
• Novonesis (formerly Novozymes): Denmark-based biosolutions leader formed from Novozymes-Chr. Hansen merger, specializing in biological crop inputs, biostimulants, and biocontrols. Direct competitor to Syngenta's Valagro/biologicals platform.
• KWS SAAT SE: Germany-based seed specialist focused on corn, sugar beet, cereals (including wheat), and vegetables. Direct competitor in seeds, particularly relevant as X-TERRA hybrid wheat launches in Europe.

Emerging players

• Bioceres Crop Solutions: Argentina-based agricultural biotechnology company focused on biological inputs, drought-tolerance traits (HB4), and sustainable crop solutions. Emerging player addressing same biologicals and regenerative agriculture themes as Syngenta's biologicals platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat8 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors6 records

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M&A1 record

Investments4 records

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