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Syngenta Hikes Seed Treatment

November 28, 2005 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 83, Issue 48

Syngenta will establish a $7 million Seed Care Institute at its R&D center in Stein, Switzerland, to develop and test seed treatment technologies. Completion is expected by mid-2007. The investment is in addition to the $40 million the company is spending on a chemistry research laboratory for plant disease and insect control products. Seed treatment is the fastest-growing segment in crop protection, with a projected global market of about $1.4 billion this year, according to Syngenta.

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