Syngenta Announces USD240m Investment in Brazil and Switzerland
Syngenta has announced the completion of capacity expansion projects at key sites in Brazil and Switzerland, a combined investment of USD240m.
The ELATUS™ formulation plant in Paulínia, Brazil, is the first in Latin America to make use of PEPITE technology, which results in water-soluble granules, combining the properties of liquid use with the convenience and easy transportable advantage of a dry, solid product.
The use of this formulation, in addition to the characteristics of ELATUS active ingredients, also improves transportation of the ingredients to the plant tissue, ensuring rapid and systemic protection of the crop. ELATUS™ sales in Latin America exceeded USD400m in 2015.
In Formosa, Brazil, the installations at Syngenta’s corn seed plant have been quadrupled. The site will raise its production capacity from 400,000 to 1.6 million bags of corn per year.
The investment in Kaisten, Switzerland, has enabled significant production capacity expansion for S-Metolachlor, a leading herbicide used in many brands, including ACURON, DUAL GOLD, and LUMAX.
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