Syngenta Group Opens World-Class Manufacturing Plant in Switzerland
Syngenta Group has opened its first major manufacturing facility since the formation of the Group in June 2020. This step marks a major strategic investment in the Group’s Crop Protection business. It is also an important building block in the Group’s overall strategy to drive growth, upgrade delivery and continue market leadership in crop protection. The plant had formerly been operated by pharmaceutical company Novartis and 70 employees will be retained within Syngenta Group.
Erik Fyrwald, Syngenta Group CEO: “We are proud to announce the launch of our newly acquired world-class facility in Muttenz today. This investment enhances our crop protection strategy of accelerating growth and demonstrates our confidence in our crop protection innovation pipeline. It also reinforces our commitment to Switzerland.”
The new 23,000-square-metre site in Muttenz provides several highly flexible, multi-purpose production lines to develop new ingredients and intermediates. It is located near the Group’s technical development center in Münchwilen, which will facilitate the transition of new products from pilot plant to full scale manufacture.
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