"China National Chemical Corporation, commonly known as ChemChina, is a Chinese state-owned chemical company in the product segments of agrochemicals, rubber products, chemical materials and specialty chemicals, industrial equipment, and petrochemical processing for the civilian and military sectors. As of 2020, it is ranked 164th among the Fortune Global 500 companies."^[1]

Syngenta

In 2017 ChemChina completed its acquisition of Syngenta, which was announced in February 2016, for around 43 billion dollars.^[2] The buyout was one of other consolidations among genetically modified crop and chemical companies that occurred around the same time.^[3]

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[1] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChemChina

[2] ttps://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/05/chemchina-clinches-43-bln-takeover-of-syngenta.html

[3] ttps://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2019/february/mergers-in-seeds-and-agricultural-chemicals-what-happened/

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