FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of April 2010
Commission
File Number: 001-15152
SYNGENTA
AG
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
Schwarzwaldallee
215
4058
Basel
Switzerland
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Re: SYNGENTA
AG
Press
Release: "Syngenta receives approval for
breakthrough corn trait technology in the U.S.”
Herewith
we furnish a press release related to Syngenta AG. The full text of the press
release is the following:
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| Syngenta International AG | Media contact: | Analyst/Investor contacts: | |||
| Media Office | Médard Schoenmaeckers | Jennifer Gough | |||
| CH-4002 Basel | Switzerland | +41 61 323 2323 | Switzerland | +41 61 323 5059 | |
| Switzerland | USA | +1 202 737 6521 | |||
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Tel:
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+41
61 323 23 23
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Paul Minehart |
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| Fax: | +41 61 323 24 24 | USA | +1 202 628 2372 |
John
Hudson
Switzerland
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+41 61 323 6793 |
| USA | +1 202 737 6520 | ||||
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www.syngenta.com
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Syngenta
receives approval for breakthrough corn trait technology in the
U.S.
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MIR162, Agrisure Viptera™ trait, deregulated by
USDA
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Agrisure Viptera™ 3111 trait stack
offers growers
unprecedented multi-pest insect control
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Further strengthens
Agrisure® traits offering from
Syngenta
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Syngenta
announced today that it received deregulation of MIR162, the Agrisure Viptera
trait, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The trait will be combined with
the Agrisure 3000GT
trait stack to provide corn growers with broad-spectrum, insect control and
glyphosate tolerance for maximum convenience and productivity.
“The
Agrisure Viptera trait is a truly innovative technology that will be the
cornerstone of Syngenta’s insect control solutions,” said Davor Pisk, Chief
Operating Officer Syngenta Seeds. “It provides a new mode of action that has
demonstrated a level of pest control and yield performance previously unseen in
our industry.”
The
Agrisure Viptera 3111 trait stack delivers unsurpassed above ground pest control
of 14 yield- and quality-robbing insects, including corn earworm, fall armyworm,
Western bean cutworm and sugarcane borer. The technology has the power to help
U.S. corn growers avoid an estimated 238 million bushels of corn and $1.1
billion in annual yield and grain quality losses due to multi-pest damage1.
Syngenta
plans to commercialize hybrids containing the Agrisure Viptera trait for the
2011 growing season. MIR162 has already been approved for cultivation in Canada
and Brazil.
For more
information about the Agrisure Viptera trait and the Agrisure Viptera 3111 trait
stack, visit www.agrisuretraits.com.
Syngenta
is one of the world's leading companies with more than 25,000 employees in over
90 countries dedicated to our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life.
Through world-class science, global reach and commitment to our customers we
help to increase crop productivity, protect the environment and
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improve health
and quality of life. For more information about us please go to www.syngenta.com.
Agrisure®,
Agrisure Viptera™ and the Syngenta logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group
Company.
1Sources:
Census 2007 USDA, USDA Risk Management Agency‘s internal indemnity database.
Aflatoxin Center of Excellence of the South, Syngenta Entomology
Research.
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Such statements may be subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
the actual results to differ materially from these statements. We refer
you to Syngenta's publicly available filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission for information about these and other risks and
uncertainties. Syngenta assumes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect actual results, changed assumptions or other
factors. This document does not constitute, or form part of, any offer or
invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer, to purchase
or subscribe for any ordinary shares in Syngenta AG, or Syngenta ADSs, nor
shall it form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any
contract therefor.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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SYNGENTA AG
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Date:
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April
21, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Tobias Meili
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Name:
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Tobias
Meili
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| Title: | Head Corporate Legal Affairs | |||||
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By:
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/s/
Brigitte Benz
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Name:
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Brigitte
Benz
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Title:
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Deputy
Head Shareholder Services & Group Administration
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