Actors / Company · Switzerland

Syngenta

Appears in 9 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

Case	Role	Country	Period	Instrument
Chlorothalonil metabolites in Swiss groundwater	Reported challenger of the revocation of approval (unverified)	Switzerland	1970–2020	Chemical pollution
Paraquat litigation (Syngenta/Chevron) and the Paraquat Papers	Paraquat maker (successor to ICI's agricultural arm); settlement defendant	United States	1958–2026	Pesticides and agrochemicals
EU banned-pesticide exports	Exporter; reported to have moved some operations to Germany after the French ban	European Union	2018–2026	Pesticides and agrochemicals
Paraquat bans, UK production for export and Chinese exports	Producer; made paraquat for export in the UK	United Kingdom	1989–2026	Pesticides and agrochemicals
62% of UK paraquat exports since 2015 went to poorer countries, analysis finds	Paraquat producer named in the 2023 UK export figures	United Kingdom	2015–2024	Pesticides and agrochemicals
Syngenta settles thousands of paraquat lawsuits and keeps selling diquat	Producer of paraquat and diquat; settled the lawsuits	Global	1976–2026	Pesticides and agrochemicals
Syngenta paid $105m to settle atrazine water-treatment claims	settling defendant; company behind internal communications	United States	2000–2012	Pesticides and agrochemicals
EU bans three neonicotinoid pesticides outdoors in 2018; Turkey follows in part	neonicotinoid manufacturer; pollinator programme; court challenge	European Union	2018	Law, regulation and treaties
US Supreme Court blocks state cancer-warning suits against pesticide makers	Paraquat producer; announced Gramoxone phase-out	United States	2026	Pesticides and agrochemicals

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