Syngenta Group describes itself as registered in Shanghai, China, with management headquarters in Switzerland; its board is chaired by Fanrong Li and Hengde Qin became chief executive on 1 August 2026. The Syngenta Group pages read do not name its shareholder, but Sinochem Holdings, a key state-owned enterprise supervised by China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), names Syngenta Group as the main operating company of its agrochemical business; Sinochem Holdings says it was formed in 2021 by combining Sinochem Group and China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina). ChemChina had acquired 94.7% of Syngenta’s shares through tender offers, the second settlement of which was completed on 7 June 2017, according to Syngenta. Syngenta Group was formed on 18 June 2020; when it was announced in January 2020, ADAMA described it as a new holding company within ChemChina bringing together ADAMA, Syngenta and Sinochem’s agriculture-related businesses. Its shares are not listed, although Syngenta Group Finance Limited has US$500 million notes listed in Hong Kong.

In 2025 Syngenta Crop Protection reported sales of $13.7 billion, Syngenta Seeds $4.8 billion, ADAMA $4.1 billion and Syngenta Group China $8.3 billion. The group says it employs over 50,000 people in more than 90 countries. It transferred its Sinofert fertiliser business to Sinochem at the end of 2025, and in May 2026 agreed to move its Flowers business into a joint venture with Dümmen Orange, subject to regulatory approvals.

In India, Syngenta India Private Limited is based in Pune and says it has more than 1,800 permanent employees. In the United Kingdom, Syngenta runs the Jealott’s Hill research centre near Bracknell and chemical manufacturing at Huddersfield and Grangemouth.