Swiss company’s initial public offering would have been China’s largest in years
Goldman Sachs and others seek clarity over planned Shanghai listing of agricultural chemicals group Syngenta
The stock could be a good hedge against trends intensifying food insecurity across world
Farmers need new products to cope with climate change
Investors should be alert to sensitivities around food in China
Concerns over climate change led the chemicals veteran to dramatically transform Syngenta
Agribusiness companies maintain they are not merging despite naming of executive to key role
‘Big ag’ companies increased their investments in 2017 alongside venture capitalists
Creating bigger and more powerful enterprises ultimately slows down profit growth
Use of overseas acquisitions to boost domestic competitiveness makes SOE unusual
Purchase of Swiss seeds group had been expected to assuage suspicion of the technology
ChemChina is drawing scrutiny over the level of support it has from Beijing
Listing seen as test of ChemChina ability to navigate international financing channels
Confusion over China support puts investment grade rating under threat
Regulator says ‘government won’t give money’ to help ChemChina buy Swiss seed company Syngenta
Investors wary of suits over sale of GM corn seeds before China approval secured
The Swiss agricultural chief is overseeing a merger with state-owned ChemChina
