The rise of generic products has eroded the company's competitiveness in manufacturing the herbicide, motivating a shift in ...

This story was commissioned by the River City Journalism Fund Swiss agrochemical giant Syngenta announced last week it will halt global production of paraquat by the end of June, citing economic ...

Syngenta announced earlier this month that it will cease global production of the herbicide paraquat by the end of June.

Syngenta is facing a lawsuit from Brazil’s Attorney General of the Union’s Office (AGU), which claims health and environmental impacts from an insecticide containing a toxic product found at triple ...

First brought to market by Syngenta over sixty years ago, paraquat is today a generic herbicide that’s registered for sale by ...