LONDON, February 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Herbicides and seeds business Syngenta has announced its full year results for 2009 and pointed to a series of external factors which led to a drop in profits.
An interview with Mike Mack, Syngenta CEO, is now available at http://www.cantos.com/company/syngenta.
The Swiss-based company had to contend with a weaker dollar and higher commododity prices but, despite this, recorded market share gains in its Crop Protection business and strong growth in its Seeds business.
And with a confident outlook to the future where the world''s growing population places ever greater demands on the earth''s farmland and water needs, Chief Executive Mike Mack said: "We expect that volumes are going to be up in 2010 and our new product growth is going to continue to have a lot of momentum. So, taken together, we think that we''re going to have earnings growth on the back of the business."
The interview and transcript are available now on http://www.cantos.com/company/syngenta.
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