Syngenta divests compost business
Syngenta has divested its North American Fafard compost business to Sun Gro Horticulture. Syngenta acquired the business in 2006 for $133.5 million as part of the expansion of its lawn and garden business in the NAFTA region ( Agrow No 500, p 5). Fafard posted sales of $88 million last year.