1, Bayer Bayer on the list of reasons: 2018 sales of $11.703 billion, market share of 20.30%. Company Profile:Bayer is a life sciences company with a history of more than 150 years and core competencies in healthcare and agriculture. The Bayer Group consists of 392 consolidated companies in 87 countries, with its global headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany. Main business: the Bayer Group is divided into three divisions, Bayer's extensive product portfolio contains many globally recognized brands.2. Syngenta Syngenta reason for the list: 2018 sales of $10.413 billion, market share of 18.10%. COMPANY PROFILE: Syngenta is the world's leading agricultural company, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, that enhances global food security by helping a wide range of farmers use available resources more efficiently. With 28,000 employees in more than 90 countries, Syngenta is committed to building world-class technology and innovative crop solutions dedicated to improving crop cultivation methods. Main business: Syngenta has the industry's broadest portfolio of products around rice, corn, soybeans, grains, a variety of field crops, specialty crops, vegetables, sugarcane, eight core crops, the product contains plant protection, seed coatings, seeds and traits.3, BASF BASF reasons for the list: 2018 sales of 7.048 billion U.S. dollars, market share of 12.20%. Company Profile:BASF AG is a German chemical company and one of the largest chemical plants in the world. The BASF Group has more than 160 wholly-owned subsidiaries or joint ventures in 41 countries in Europe, Asia, and North and South America. The company is headquartered in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, which is the world's largest chemical product base in terms of plant area. Main business:BASF's business in Greater China includes petrochemicals, intermediates, specialty materials, monomers, dispersions and pigments, specialty chemicals, catalysts, coatings, care chemicals, nutrition and health, and agricultural solutions.4. CortevaAgriScienceCorteva Reason for the list:2018 sales of 6.294 billion U.S. dollars, market share of 10.90%. COMPANY PROFILE: Corteva AgriScience, is a fully-focused agricultural company. Combining the strengths of DuPont Pioneer, DuPont Plant Protection, and Dow AgroSciences, Cordiva boasts more than two centuries of scientific achievement, state-of-the-art ideas, and expertise. Main Business: Cordial provides integrated and comprehensive agricultural solutions, including genetics, chemistry, and precision agriculture. Through efficient and scientific product lines and services, Cordiva helps growers maximize the value of their inputs and enhance the yield and quality of their crops.5. FMC Fumitec Reason for the list: $4.285 billion in sales in 2018, with a market share of 7.40%. Company profile: FMC was founded in 1883, headquartered in Philadelphia, the United States, the world has 6,400 employees in more than 70 countries, more than 800 R & D personnel in the world's 23 R & D centers and experimental stations focused on providing innovative agricultural solutions and application technology for global growers, continue to enhance agricultural productivity and crop quality, and fully promote the sustainable development of green agriculture. Main Business: Formica has a broad product portfolio including plant protection and plant health products covering 10 major crops, and continues to invest 8% of its annual gross revenue in research and development.
German biotech companies are ranked as follows Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Merck, Stadt, Fresenius,
The top three remain unchanged, with Bayer in Germany, Cordova AgroSciences in the US, and Syngenta in China.
Fourth through sixth are highly competitive, with a stable lineup of France's Limagrain, Germany's BASF, and Germany's Kovosch.
Seventh through tenth are slightly shifted, with Denmark's Dannon, the Netherlands' Rexwang, Japan's Sakata, and China's Long Ping Gaoke.
But China is the world's largest country in total seeds after the United States.