先正达公司将关闭在瑞士和英国的研究和生产装置,作为捷利康农药与诺华农业合并后经营合理化的一部分。公司准备在今后3年内考察生产能力后,关闭世界各地的47家制造厂中的10家,12个技术中心中的6个。先正达已经加快它的整个重组计划,并修改了今年的成本节约目标,预计今年可节省成本1.5亿美元,原来的目标是9000万美元。到2004年节省成本5.25亿美元的总目标不变。公司计划到2004年关闭在瑞士Dielsdorf 的农药制造厂,而加强其它 Syngenta will close research and production facilities in Switzerland and the United Kingdom as part of the rationalization of the combined operations of Ziecongan Pesticides and Novartis AG. The company plans to close 10 of the 47 manufacturing plants around the world and 6 of the 12 technology centers after examining the production capacity in the next 3 years. Syngenta has accelerated its entire restructuring plan and revised its cost savings targets this year. It expects to save 150 million U.S. dollars this year. The original target is 90 million U.S. dollars. The total goal of saving costs of $525 million by 2004 will remain unchanged. The company plans to close the pesticide manufacturing plant in Dielsdorf, Switzerland, by 2004, and strengthen other