An article by Barbara Dinham published in Pesticides News No 60 in June 2003 (Journal of the Pesticide Action Network UK). The article contains the newest figures on the use of paraquat in the different regions of the world, the main crops where it is used and the market shares of Syngenta. Furthermore it summarizes the most recent developments in the fight for a world-wide phase-out of the use and production of paraquat.