Company

Bayer MaterialScience - the leader in high-tech materials.

Bayer MaterialScience AG is an independent, globally operating company within the Bayer Group. The name Bayer MaterialScience stands for the materials that the company develops and produces. It also stands for the know-how and expertise of its employees all over the world, who register on average one new patent every working day. This spirit is embodied by the company?s mission statement "VisionWorks".

Bayer MaterialScience employs around 18,800 employees at more than 40 locations throughout the world. Sales of some 10.7 billion euros were achieved in 2005, and approximately 8.7 million tons of raw materials produced.

Bayer MaterialScience is currently making major investments in the boom region of Asia. New production facilities for a wide range of different products are under construction in Caojing (Shanghai, China), with an investment volume of 1.8 billion US dollars. The company's activities are focused on sustainable, profitable growth. This is why Bayer MaterialScience not only places great importance on optimizing efficiency, but is also geared towards innovations and creative system solutions.

Strong brands - high-quality, innovative products

Coatings, adhesives and sealant systems based on polyurethane raw materials from Bayer MaterialScience reliably protect surfaces against the effects of weather and chemicals, while offering high-quality mechanical properties at the same time. Environmentally-compatible Bayhydrol® and Bayhydur® coating raw materials, for instance, have proved particularly successful in water-based polyurethane paint systems.

High-grade Makrolon®, Makrofol® and Apec® polycarbonates, together with the Bayblend® and Makroblend® polycarbonate blends, rank among Bayer MaterialScience's best-sellers. These products are indispensable when it comes to the production of automotive components, data carriers such as CDs and DVDs, and a large number of other everyday items.

Polyurethanes are an integral part of many aspects of daily life. Their broad application range extends from mattresses, via automobile seats, refrigerator insulation and car bumpers, through to shoe soles. The key product brands used here are Desmodur® and Desmophen®.

Thermoplastic polyurethanes unite the properties of high-grade polyurethane elastomers with the efficient processability of thermoplastics. Resins under the brand names Desmopan® and Texin® are used in technical films and textile coatings, belts, hoses, cables and profiles, in the automotive sector (interior, exterior, chassis), in a multitude of applications in sports & leisure (e.g. ski and sport shoes and sport equipment) and last but not least in agriculture, mechanical engineering and industrial applications.

Inorganic basic chemicals constitute the backbone of production at Bayer MaterialScience. This is because chlorine and its by-products of caustic soda, hydrogen and hydrochloric acid form the basis of many of the products that the company manufactures.

Strong company network

Hennecke, H.C Starck and Wolff Walsrode, which operate as independent companies, round off the portfolio of high-grade products, technologies and future-oriented know-how and represent true added value for Bayer MaterialScience.

Additional expert companies, active on the market for specific industries, are integrated in the organizational structure of the individual business units.