Bayer AG


 
 

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Bayer AG (German pronunciation "BYE-er", in US usually pronounced "BAY-er") is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in 1863. It is headquartered in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is well-known for its original brand of aspirin.

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In order to separate operational and strategic management Bayer AG was reorganized into a holding company in December 2003. The groups core businesses were transformed into limited companies, each controlled by Bayer AG. These companies are: Bayer CropScience AG; Bayer HealthCare AG; Bayer Material Science AG and Bayer Chemicals AG and the three service companies Bayer Technology Services GmbH, Bayer Business Services GmbH and Bayer Industry Services GmbH & Co. OHG. Austrian journalist Klaus Werner proved in his Black Book on Brand Companies, that the Bayer subsidiary H.C.Starck financed the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo by trading illegally with the mineral coltan. The allegations were also proved by an U.N. panel of experts.


 

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Bayer AG related Images and Photos (experimental)

Bayer Auto Club Roadster  c.1924
Bayer Auto Club Roadster c.1924

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Introduction
About Bayer AG
History
Bayer Cropscience
Pesticide controversy
Diversity
See also
External links
 
FR: Bayer AG


 

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