General Info

Bayer Corporation, headquartered in Pennsylvania, is part of the worldwide Bayer Group, an international health care, nutrition and advanced materials group based in Leverkusen, Germany. In North America, Bayer had 2005 net sales of nearly $7.3 billion and employed approximately 16,200. Bayer's three operating companies, Bayer HealthCare, Bayer CropScience and Bayer MaterialScience, improve people's lives through a range of essential products that help diagnose, prevent and treat diseases, protect crops, and advance automobile safety and durability. Bayer HealthCare manufactures products for animal health, consumer care, diagnostics and pharmaceuticals. Bayer MaterialScience manufactures coatings, adhesives, sealants, inorganic basic chemicals, polycarbonates, polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethanes. Bayer CropScience manufactures products for crops. Bayer Corporation maintains a location in Baytown, Texas.