Bayer’ Crop Science division plans to invest €220 million in a new research and development (R&D) facility at its Monheim, Germany site. This is the company’s largest...
13.10.2017
- In a bid to allay competition fears over its pending purchase of Monsanto, Bayer has agreed to sell selected crop science businesses to BASF for €5.9 billion. The purchase is said...
14.09.2016
- Bayer has finally won its hard-fought battle to take over US agribusiness rival Monsanto. The two agriculture giants have just confirmed that the deal will go ahead after Bayer...
25.05.2016
- The ratings agency Moody’s said on May 24 it is putting Bayer’s credit rating on review for a possible downgrade, due to the risks of its proposed acquisition of Monsanto. The...
19.10.2015
- Comments made by Bayer CEO Marijn Dekkers in a talk with the UK business newspaper Financial Times have fueled speculation that the German group may be interested in picking up the...
07.10.2015
- Kemal Malik, board member for innovation at the German Bayer Group, sees many similarities in the genetic system of humans, animals and plants. This opens the door for synergies in...
22.09.2015
- After shedding its plastics business Bayer MaterialScience – now trading as Covestro – the Bayer group is reorganizing its business structure, replacing the strategic management...
05.06.2015
- With global population expected to increase by nearly 40% during the next 85 years, optimizing arable land and securing food supply is a necessity. Crop protection is essential in...