Bayer AG (German: BAY)

Bayerwerk, Gebäude W11, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee
51368 Leverkusen, Germany (Map)
Phone: +49-214-30-1
Fax: +49-214-30-663-28
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http://www.bayer.de

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Overview

You could get a headache trying to name all of Bayer's products. The company, which created aspirin in 1897, makes pharmaceuticals, OTC drugs, and animal health care products through Bayer HealthCare, plastics and high-performance specialty materials via Bayer MaterialScience, and crop protection and home garden care items through Bayer CropScience. Aside from Bayer Aspirin, the company's best-known consumer brands include Aleve, Alka-Seltzer, and One-A-Day vitamins. Its top selling pharmaceuticals include multiple sclerosis treatment Betaseron and birth control pill YAZ. Also known as Bayer Group, the firm has some 300 operating subsidiaries worldwide; it operates in the US through Bayer Corporation.

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Key financials for Bayer AG (German: BAY)

Company Type Public (German: BAY; Pink Sheets: BAYRY [ADR])
Fiscal Year-End December
2010 Sales (mil.) £30,056.7
1-Year Sales Growth 4.1%
2010 Net Income (mil.) £1,114.4
1-Year Net Income Growth (11.5%)
2010 Employees 111,400
1-Year Employee Growth 2.8%
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Key people and executives for Bayer AG (German: BAY)

Honorary Chairman, Supervisory Board Hermann Josef Strenger
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Chairman, Supervisory Board Manfred Schneider
Chairman, Board of Management Marijn E. Dekkers
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  • DAX 30
  • #108 in FT Global 500 (June 2011)
  • STOXX Europe 50
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