Overview
Bayer Group
Bayer China
History
Bayer's links with Greater China go back to 1882, when it first began marketing dyes on the Chinese market. Since then, business in China has gone from strength to strength. Today, the People's Republic of China is one of Bayer's main centers of global investment.
In the early years, Bayer relied on German trading houses and local trading organizations located in the treaty ports, who channeled Bayer products from central points into China's provinces. Later on, there were first attempts to establish independent companies in Shanghai, such as "Firma Friedrich Bayer & Co." in 1913, and "Bayer Pharma Co." in 1936. Bayer Pharma Co. also manufactured a range of products for China, among them the famous Aspirin® pain reliever.
Bayer's renewed commitment to China after World War II culminated in the establishment of its independent trading entity Bayer China Co. Ltd. in Hong Kong, in 1958. The founding of this company once again allowed Bayer to organize its business in China effectively, a business that grew steadily over the decades that followed. In 1986, this hard work was rewarded with the establishment of a representative office and a liaison office in Beijing and Shanghai, respectively.
The signing of a broadly based cooperation agreement between Bayer and the Ministry for Chemical Industry in 1993 laid the foundations for expanding the business activities in China. A year later, Bayer (China) Ltd. was established as a holding company in Beijing to coordinate technology transfer and market development and support the preparation and implementation of joint venture projects. Step-by-step investment in a number of production facilities followed, in line with China's economic development.
Bayer's investment strategy in China entered a new phase in 2001, when then Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, along with the Chairman of the Board of Bayer Dr. Manfred Schneider, marked the groundbreaking for Bayer's Integrated Polymers Site at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park.
In the early years, Bayer relied on German trading houses and local trading organizations located in the treaty ports, who channeled Bayer products from central points into China's provinces. Later on, there were first attempts to establish independent companies in Shanghai, such as "Firma Friedrich Bayer & Co." in 1913, and "Bayer Pharma Co." in 1936. Bayer Pharma Co. also manufactured a range of products for China, among them the famous Aspirin® pain reliever.
Bayer's renewed commitment to China after World War II culminated in the establishment of its independent trading entity Bayer China Co. Ltd. in Hong Kong, in 1958. The founding of this company once again allowed Bayer to organize its business in China effectively, a business that grew steadily over the decades that followed. In 1986, this hard work was rewarded with the establishment of a representative office and a liaison office in Beijing and Shanghai, respectively.
The signing of a broadly based cooperation agreement between Bayer and the Ministry for Chemical Industry in 1993 laid the foundations for expanding the business activities in China. A year later, Bayer (China) Ltd. was established as a holding company in Beijing to coordinate technology transfer and market development and support the preparation and implementation of joint venture projects. Step-by-step investment in a number of production facilities followed, in line with China's economic development.
Bayer's investment strategy in China entered a new phase in 2001, when then Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, along with the Chairman of the Board of Bayer Dr. Manfred Schneider, marked the groundbreaking for Bayer's Integrated Polymers Site at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park.
Milestones
1882 First sales of textile dyes
1913 Founding of the trading company Fr. Bayer Co. in Shanghai
1936 “Aspirin“ production at Bayer Pharma Co., Shanghai
1958 Establishment of Bayer China Ltd., Hong Kong
1984 Import business by Bayer China Co., Ltd., (Hong Kong)
1989 The 1st agrochemical JV company established in Tianjin by the former Aventis company, which is now part of Bayer CropScience
1994 Entry of Bayer as an investor in China; Bayer (China) Ltd. set up as holding company
1996 Bayer HealthCare starts construction of pharmaceutical manufacturing facility
1996 Bayer MaterialScience operates the joint venture company Bayer Guangyi Panel Co.Ltd., set up in Beijing
1997 Bayer (Sichuan) Animal Health Co. Ltd., starts operations in Chengdu
1999 Bayer Jinling Polyurethane Co. Ltd. comes on stream in Nanjing
2000 Bayer CropScience (China) Company Limited is established
2001 Groundbreaking for Bayer’s Integrated Site Shanghai
2001 Bayer Polymers (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. is founded
2001 Sighs research cooperation agreement with the Chinese Academy of Sciences
2002 Bayer and Aventis CropScience business merges under a new name as Bayer CropScience
2002 Signs agreement with the Shanghai Petrochemical Academy (SPA) to cooperate to train skilled chemical workers in Shanghai
2002 Establishes partnership with Special Olympics and adopts three special schools in Beijing and Shanghai
2002 Establishes partnership with Mercy Corps and China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation to provide micro lending and skills training to farmers in poverty-stricken areas of China
2003 Bayer (Shanghai) Polyurethanes Co. Ltd is established
2003 Bayer Technology and Engineering (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. is established
2003 Bayer Young Environmental Envoy, Bayer’s global partnership program with United Nations Environmental Programme, is established in China
Bayer Environmental Award for Media program is established
2004 Tsinghua-Bayer Public Health and HIV/AIDS Media Studies Program
2004 Bayer-Tongji Chair for Intellectual Property Rights is established
2005 Founding of Bayer MaterialScience Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd
2005 Bayer HealthCare successfully acquires Roche OTC business
2006 Bayer CropScience first launches its innovative fungicide – Infinito in China
2007 Bayer HealthCare and Schering Pharmaceuticals complete merger with the new name Bayer Schering Pharma
2007 Bayer-Tongji Chair for Sustainable Development is established
2007 CEIBS Research Centre is established for Health Care Policy and Management
2007 Bayer actively supports the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games
2007 Bayer receives awards including Honorary Credential of China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation; Award for Outstanding Performance in CSR; Special Olympics Contribution Certificate; Multinational Corporation with Utmost Core Competitiveness in China; One of Top Employers in Shanghai Region, etc.
2008 Groundbreaking for BaySystems
1913 Founding of the trading company Fr. Bayer Co. in Shanghai
1936 “Aspirin“ production at Bayer Pharma Co., Shanghai
1958 Establishment of Bayer China Ltd., Hong Kong
1984 Import business by Bayer China Co., Ltd., (Hong Kong)
1989 The 1st agrochemical JV company established in Tianjin by the former Aventis company, which is now part of Bayer CropScience
1994 Entry of Bayer as an investor in China; Bayer (China) Ltd. set up as holding company
1996 Bayer HealthCare starts construction of pharmaceutical manufacturing facility
1996 Bayer MaterialScience operates the joint venture company Bayer Guangyi Panel Co.Ltd., set up in Beijing
1997 Bayer (Sichuan) Animal Health Co. Ltd., starts operations in Chengdu
1999 Bayer Jinling Polyurethane Co. Ltd. comes on stream in Nanjing
2000 Bayer CropScience (China) Company Limited is established
2001 Groundbreaking for Bayer’s Integrated Site Shanghai
2001 Bayer Polymers (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. is founded
2001 Sighs research cooperation agreement with the Chinese Academy of Sciences
2002 Bayer and Aventis CropScience business merges under a new name as Bayer CropScience
2002 Signs agreement with the Shanghai Petrochemical Academy (SPA) to cooperate to train skilled chemical workers in Shanghai
2002 Establishes partnership with Special Olympics and adopts three special schools in Beijing and Shanghai
2002 Establishes partnership with Mercy Corps and China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation to provide micro lending and skills training to farmers in poverty-stricken areas of China
2003 Bayer (Shanghai) Polyurethanes Co. Ltd is established
2003 Bayer Technology and Engineering (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. is established
2003 Bayer Young Environmental Envoy, Bayer’s global partnership program with United Nations Environmental Programme, is established in China
Bayer Environmental Award for Media program is established
2004 Tsinghua-Bayer Public Health and HIV/AIDS Media Studies Program
2004 Bayer-Tongji Chair for Intellectual Property Rights is established
2005 Founding of Bayer MaterialScience Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd
2005 Bayer HealthCare successfully acquires Roche OTC business
2006 Bayer CropScience first launches its innovative fungicide – Infinito in China
2007 Bayer HealthCare and Schering Pharmaceuticals complete merger with the new name Bayer Schering Pharma
2007 Bayer-Tongji Chair for Sustainable Development is established
2007 CEIBS Research Centre is established for Health Care Policy and Management
2007 Bayer actively supports the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games
2007 Bayer receives awards including Honorary Credential of China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation; Award for Outstanding Performance in CSR; Special Olympics Contribution Certificate; Multinational Corporation with Utmost Core Competitiveness in China; One of Top Employers in Shanghai Region, etc.
2008 Groundbreaking for BaySystems
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