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Bayer CropScience is one of the leading partners for the production of quality food, feed and fiber to meet the global challenges of tomorrow.
Headquartered in Monheim, Germany, Bayer CropScience is a global provider of crop solutions, products and services, and is one of the leading companies in the key segments of the worldwide agrochemical markets.
The three business groups – Crop Protection, BioScience and Environmental Science – meet the needs of different markets and are highly complementary.
Bayer CropScience is a customer oriented company, committed to a partnership approach, through products and services that provide clear benefits to our customers. We are an innovation leader and are determined to build our growth on innovation.
Key figures 2008
Sales 2008 by business
Sales 2008 by region*
* split based on definition of Bayer Group reporting
Top10 products 2008
Headquartered in Monheim, Germany, Bayer CropScience is a global provider of crop solutions, products and services, and is one of the leading companies in the key segments of the worldwide agrochemical markets.
The three business groups – Crop Protection, BioScience and Environmental Science – meet the needs of different markets and are highly complementary.
Bayer CropScience is a customer oriented company, committed to a partnership approach, through products and services that provide clear benefits to our customers. We are an innovation leader and are determined to build our growth on innovation.
Key figures 2008
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| Sales | EUR 6,382 million | |
| EBITDA | EUR 1,450 million | |
| EBITDA before special items | EUR 1,603 million | |
| EBITDA-margin before special items | 25.1 % | |
| EBIT | EUR 918 million | |
| EBIT before special items | EUR 1,084 million | |
| Gross cash flow | EUR 1,192 million | |
| Net cash flow | EUR 736 million | |
| Employees at year end | 18,300 | |
| R&D investment | EUR 649 million | |
Sales 2008 by business
Sales 2008 by region*
* split based on definition of Bayer Group reporting
Top10 products 2008
| Active Ingredient | Major Brands | Application | Sales in EUR million |
| Imidacloprid | Confidor®, Gaucho®, Admire®, Merit® | Insecticide, Seed Treatment, Environmental Science | 599 |
| Trifloxystrobin | Flint®, Stratego®, Sphere®, Nativo® | Fungicide, Seed Treatment | 365 |
| Prothioconazole | Proline®, Input®, Prosaro® | Fungicide, Seed Treatment | 246 |
| Mesosulfuron | Atlantis® | Herbicide | 244 |
| Tebuconazole | Folicur®, Raxil® | Fungicide, Seed Treatment | 242 |
| Glufosinate-ammonium | Basta®, Liberty®, Rely® | Herbicide | 235 |
| Clothianidin | Poncho® | Seed Treatment | 223 |
| Fenoxaprop-P-ethyl | Puma® | Herbicide | 203 |
| Deltamethrin | Decis®, K-Othrine® | Insecticide, Environmental Science | 175 |
| Fluoxastrobin | Fandango® | Fungicide, Seed Treatment | 132 |
| Total | | 2,664 |
| Share in Bayer CropScience Sales | 42 % | |
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[ last update: Friday, July 3, 2009 ]
