Bayer Flashcards
who started the compamy
dye salesman Friedrich Bayer and master dyer Johann Friedrich Weskott found the general partnership
1881-1914?
grew into large international chemical company
WW1
largely cut off from its major export markets, and sales of dyes and pharmaceuticals drop accordingly
WW2
-began losing foreign assests and patents again
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1950
company was allowed to acquire foreign affiliates as well. At first the United States and Latin America were the focus of these activities.
19th Century development
development of polyurethane chemistry, new crop protection products, fibers such as the polyacrylonitrile fiber Dralon, the thermoplastic Makrolon®, new dyestuffs for synthetic fibers and many other inventions all contributed to the company’s expansion.
Oil Crisis
- ended economic miracle
- prices for chemical raw materials based on oil had risen astronomically.
Felix hoffmann
- reduced its side effects by reacting salicylic acid with acetic anhidride
esterification
-phenolic OH group in salicylic acid is replaced with an ester functional group
uses of aspirin
-pain relief
headaches
stroke prevention
aspirin preventing strokes
platelets less sticky leads to less clotting
divisions of bayer in USA
- pharmecuticals
- consumer health
- crop science
- animal health
countries
Bayer Group comprises 241 consolidated companies** in 79 countries throughout the world
2016 sales
34.943 billion euro 41.3 billion usd
2017 sales
35.015 billion euro 42.5 billion usd
stock
98.13 euro 119.20 usd
Xarelto
blood thinner
eylea
chemotherapy umbrella
treats swelling in the retinas
nexavar
chemotherapy for kidney liver and thyroid cancer
aleve
non sterioidal anti inflam
claritin
treats seasonal allergies and hives
alion
soil active herbicide used to est permanent crops like grapes tree nuts and sugar cane
cropstar
seed treatment
helps protect crops in early vulnerable stages
flint
applies to fungicides
prevents soybean rust and fungal diseases
