Bayer MaterialScience is a renowned supplier of high-performance materials and innovative system solutions used in a wide range of products for everyday life. Products with leading positions on the world market account for a major share of sales. Principal customers are the automotive and construction industries, the electrical/electronics sector and manufacturers of sports and leisure articles, packaging and medical equipment. Operations comprise four business units: Polycarbonates; Polyurethanes; Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties and Thermoplastic Polyurethanes. Bayer MaterialScience had about 14,700 employees at 30 production sites worldwide and posted sales of EUR 10,154 million in 2010.
Bayblend™
Brand name for polymer blends based on polycarbonate and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
Baydur™
Polyurethane integral-skin foam and molding systems for appliance housings, medical equipment, sports goods, sanitary items and furniture
Bayflex™
Family of elastic polyurethane systems with customizable properties for a range of applications
Bayhydur™
Polyurethane dispersions for waterborne coatings in automotive, industrial, furniture or construction and other applications
Desmopan™
Thermoplastic polyurethanes for a wide variety of high-tech applications
Fantasia™
Brand name for a number of technologies for coloring plastics, especially of finished plastic products. These technologies are particularly used at the Color Competence and Design Centers of Bayer MaterialScience.
Makrofol™/Bayfol™
Family of high performance polycarbonate films for use in security cards, medical components, and many other applications. The films can be processed via Film Insert Molding (FIM), High-Pressure Forming and other technologies.
Makrolon™
Transparent, impact-resistant polycarbonate for CDs, DVDs, automotive applications, architectural glazing, electrical and electronic applications
Multitec™
Innovative polyurethane spray system for large-area parts