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Latin America / Africa / Middle East:
From Santiago via Cape Town to Tehran

Bayer has been present in Latin America for more than 110 years. In 2010 the company’s 16,100 employees in the Latin America / Africa / Middle East region generated EUR 5.6 billion in sales – 16.0% of the Group total.

Through steady investment and optimization of its activities, Bayer has established strong positions in Latin America. Thanks to modern and environmentally compatible production facilities coupled with effective sales and marketing organizations, Bayer is able to benefit from the growth in the region and is committed to helping shape the business environment. Important production sites are located in Mexico, El Salvador, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina.

Bayer’s roots in Africa go back to 1920, when it first began marketing its products there.

Today Bayer is represented throughout the continent, from Casablanca to Cape Town. Bayer’s business is managed by the affiliates in the three country groups North, West and Central Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa. Health care and crop protection are major fields of activity, and production plants are located in Morocco and South Africa.

The countries of the Middle East bridge the gap between Europe and the Far East. Bayer has been present with its products in this region since the late 1880s and markets its entire product portfolio there.

Latin America/Africa/Middle East
Sales	€ 5,628 million (17,7 %) *
Employees	16,100
R&D expenses	€ 35 million
Capital expenditures	€ 126 million
Companies	45 **

2010 sales by market (change from 2009)

fully consolidated subsidiaries (as of Dec. 31, 2010)

Andenregion

Andean region - includes Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. The regional headquarters are located in Bogotá, Colombia. The region accounts for about 16 percent of sales in Latin America, with Bayer HealthCare being the largest contributor. The Andean Region is home to four production and formulation sites, which are located in Colombia (Barranquilla and Cali) and Venezuela (Caracas and Maracay).

Brazil

Brazil - is the largest single market for Bayer in Latin America. In 2008 Bayer’s Brazilian operations generated 39 percent of Latin American sales. Bayer CropScience plays the leading role in Brazil, followed by Bayer HealthCare. Bayer’s Brazilian headquarters are located in São Paulo. There are two production sites in Brazil, in São Paulo and Belford Roxo.

Central America and the Caribbean

Central America and the Caribbean - this region includes Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, , Cuba and the Caribbean islands including Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Bahamas, Curaçao and Aruba. Regional headquarters are in Costa Rica. The region represents 8 percent of Bayer’s sales in Latin America and is home to three production plants. Bayer HealthCare plays the leading role in Central America and the Caribbean, followed by Bayer CropScience.

Conor Sur region

Cono Sur region - comprises Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and Chile. The administrative and commercial headquarters are in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Cono Sur country group accounts for 14 percent of Bayer’s total business in Latin America. Bayer HealthCare and Bayer CropScience have the highest sales. The region’s manufacturing sites are located in Argentina: two in Pilar and a third one in Zárate.

Mexico

Mexico - accounting for 23 percent of sales in Latin America, Mexico is the second largest market for Bayer in this region. The two leading subgroups are Bayer HealthCare and Bayer MaterialScience. Bayer’s Mexican headquarters are located in Mexico City, the country’s capital. Mexico is home to five Bayer production facilities located in Lerma, Mexico City, Santa Clara, Orizaba and Monterrey (joint venture).

Africa

All Bayer's businesses are represented throughout Africa. Health care and crop protection are the major fields of activity and manufacturing sites are located in Morocco and South Africa.

South Africa holds a key position in Bayer's Africa strategy with almost 50 percent of the continent's sales being achieved there. The country is home to two production units. The sites in Kwa-Zulu Natal and Gauteng ensure that the specific requirements of Animal Health (Bayer HealthCare) and Bayer CropScience customers respectively are consistently met.

Besides serving the local market and much of the African continent, the South African operation serves important Indian Ocean countries such as Mauritius and Madagascar.

Contact:
Bayer Pty Limited
27 Wrench Road
Isando 1600, South Africa
P O Box 143

Phone: 27 (0) 11 921 5911
Fax: 27 (0) 11 921 5766

The lynchpin of Bayer's activities in North, West and Central Africa is Bayer Maghreb S.A., headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco.

The operations of Bayer East Africa Ltd. are based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Middle East - Turkey

The countries of the Middle East bridge the gap between Europe and the Far East. Bayer has been present in this region for many years and markets its entire product portfolio there.

The largest subsidiary in the region is Bayer Türk, headquartered in Istanbul. In 2008 this company and its almost 1,600 employees posted sales of around EUR 470 million. The product portfolio of the three business units Bayer HealthCare, Bayer MaterialScience and Bayer CropScience are represented by Bayer Türk.

The subsidiary BIFA in Istanbul formulates pharmaceutical products. In Gebze Bayer Türk manufactures crop protection products.

Bayer Turk also exports products from BayerCropScience and Bayer HealthCare to neighboring countries.

As in Turkey, Bayer has its own company in Iran and in Israel.

Middle East - Arabian Countries

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Office Bayer Middle East, Dubai

In the Arabian Countries, Bayer is represented by Bayer Middle East FZE, a wholly owned and fully consolidated subsidiary of Bayer AG based in the Jebel Ali Free Zone of Dubai, UAE.

Bayer Middle East (BME) is subdivided in five sub-regions and has established regional representative and scientific offices in Egypt, Jordan, Cyprus, and Saudi Arabia. The various Bayer activities in the Arabian Countries accounted for EUR 397 million in sales in 2010, generated by 610 employees in 15 countries.

All three subgroups, HealthCare, MaterialScience, and CropScience, as well Bayer Technology Services operate in the Arabian Countries. The subgroups are supported by the BME Corporate & Business Service Center.

Contact:
Bayer Middle East FZE
P.O. Box 262369
Jebel Ali
Dubai, UAE

Tel. 971 4 8817774
Fax 971 4 8814323
E-mail: bme_info@bayer-ag.de

Israel

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Office Bayer Israel

Bayer and Schering have been active for over four decades in Israel. Bayer Israel LTD is located at the outskirts of Tel Aviv.

Bayer Israel currently represents Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals.

Contact:
Bayer Israel Ltd.
36 Hacharash St.
Hod Hasharon 45240
Israel

Tel. 972-9-7626700
Fax 972-9-7626730
E-mail: info.bil@bayerhealthcare.com

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Bayer Boliviana Ltda.
Gerente de Administracion Central
Edificio IMCRUZ-Segundo Anillo
Av. Cristobal de Mendoza 164 Piso 3
Bolivia
phone: +591 33378927
fax: +591 33378879
www.bayer.com.bo

Bayer S.A.
Apartado Postal 494
San Salvador
Blvd. Bayer, Ciudad Merliot
El Salvador
phone: +503 2782000
fax: +503 2783017
www.bayer-ca.com

Bayer S.A.
Casilla de Correo 84
Ricardo Gutiérrez 3652
1605 Munro Pcia Buenes Aires
Argentina
phone: +54 11 47627000
fax: +54 11 47627100
www.bayer.com.ar

Bayer S.A.
Apartado 962
Santo Domingo
Avenida Luperón esq. 27 de Febrero
Dominican Republic
phone: +1 809 5308086
fax: +1 809 5308013
www.bayer-ca.com

Bayer S.A.
Av. de las Américas 57-52
Bogotá D.C. 6, Colombia
Colombia
phone: +57 1 4234019
www.bayerandina.com

Bayer S.A.
Casilla 471-3 Santiago 3
San Joaquin - Santiago
Carlos Fernandez N°260
Chile
phone: +56 2 5208200
www.bayer.cl

Bayer S.A. de C.V.
Apartado Postal 3333
Tegucigalpa M.D.C.
Avenida República de Chile
Honduras
phone: +504 2692100
fax: +504 2692112
www.bayer-ca.com

Bayer S.A.
Apartado 6693
Caracas 1010-A
Torre Bayer, Avenida Tamanaco
Venezuela
phone: +58 212 9052190
fax: +58 212 9052166
www.bayerandina.com

Bayer S.A.
Avenida 12 de Octubre N24-593 y Franciso Salazar
Quito, Ecuador
Edificio Plaza 2000, Piso 11 y 12
Ecuador
phone: +59 3 25 69813
fax: +59 3 25 67983
www.bayerandina.com

Bayer S.A.
Santa Teresa 2245
Asunción / Paraguay
Aviadores del Chaco
Paraguay
phone: +595 21 3173500
fax: +595 21 3173501
www.bayer.com.py

Bayer Peru S.A.
Av. Paseo de la República No. 3074
Casilia 1065
Piso 10, Lima 27
Peru
phone: +51 1 4219601
fax: +51 1 4213381
www.bayerandina.com

Bayer S.A.
Eurocenter II, Quinto Piso
San José
Barreal de Heredia
Costa Rica
phone: +506 25898600
fax: +506 25898900
www.bayer-ca.com

Bayer de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra No. 259
11520 Mexico D.F.
Col Amplicatión Granada
Mexico
phone: +52 55 7283000
fax: +52 55 7283111
www.bayer.com.mx

Bayer S.A.
Carretera a Masaya Km 11,5
Managua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
phone: +505 2799777
fax: +505 2799676
www.bayer-ca.com

Bayer S.A.
Apartado Postal 1573
Km 14,5 Carretera Roosevelt (Zona 3 de Mexico)
01901 Guatemala
Guatemala
phone: +502 2436 9090
fax +502 2436 9700
www.bayer-ca.com

Bayer Uruguay S.A.
Paysandú 1283
11100 Montevideo
Uruguay
phone: +598 2 9020761
fax: +598 2 9021125
www.bayer.com.uy

Bayer (Pty.) Ltd.
27 Wrench Road
Isando 1600
South Africa
phone: +27 11 9215911
fax: +27 11 9215766
www.bayer.co.za

Bayer S.A.
Caixa Postal 22523
Rua Domingos Jorge 1100
04779-900 Sao Paulo
Brazil
phone: +55 11 56945166
fax: +55 11 569451034
www.bayersaudeanimal.com.br

Bayer S.A.
Apartado Postal 3080
Zona Libre de Colon
Calle 18 E, Edificio No. 38, Local 12
Panama
phone: +507 4412604
fax: +507 4414904
www.bayer-ca.com

Last updated: December 22, 2011

Latin America / Africa / Middle East: From Santiago via Cape Town to Tehran