Bayer MaterialScience to build 5 new facilities

Bayer MaterialScience is investing €110 million to build 5 new downstream facilities in China by 2012 as part of an ongoing process to serve the booming manufacturing sector in the country. The facilities comprise three polyurethanes systems houses, a new polycarbonate sheet facility and a polycarbonate colour compounding and design centre. Each will be strategically located close to major customers in Shanghai, Qingdao, Chongqing and Guangzhou. With these projects, Bayer MaterialScience will increase its downstream presence considerably in what has become the company''s second largest market worldwide. Bayer MaterialScience will then have a network covering the main geographical areas of the country.The company currently has a colour competence and development centre and a polyurethanes systems house in Guangzhou and a further systems house in Nanjing.

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