Bayer MaterialScience focuses on environment, cost-efficiency in its product design

As inventor of polycarbonates, Bayer MaterialScience has led the innovation in this field for the past few decades by introducing the first ever CD and plastic automotive headlamp. Today, it is blazing the trail for new applications for the improvement of people’s lives and working with a forward-looking vision.

 Polycarbonate is a well-proven material with a great future. Polycarbonate consumption has risen over the past two decades due to its ability to continuously reinvent itself and create innovations that address the challenges arising from megatrends.

Like all other plastic materials, the polycarbonate market is moving very much in line with the trends in the industry. However, Dr. Rainer Rettig, Senior VP-Asia Pacific is seeing light at the end of the tunnel.

Interviewee: Dr. Rainer Rettig

Title：Senior Vice President – Asia Pacific

QUESTIONS:

1. How do you look at the post-crisis plastics industry? 

2. Which do you think is more important -- environmental friendliness or cost efficiency? Can we have both?

3.  How are the expansion projects of BMS in China? Are they on schedule? If not, what are the difficulties you are encountering?