I. Bayer Company of Germany
Bayer Group in Germany is one of the world's most famous Fortune 500 enterprises, and it is at the forefront of the industry in many fields such as material innovation, crop science and medical care. One of the largest chemical and medical care enterprises in the world, it is in the forefront of the industry in many fields such as life science, polymer materials and fine chemicals.
Bayer Group is a leading international enterprise in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. In addition to operating more than 10,000 kinds of products produced by ourselves, the business scope also includes medicine, diagnostic equipment, plant protection products, plastics, fibers and so on.
Bayer Group made a fortune in Germany. 1863, 1 In August, businessman Friedrich Bayer and pigment master Johann Friedrich Wescott founded a pigment enterprise-"friedel Bayer" in today's Bamen, Upper Alberta, Germany. The company moved to Leverkusen, Germany. Now, Leverkusen on the Rhine is still the headquarters of Bayer Group. Today, Bayer has 350 branches in almost all countries and regions around the world. By the end of 2003, the number of employees in the world was about 1 15400.
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R&D plays a very important role in Bayer, and Bayer's business today is almost all self-developed products. At present, about 50% of Bayer's turnover comes from the research and development achievements in the past 15 years. Bayer has 65,438+02,000 R&D employees worldwide, and its annual investment in R&D exceeds 7% of its turnover.
In the past 130 years, Bayer has developed from the earliest dye manufacturer to the leader in various professional fields today. Bayer has accumulated many years of experience in the fields of chemistry and pharmacy, and so far it has180,000 patents and 60,000 registered trademarks. In fact, thousands of products invented by Bayer not only improved the well-being of human beings all over the world, but also had a great impact on the development of global industry. The following is just a brief introduction to Bayer's achievements.
1863: A company called Friedr. Bayer company. Founded in 1960, it produces aniline dyes.
1892: Antinonnin, the first synthetic chemical plant protection product.
1899: Aspirin is the most famous painkiller in the world, and its main component is acetylsalicylic acid.
190 1: "Wastewater Treatment Committee" was established in Livingston.
19 10: methyl rubber, the first industrial synthetic rubber.
1922: Preventol, the first material protection product.
1935: Prontosil, the first sulfanilamide drug to treat bacterial infections. For this drug, Dr. Dumack, a researcher at Bayer Company, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine with 1939.
1937: polyurethane, new products produced by polymerization: raw materials similar to rubber elastomers, adhesives, foaming materials, high-elastic fibers and coating raw materials.
1953: Makrolon, the first thermoplastic engineering plastic made of polycarbonate.
1956: Novodur, a multi-purpose thermoplastic made of ABS plastic, can change its hardness by knocking.
1973: Canesten, the first broad-spectrum antifungal agent to treat human mycosis.
1975: adalat, a drug for treating coronary heart disease.
1976: Bayblend, an advanced engineering plastic produced by polycarbonate.
1977: new technology of biological wastewater purification-Bayer tower biology.
1985: Nimotop, a new drug for treating brain diseases, can also treat brain dysfunction in the elderly.
1987: Ciprofe, Ciprofe, West Prokhin, chemotherapy for bacterial infection.
1990: A new therapeutic drug for diabetes-glimepiride.
199 1: Gaoqiao, a systematic pesticide, has good residual effect and extremely low toxicity to human beings and the environment.
1993: Bayer released its first environmental report.
1994: Bayer acquired the over-the-counter western medicine business of Stirling Windsor Company in North America. At the same time, it regained the legal right to use the company name and company cross logo in the United States and Canada.
1995: mark the vaccine to prevent cattle from being infected with specific virus diseases, and at the same time distinguish the animals that have been vaccinated from those infected with wild viruses.
1996: Fuan Advantage, an innovative product for restraining fleas of dogs and cats. BAK is a biodegradable thermoplastic, which can be used in film and injection molding.
1997: Dex and Esprit of blood glucose testing system.
1999: On March 6th, on the occasion of the centenary of aspirin, Bayer administrative building in Leverkusen, Germany was converted into the world's largest aspirin packaging box, and three achievements of this project were recorded in Guinness World Records.
2000: Baynas, a drug for allergic rhinitis.
2000: New molten polycarbonate process for producing high-purity polycarbonate.
2003: Levitra, Le Weizhuang, drugs for erectile dysfunction.
Second, Langsheng Company
Founded in 1936, Lucent Pac-Oil is a recognized and respected leader in the field of aerospace lubricating materials, a multinational company engaged in the research and development of aerospace lubricating materials and the research and application of special petroleum products, and one of the largest independent lubricating materials research institutions. The unique additive developed by Lucent solved the lubrication problem of uranium hexafluoride gas diffusion equipment during the development of atomic bombs. On the other hand, Lucent's experts have successfully found an effective solution to the lubrication problem under the specific conditions of aerospace. Based on Lucent's unique lubrication technology, Lucent has further developed and popularized industrial and civil lubricating oil products, and applied its leading lubrication technology to vehicles, engineering equipment and ships.
Lanxess is a global enterprise with 50 production bases and about 20,000 employees. Last year, Lanxess achieved sales revenue of nearly 6 billion euros. This means that LANXESS will become the world's leading chemical manufacturer.
Langsheng provides various raw materials, intermediates, final products, additives and active raw materials for various professional fields, and provides product development and optimization solutions for its business partners. The company always pays attention to its core areas: developing, producing and selling high-quality chemicals, rubber and plastics.