FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer (BAYGn.DE) said its plastics unit could be listed either via an initial public offering (IPO) with shares sold against cash or a spin-off, meaning shares in the unit would ...

PITTSBURGH, March 8, 2007 - The body and floor of the new Rinspeed "eXasis" concept car, made from the transparent Bayer MaterialScience plastic Makrolon® polycarbonate (PC), offers a revealing look ...

Bayer MaterialScience has announced a plan for a small production line to produce polyols from carbon dioxide gas, taking its Dream Production project to the next stage. The German group said it will ...

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY — Bayer AG is looking pretty fit for a 150-year-old firm — as seen by its Bayer MaterialScience unit heading to K 2013 with success stories based on engineering plastics. "At the K ...

LEVERKUSEN, Germany—Covestro A.G., the former Bayer A.G. MaterialScience business, has officially adopted its new name. The company is now legally and economically independent, but will remain a 100 ...

Thursday's announcement still to be determined whether it will be IPO or spinoff. Looking at the growth in revenue and earnings over the past several years at Bayer AG makes it easier to understand ...

Bayer MaterialScience is introducing a range of waterborne, bio-based polyurethane (PU) dispersions for textile applications under the Impranil eco name. The new products boast a renewable content ...

Bayer has chosen Covestro as the new name for Bayer MaterialScience, the chemical business it intends to spin off next year. The new name will go into effect on Sept. 1. In its unveiling of Covestro ...

Bayer used to be a household name for Aspirin, but now the multinational corporation will be known for developing the first building in the world to receive as many as 64 out of 69 possible points ...

DUESSELDORF, Germany, April 21 (Reuters) - Bayer's MaterialScience unit, which is preparing for a separate listing, is fully on track to earn its cost of capital this year, a key hurdle in gaining ...

Bayer MaterialScience currently produces its polycarbonate sheets at 10 locations. Other locations are also being affected by the aim to consolidate the business: the sheet business in Australia and ...