1、 Key Data Mission Statement Chairmans Letter.4 Board of Management.8 Report of the Supervisory Board.10investor information Bayer Stock and Bonds.14BaYer maGaZine For Better Health.20 For Healthier Nutrition.26 For Sustainable Products.32 Highlights 2010.38 comBined manaGement reportof the BaYer Gro
2、up and BaYer aG.44 consolidated financial statements of the BaYer Group .141further information Governance Bodies.256 Organization Chart.259 Glossary.260 Index.264 Global Commitment to Sustainability .266 The Bayer Group At Home Throughout The World Five-Year Financial Summary Financial Calendar,Mas
3、thead,Disclaimer a n n u a l r e p o r t 2010 For direct access to a chapter,simply click on its name.cover picturedialoGue with partnersBayers researchers maintain a constant dialogue with scientists at leading univer-sities,as well as with customers and co-operation partners.The focus of this comm
4、unication ison jointly addressing questions related to tomorrows challenges fully in line with our mission“Bayer:Science For A Better Life.”In the cover picture of our Annual Report,chemist Dr.Christoph Grtler project manager at Bayer MaterialScience and scientist Daniela dElia from RWTH Aachen Univ
5、ersity discuss how to use climate-damaging carbon dioxide as a valuable raw material for sustainable industrial produc-tion.This is the objective of the“Dream Production”project launched by Bayer and its partners in science and industry.The idea is to chemically bind CO2 and use it to partially repl
6、ace conventional fossil raw materials in the manufacture of polymers.The picture shows the two researchers viewing a scanning electron micrograph of a polyurethane foam.Key Data Table 1.1 20092010Change million million%Bayer GroupSales31,16835,088+12.6EBIT 13,0062,730 9.2EBIT before special items 23