Headquartered in Monheim, Germany, Bayer CropScience is a global leader in crop protection and non-agricultural pest control. This company, with its highly effective products, pioneering innovations and keen customer focus, is aiming for further growth in the future. Its activities cover the areas of crop protection, environmental science and bioscience. The subgroup had about 18,700 employees and achieved sales of EUR 6,510 million in 2009. Bayer CropScience is counting on its powerful portfolio of new products and an outstanding research pipeline to provide profitable growth in the future. Our research and development expertise is the key to expanding our position as an innovation leader in our sector. New active ingredients and formulations, modern application methods and innovative agricultural technologies offer solutions for tomorrow’s agriculture.