Bayer achieves record earnings
27/04/2006
German chemical and health care company The Bayer Group had a record-breaking first quarter in 2006. Sales improved by 11.8% to €7,494 million compared with €6,704 million in the same period in 2005. Adjusted for currency and portfolio effects, sales grew 5.8%. This improvement was mainly attributable to the Bayer HealthCare and Bayer MaterialScience subgroups.