Bayer

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Bayer AG is a German multinational life science and chemical company headquartered in Leverkusen, founded in 1863. Its core businesses span Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health, and Crop Science, with activities ranging from discovery and development to large‑scale manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (such as acetylsalicylic acid), over‑the‑counter health products, seeds, and crop protection chemicals. The company operates a global network of research, production, and distribution sites, including regional entities such as Bayer Taiwan Co., Ltd.

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For the chemical industry, Bayer is notable for its pharmaceutical and agrochemical process chemistry and legacy in materials science; its materials business was separated as Covestro in 2015. Bayer is pursuing energy transition measures in its operations, including long‑term power and heat purchase agreements to support electrification and decarbonization at manufacturing sites, such as the acetylsalicylic acid plant in La Felguera, Spain.

Also known as Bayer Group, Bayer AG Taiwan Branch, Bayer Taiwan Co., Ltd., and Bayer Taiwan.

Projects Bayer is involved in

chemXplore tracks 23 projects involving Bayer, of which 6 are active.

  1. 2 projects Announced / Concept
  2. none FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 3 projects Under Construction
  5. 1 project Commissioning & Start-up

Besides these 6, the record holds 16 completed projects and 1 cancelled.

Active projects

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The 17 that are completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 23 in chemXplore →

What moved recently

  • 2 October 2026 Bayer New Albany pharmaceutical manufacturing campus · Announced / Concept · United States
  • September 2026 Iberdrola Green Heat Asturias renewable steam plant · Commissioning & Start-up · Spain
  • May 2026 Bayer Orizaba API plant modernisation · Under Construction · Mexico

What its projects make

Bayer in chemical industry news

30 October 2026
Monsanto wins unanimous defense verdict in first post‑Durnell Roundup trial

Jury cleared Monsanto on design‑defect, fraud and negligence claims in a three‑plaintiff case — the first Roundup trial after the Supreme Court’s June 2026 Durnell ruling.

26 October 2026
Bayer’s asundexian (Sunharbo) approved in China to reduce recurrent ischemic stroke risk

First Factor XIa inhibitor worldwide approved to lower recurrent ischemic stroke risk after non‑cardioembolic stroke or high‑risk TIA in adults.

24 October 2026
Bayer: Darolutamide with ADT and RT Cuts Metastasis-or-Death Risk 58% in High‑Risk Prostate Cancer

Interim Phase III DASL-HiCaP results show darolutamide added to ADT and radiation significantly improves metastasis-free survival versus placebo in high‑risk patients.

15 October 2026
Vividion Therapeutics starts Phase II of WRN inhibitor VVD-214 in first-line MSI‑high/dMMR colorectal cancer

Randomized Phase II will test VVD-214 plus pembrolizumab versus pembrolizumab alone as first‑line treatment for advanced MSI‑high/dMMR colorectal cancer, enrolling ~140 patients.

8 October 2026
Bayer’s finerenone sNDA accepted by FDA for CKD without diabetes

FDA acceptance of finerenone sNDA for adults with CKD without diabetes follows Phase III FIND‑CKD showing slower eGFR decline and reduced cardio‑kidney events versus placebo.

2 October 2026
Bayer to invest $2.2bn in New Albany, Ohio pharmaceutical manufacturing site

2.2 billion USD project in New Albany will add ~600 permanent roles and ~1,500 construction jobs; first drug substance module operational in 2031, drug product in 2034.

30 September 2026
Iberdrola awards ten rural initiatives in third Convive edition

Ten projects won awards across six categories for initiatives linking electrification, biodiversity and rural development, from industrial decarbonisation to community energy and journalism.

30 September 2026
BlueRock Therapeutics (Bayer) lemiretprocel awarded FDA and EMA orphan designations

Investigational iPSC-derived cell therapy for primary photoreceptor diseases receives orphan status across multiple inherited retinal disorder indications; being tested in a Phase 1/2a trial.

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